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Saturday 25 June 2011

What has CAM been doing on your behalf?

We have been updating the progress of CAM since our public meeting was held on May 10th. It seems a long time ago now and the long list below explains why. CAM has been very busy ensuring that all the key decision makers are influenced by the public pressure created by CAM. Thank you to all the people who have helped raising awareness within the community in relation to the SCC proposal. Every little bit of help and support is greatly appreciated. This is definitely NOT a done deal and CAM has ensured that the voice of students, parents and residents has been heard. Just look at what has been achieved below.

What have we achieved since the CAM Public Meeting?
May 18th attended SCC Cabinet Decision Making Meeting and gave a three minute argument against this proposal
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: CAM Arrives at County Hall May 18th

May 20th attended SCC Select Committee meeting for Education, Learning and Development and were allowed in advance to circulate the CAM document asking for the consultation to be stopped due to its flawed nature. One question was posed and a standard response received

Gained valuable information by listening to the whole meeting and speaking with key players afterwards

24 – 26th May CAM attended all the SCC Public meetings.
CAM posed questions at all the meetings.

May 26th CAM met with Michael Gove MP at a surgery meeting to highlight our concerns. Kings, Tomlinscote parents and a resident and feeder school parent attended. The meeting was very positive.
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: C.A.M. Meets Michael Gove MP ...

May 26th Michael Gove attended SCC Public Meeting and afterwards spoke with parents and residents

June 1st CAM representatives met with Lawyers to look at the consultation

June 3rd CAM met with Major Dewan from The Gurkha Welfare Association to try and explain to the Nepalese community the implications of this consultation on the Kings students 22% of whom have Nepalese as their first language .
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: Keeping everyone informed

June 9th CAM attended Tomlinscote Governor meeting to highlight CAM’s concerns about the proposal
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: CAM talk to governors

June 12th Main SCC Council Meeting CAM had questions posed regarding the proposal by Denis Fuller SCC regarding the size of the expanded school and the PAN in relation to planned forecasting for schools.

June 12th CAM attended the Surrey Heath Borough Council meeting where there was a discussion on the Tomlinscote/Kings Consultation.
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: SHBC councillors say NO, No, no ...

CAM posed numerous questions through our SHB Councillors. Outcome was positive towards CAM’s campaign. The SHBC will not be backing the proposal to expand Tomlinscote School

June 12th CAM held a drop in session to help people with the consultation papers and to keep them informed.
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: Krooner Park Drop In - Tuesday ...

June 14th CAM’s legal response was sent to the Governors of Tomlinscote, SCC, Michael Gove MP and Lord Hill MP

June 15th CAM sent SCC its response to the consultation

What CAM’s achieved in relation to Publicity and Public Awareness?

May 19th CAM’s Walk the Walk in line with National Walk to School Week - highlighting the travel and traffic issues involved if the proposal is approved. Nick Smith from SCC attended with several SCCouncillors and SHBCouncillors.

May 26th On Eagle Radio in relation to CAM meeting with Michael Gove and his attendance at the public meeting

June 10th PJ Wilkinson from SCC came and did the walk with several CAM members.

June 10th CAM Balloon release in support of CAM
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: Balloon Launch - Students want ...

Held two CAM curry evenings to raise awareness and funds
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: CAM Curry Evening
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: Fabulous CAM Curry fundraisers ...

CAM has been in the local Camberley News and Mail
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: Camberley News and Mail ...
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: Academy Plan Could Save School
Camberley News and Mail - Merger needs more thought

CAM has been in Camberley Today and Get Surrey
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: Get Surrey News on Teachers ...

CAM regularly features on the Surrey Heath Residents website
CAM introduced on Surrey Residents - Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: CAM Meeting - Photo Blog on ...
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: Surrey Heath Residents Site ...

We have done publicity awareness at local supermarkets to inform the community
The campaign continues in Frimley

CAM have spoken to local businesses

CAM have engaged with local SCC and SHBCouncillors

June 20th CAM was on BBC South Today and BBC London
Tomlinscote / Kings School Merger: CAM on BBC South News - Mon ...

CAM websites tomlinscote-kings.blogspot.com and KeepKings.org have received over 100,000 page reads since they were set up i.e. over 1000 new page reads a day on average.

How is CAM Influencing the Governors of Tomlinscote School?

CAM are regularly emailing the governors

CAM attended a CAM governors meeting to represent the views of our supporters and stressed how we will hold the Governing Body to account if this goes ahead

CAM have asked to present final report to the Governing Body

CAM have sent a legal response in to the Governors of Tomlinscote
CAM legal response

CAM will be sending a report of all our findings to the governors of Tomlinscote school

CAM are placing strategic posters and banners around the two school sites urging the governors to vote no.

CAM have printed and distributed car stickers to highlight the campaign

CAM are using the blog site to highlight issues which are of importance like the teachers letter from Tomlinscote stating their united stance against this proposal.
The Staff of Tomlinscote tell the governors
SHBC councillors say NO, No, no, NO and errrr NO!

How is CAM Influencing Surrey County Council?
CAM will be sending relevant information on a regular basis to:

Peter Martin - Cabinet decision maker for Children and Learning

Lavinia Sealy - Chair of County

Andrew Povey - Leader of Surrey County Council

Denis Fuller, David Ivison, Bill Chapman and Chris Pitt - local SCC

CAM will be asking Surrey County Council to look at an Academy option for Kings

What is CAM trying to achieve?

Keep choice across Surrey Heath

Maintain three successful secondary schools

To prevent Kings from being closed

To seek a viable long term solution for a strong Kings


THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING CAM
Louise Nicholas Chair

5 comments:

  1. Is it possible to post the legal documents on the blog?

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  2. The legal documents haven't been payed for yet if you look a the "Fundraising thermometer"

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  3. I'm on it now writing a blog post ... if you can't wait..

    https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BwVruf_Q4Uv6ZjA2YjQ2MWItMTkyMS00NTg0LThhNjAtZTFkYmU1Nzc1NGY1&hl=en_US

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  4. Juzt because they havent been paid for yet does not mean they are not availabe!

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  5. You've won!

    Parent mail at 08:38 this morning: -

    Following their own consultation with parents, staff and students and the receipt of their own
    commissioned due diligence report, the Governors of Tomlinscote School and Sixth Form
    College met last night to consider the Surrey County Council proposal for Tomlinscote to
    become one school on two sites from September 2012.
    After discussion on the proposal, consideration of the due diligence and consideration of the
    outcomes of their own consultations, the Governors voted on the Surrey County Council
    proposal.
    The proposal was unanimously rejected by the Governing body.
    Tomlinscote Governors wished to emphasise their strong support for Kings International
    through the current Soft Federation arrangement.

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