We, the staff at St John's School, Northwood, are under threat of losing teaching and non-teaching staff. A Council decision will be made in the next few weeks in which a number of us may lose our jobs.
The main issue is that the Council feel that staff numbers have added to the traffic congestion on Potter Street Hill, which has caused a few local residents to complain.
We disagree with this because of the following points:
* Most of the staff at the school do not use Potter Street Hill and therefore do NOT add to the congestion at all.
* The vast majority of full-time teaching staff arrive well before the parents, and leave long after the end of the school day.
* Parking is provided for all staff on the school premises, away from any parental traffic zones.
* Some staff actually live on the school premises or are close enough to walk.
* Teaching and non-teaching staff numbers have remained in line with those provided by the school in 2001.
* St John's is simply seeking to maintain the current staff numbers in line with comparable local schools.
Without the current staff numbers, our school cannot continue to thrive and provide the boys with opportunities to grow and develop into responsible members of the community. In the words of the latest ISI Report (Independent Schools Inspectorate Report): ‘Boys... in discussion with Inspectors... were overwhelmingly supportive of their school.’
Please sign this petition. We can't underline enough how much difference your support will make.
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