GMB members in Leicester have condemned moves to force an academisation process on Westgate School, currently part of the Leicester City Council schools network.
The move was tabled prior to recent improvements in the school’s position, recently rated GOOD in an Ofsted inspection.
GMB members are calling on the Regional Schools’ Commissioner and the Secretary of State for Education to intervene to stop the unnecessary forced academisation of the school.
Jim Clarke, GMB Regional Organiser, said: