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Consultation on a federation of Hexham Middle School and Queen Elizabeth High School. The governing bodies of Hexham Middle School and Queen Elizabeth High School are consulting on a proposed federation of the two schools with effect from lst. September 2008. We are proud of the achievements of our schools and want to make them even better. We believe that we would have a greater capacity to do so by working more collaboratively together. The proposed federation will enable both schools to benefit from efficiencies of scale and to minimise duplication while retaining their individual identities. This would maximise classroom resources, help with recruitment and retention of staff and help us to continue to provide the quality and range of learning opportunities for all our pupils. Each school would continue to be funded and inspected individually but there would be one governing body responsible for the federation. Details of the proposed federation can be found in the booklets which are available for download below. Consultation meetings for staff and parents will be held at each school and there will be a public consultation meeting. You are invited to attend these meetings as appropriate.
We hope that you will contribute to the consultation. Details of how to make comments are contained in the accompanying booklet and we look forward to receiving your views. Yours sincerely
Booklet One Changing to a Hard Governance Federation ? A Rationale provides an overview of the issues faced by the schools, the proposal being put forward, the implications of these proposals and details of the timeline for consultation and what happens next. [Download] Booklet Two Questions and Answers provides a series of commonly asked questions together with answers. These have been collated from sources provided by the Department of Children, Schools and Families. [Download] Response Form - We have created an electronic version of the response form that you can complete on your computer and return to us via email with the subject title 'Federation Response Form'. The areas that require input are shaded grey and you email your completed form to consultation @ qehs.net. [Download - Right Click > Save As] |
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