Tension between trust and local politicians over restructure

From EADT: http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/bury_st_edmunds_academy_schools_hit_back_at_mp_s_claim_they_are_not_co_operating_with_restructure_1_3259641

'The Bury St Edmunds Academy Trust (BSEAT) is made up of County Upper School, Westley Middle and Horringer Court Middle Schools which are academies and Barrow CEVC Primary which is not an academy.'



Bury St Edmunds MP David Ruffley said: 'The move to two tier in the Bury area has been complicated by the refusal of three academies to co-operate and go along with the democratic decision to abolish middle schools across the whole of Suffolk - a decision that 99% of my primary school heads implemented.'

BSEAT chairman Dr Richard Fletcher said: 'The BSEAT has not refused to co-operate but has engaged actively with the consultation process, despite being effectively excluded by the local authority'.