Last night’s consultation meeting left the parents who attended it unsatisfied. I’ll post a fuller account as soon as I can. In the meantime, I should report that a large panel, consisting, as well as the architects of the closure of the sixth form, the head of the school Lynton Golds and the chair of the governors Robert Brandley, of some very uncomfortable looking teachers and teaching assistants, augmented by a tame parent of a student who had left the school, and a press-ganged pupil, failed to answer our questions satisfactorily, though asked repeatedly.
There was no representative from East Sussex County Council on the panel; and neither of the two county councillors were present.
Tags: bobbrandley, consultation, lyntongolds
April 24, 2008 at 8:59 am
As a parent who attended last night’s consultation meeting I’d like to comment. Mrs Golds was upset that more parents didn’t attend last night’s meeting and felt that this was an indication of why the sixth form was failing. However, if parents has been told before the suspension that the sixth form was under threat and a public meeting had been held then, I think there would have been a much bigger attendance. Passions were running very high last October, as Mrs Golds alluded to herself last night. People feel that it is too late now and that irrevocable damage has been done to the sixth form at Seaford Head. If they had truly wanted to save the sixth form then the time for meetings was last October.
April 25, 2008 at 8:19 pm
As a parent, I did want to attend the meeting but something came up at work and whilst I could have made excuses why I couldn’t work late, I felt that the meeting would only be playing lip service and that irrevocable decisions have already been taken. I think that it is a disaster for the community of Seaford that the sixth form has been axed.
April 29, 2008 at 10:12 am
I agree with Mr Jones. But wish to add that the Sixth Form at Seaford Head appears to never have been a serious priority with Mrs Golds since her arrival at the school.
This has been proven, with the lack of quality marketing gong into the sixth form and the website which only gives basic sixth form information compared to other colleges, and the attitude not only of Mrs Golds but also with the Governors of the School, who some of which should be representing the voice of the parents. I am still waiting for “that” phone call I requested from a parent governor last October.
My whole family has had long attachment to Seaford Head College.
Seaford should have the facility of a Sixth Form.
My feelings are that Seaford has been severely let down and a very sad day has come for students, parents and a very hard working staff.
May 22, 2008 at 8:40 pm
The consultation process you have had at Seaford is a classic Lynton Golds ploy. I am sure it was a like scripted puppet show with no real answers. We had quite a few of these at Cleeve Park. I must commend the parents of Seaford Head, especially Tom Roper, if only we had such dedicated parents fighting the cause at Cleeve Park School. Our school is still recovering from the legacy of Lynton Karmock-Golds as she was known at the time. But there is seems light at the end of the tunnel for your school. You will be happy to know she is busy applying for jobs, and only last week she was at an interview at Eltham Green, Greenwich. This woman is not fit to be in charge of any school and should be struck off by GTC. Keep up the good work.
May 23, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Response to Cleeve Park Teacher
Exactly the same style of mangement was evident when I was teaching at The Bradbourne School. Several years on people still talk of the devasting effect she had on the school which is now very successful and over subscribed. Although Seaford Head may escape if she secures yet another Headship this is not really the point. Collectively as I have stated many times, teachers, parents, governors and local authorities should take some action to the GTC so that she is prevented from ever working in a school again.
Is anybody ready for a Karmock Golds Campaign? Shall we start with a petition for No 10 which we can do on-line?
Ex Bradbourne Teacher