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Pass on your views about the new academies (please add your email address / phone no. if we can contact you. THIS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED) ...

Victoria White
What will a new head teacher do? I attended Morton when about 3 'new' head teachers were appointed....just look what happened there. A new head teacher doesn't solve a problem it just covers it.

mourean smith
a poor state of affairs that's for sure. Russ Wallace, however came to my school in Redcar to turn it around when it was in special measures and he did a sterling job. If any one can - he can! An inspirational leader

pupil
i think having a new head teacher and a new chief exective is a good idea because the other two just made it worse than people thought it would be

P.EWBANK
My son is year 9.Ineed my son to start learning not dossing.32 lessons of open minds in 2 weak period and he tells me he has learnt nothing.Opening minds was just supposed to be for year 7 as a transition from junior to senior school,not for year 9.It is option year for my son and basically he hasnt any.Lets hope the new head will sort this out and soon befor it is too late and my son fails.

pupil
the school still hasn't changed it still looks like a prison, and the teachers that are good and liked are STILL leaving, madness i say MADNESS!!!!

J Midgley
We all see things from the perspective of how things affect us or own children directly. My daughter is in her final GCSE year, and due to be taking her final exams in less than 4 months time. I am utterly disgusted with the Richard Rose situation. My daughter has not had a Biology teacher since beginning her GCSE courses, only having supply teachers, most of which are not even biology trained. She relies on the strength of her teachers for chemistry and physics ...(edited to remove name) to get her through. She is now on her 4th English teacher since her GCSE course began. The first 3 bailed out and went to other schools, the fourth (taking over in January 2009) has decided that the book she has been studying since December, for Literature, is not one that she knows well enough to teach and has therefore dismissed it, and has introduced a new book, which they must study quickly in time for the exams. (I do not blame the teacher really, she has been thrown in with little time to spare) however unfortunately, she has not got the time to take all the lessons, so they have another teacher for the remaining lessons, who did not qualify as an English teacher and is muddling along with no idea it would seem, of the requirements of a second year GCSE group. I learn this morning (Monday 26th Jan) that my daughters maths teacher has taken time off, suffering from stress and she now has a supply teacher. She was told in the lesson, to revise maths from the internet revision site, and that if she couldn't do that, then to play the maths games on the same internet site for the duration of the lesson. My daughter is very focussed on the career path she wishes to ultimately take, but one thing is for sure, that if by some miracle, she manages to pass any GCSEs at all, it will certainly be with NO thanks to the management of the academy. Peter Noble should resign and leave the people who KNOW about education to look after our children and their futures.

Tony Callaghan Ti C { teachers in classrooms}
Problems plague first non -teacher Head. Who was responsible for putting a health service manager in charge of a school? It is an appalling state of affairs that someone with no teaching qualifications has been given a headship. Headship should be reserved for people with extensive classroom experience. Why would a person with a few tools in his management box be given responsibilities for the education of our children? The OFSTED report on Richard Rose will make interesting reading. When will it be published? Mr Noble must have had executive feedback, why is he being so coy ?

Mr X
I feel that students should have the chance to put there point across but not the way that they did. People could have been hurt my self as well and i feel that the Richard Rose Fedaration should talk with all students and let them have there chance i also feel that students should understand that NCTC & St Aidan's is not going to come back and that we should all understand this. one can only hope it gets better after all its our jobs at the end of the day and the childrens education! this is what should count x

Local Resident
The concerns aired regarding Mr Nobles communication skills and abilities have in turn not only put parents and teachers offside but outraged local residents in the area of the new academy site by conspicuos failures to release the full extent of the academies proposed activities, operating hours and no attempt to realistically address the logisitics of parking and anti social behaviour problems

Jennifer
I am a sixth former at this school, sixth formers are taught at a different site. However, we are a part of RRCA, we have never been introduced to our head teacher... Mark Yearsley. Otherwise, it is very good on the sixth form site, except for teachers leaving and etc. The problems at the other school do rub off on us though. We have created a student voice for sixth form and would love to meet with pupils from the harraby site because we believe they need to know people are on their side. If they want a decent education they need to realise that they need to start behaving, it doesnt help tearing a gym apart. Best way about this is to work together, to get a better management system.

pupil
I think this is move was stupid, and i have droped grades is most of my lessons, when i could have been on cs and i have just got a F in my test, we dont ever have any teachers in our lessons, even if we are meant to be having a supply, there are also other issues like all the toilets and fighting, bouncers grabing us. it makes us feel like we are in a prison, they shouldnt have moved us until they had sorted out nctc, then it would have been a better move for everyone, they have also split my class so i have 3 diffrent teachers and it is not right, i am in most of my lessons with no one anymore! they really need to sort the school out! all the teachers have even commented on the lack of responsabilty coming from, the head teacher!

Geoff Toogood
Changing educational provision is a massive undertaking. A clear vision which takes account of local knowledge and aspirations is absolutely vital. The shared vision must be worked at and actively incorporate the views of the business community, politicians, the voluntary sector, the pupils themselves and of course their parents. No one should look back, rather take realistic stock of where we are and collectively move forward for the benefit of our youngsters.

Anon
Why does the school issue a large list of uniform instructions for parents if they arnt going to enforce them, this area causes more problems for parents as their children wont wear uniform provided as the school dont enforce the rules, so it then becomes a problem for the parent as the child will not wear the correct clothing so as not to be alienated among their friends, this causes big problems. These rules need enforcing or do we as parents just accept the childrens views and they can wear designer clothes and footwear as it seems the norm in this new academy..I would like to see this issue enforced as the school image would improve greatly if the kids were made to wear the uniform provided......

The Prof
Students, Parents and Teachers all frustrated and feeling let down. Which party missing???

richard sullivan
I saw Border TV local news which stimulated my interest being a retired teacher.I taught two pupils who attended school in Carlisle Their father worked as a policeman in Carlisle before moving to Ireland. Iwas most impressed with the quality of learning given to both pupils in Carlisle state schools. Please keep up the good work