Teachers strike over Catholic academy conversion plans

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 22:02

Teachers at Lancashire and Merseyside Catholic schools are striking over plans to convert them into academies.

Unions claim the conversion of Corpus Christi Catholic High in Preston to academy status could cut the school's budget by £400,000. The Catholic Church says its existing academies are 'flourishing'. Staff argue the high standards for which the school has been recognised risk being unravelled.

How it is being reported

• More schools shut for strikes over Catholic academy plansBBC Lancashire · 21 Sept, 16:40
• 'We're fighting to save our school as we know it': anti-academy strike forces closure of Preston's Corpus Christi Catholic HighChorley Guardian · 21 Sept, 15:23
• 'We don't trust the trust' - Teachers strike over academy plans at Lancashire schoolLancashire Telegraph · 21 Sept, 15:23

In this story: Corpus Christi Catholic High · Preston · Lancashire · Merseyside · Catholic Church

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