For results - click hereThe WD3 Action Group has been established by Maple Cross and Mill End
parents concerned at the appalling situation facing them as they seek to
transfer their children from primary into secondary school. The
closure and transfer to independent status of secondary schools in the
area has resulted in parents having to send their children to the other
side of Watford to the worst three performing council-run schools in the
county. This problem has been exacerbated by:
1) Local, independent schools setting admissions criteria that end up disadvantaging Maple Cross and Mill End children.
2) Bordering councils offering their residents more application
choices than that offered by Hertfordshire County Council so that they
can compete with Hertfordshire children for Hertfordshire school places
without Hertfordshire children being able to compete on an equal
footing.
They are seeking to meet and organise ways in which they can place
pressure on the different parties involved in providing or auditing the
provision of fair and equal local school services across all of
Hertfordshire. This will include local school governors; national,
county and district councillors; the media; and adjudication and audit
bodies. If you wish to get involved by signing any petitions; writing
letters; attending action group, council or other meetings; helping with
research; or in any other way; please look at the next section below or contact them on wd3school@yahoo.co.uk
Thus, local parents are joining together to seek to place pressure
on all interested parties to seek a fair and equal access to all
Hertfordshire chuildren to local school services. To find out about their
objectives, click here.
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