Parents demonstrate outside Blackthorns Community Primary Academy in Lindfield
Parents of children at Blackthorns Community Primary Academy in Lindfield held a demonstration outside the school gates on Tuesday (January 4, 2022).
The demonstration started at about 10am in response to the decision to make the Lindfield Primary Academy principal the permanent lead principal of both Blackthorns and Lindfield from January 1.
The University of Brighton Academies Trust (UoBAT), which runs both schools, made this announcement in a letter to parents on December 14.
“We want Blackthorns to have independent leadership,” said parent Jo Bryant, who is concerned that joint leadership will lead to a merger of schools.
The demonstration started at about 10am in response to the decision to make the Lindfield Primary Academy principal the permanent lead principal of both Blackthorns and Lindfield from January 1.
The University of Brighton Academies Trust (UoBAT), which runs both schools, made this announcement in a letter to parents on December 14.
“We want Blackthorns to have independent leadership,” said parent Jo Bryant, who is concerned that joint leadership will lead to a merger of schools.