ALT We are devastated by Bridget Phillipson's decision to proceed with the takeover of Byron Court by Harris Federation from Sept. Despite us exposing major issues with the Ofsted inspection, the many aspects of this opaque system that are rigged against parents and deny us choice & voice, and presenting the major rapid improvements made proving ours is not a failing school, we have been ignored by this Education Secretary in much the same way as her predecessor did. Specific concerns have not been addressed; we have been denied the opportunity of reinspection; we weren't even given the courtesy of a direct reply to us or our public petition signed by over 2,000 people. There were many factors at play that led Byron Court to forced Academisation - turbulent leadership with an absent headteacher during the inspection; ineffective support and scrutiny from Governors and the LA; an understaffed SLT - yet despite this, with parent scrutiny, greater leadership capacity, and LA support, the -

ALT Thank you for consistently putting the children first, working relentlessly and tirelessly hard to bring up the standards at the school, and for holding all responsible figures accountable to ensure we were all working together for the benefit of our children and our school. Your help, support and encouragement were invaluable in getting us as far as we did.  Forced academisation is an injustice to communities.  Our school is being stripped of its identity, its rich history is being bulldozed over, and our children are being denied an opportunity to say goodbye to Byron Court.  Thank you Byron Court Primary School for serving generations in our community for almost 100 years and creating so many special memories for families, past and present. ‘Byron Court Forever’ will always remain in our hearts. We encourage and will actively support parents in other schools to fight back until we are rid of this injustice, and will continue pushing for greater parent voice and transparency within t