Head's speech to staff on academy status

From the Brighton and Hove News: The paper provided a pretty long transcript of the speech by Hove Park head teacher Derek Trimmer... '(academy status) would give us a greater degree of freedom and flexibility about how we spend our money... It doesn’t guarantee money but the landscape is changing and you’ve got a better chance as an academy.'



Mr Trimmer said: 'We desperately need some work on our buildings. If we’re a bit more innovative and creative, there’s a better chance we can do that... We got about £100,000 into the school to finance four literacy coaches for year 7 students who were level 4 or below in reading... We got that through our links with Perry Beeches Academy (in Birmingham).'