500 signatures reached
To: Sandra James CEO of Horncastle Education Trust
Stop the cuts at Horncastle Education Trust. Protect our Schools
We are urgently petitioning the Trust to stop and reverse the planned cuts to our vital teaching and support staff.
Our schools thrive because of the dedicated professionals who guide, inspire, and protect our students. Reducing their numbers isn’t just a budget adjustment, it’s a direct threat to our children’s education. These cuts could lead to:
- Fewer lessons taught by subject specialists leading to a reduced quality of education for each child.
- Reduced support for students with additional needs or mental health challenges.
- Increased pressure on remaining staff, leading to burnout and a decline in educational quality.
- Fewer extracurricular opportunities and a narrowed curriculum.
Our children deserve a stable, well-resourced environment to reach their full potential. Please stand with us, sign the petition, and protect the heart of our schools.
Why is this important?
It is vital for our community to stand united against these plans because they represent more than just budget savings but are a fundamental shift that compromises the safety and future of our children. By joining this fight, you are helping to prevent a chain reaction of negative impacts:
- Declining Educational Quality: When specialised teachers are lost, subjects may be covered by staff without the appropriate expertise, for example, asking a geography teacher to cover science. This "cost to valuable support" inevitably leads to less thorough lesson planning and marking.
- Increased Isolation for Vulnerable Students: Support staff are the backbone of SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) inclusion. Cutting these roles makes real inclusion "impossible," leaving students with complex needs without the specialist care they require to succeed.
- The Breaking Point for Remaining Staff: The Trust's plan to increase staff teaching hours places an unbearable burden on the teachers who remain. This leads to burnout and exhaustion, driving educators out of the profession and creating a cycle of recruitment crises.
The Horncastle Education Trust argues these cuts are necessary for longer term financial health, but we believe the cost to our children's education is too high.