A HELENSBURGH parent council representative has claimed families and teachers in the area are “sleepwalking” into controversial proposals to shake-up the school management structure.
Stella Kinloch, chair of the Hermitage Academy Parent Council (HAPC), has called for a consultation on the Argyll and Bute-wide changes to be paused until more information has been provided.
And she has appealed for clarity to ensure education isn’t left “in tatters”.
Argyll and Bute Council’s “Empowering our Educators” project would see executive head teachers appointed to clusters of schools throughout the area in a non-teaching capacity, with education bosses insisting the shake-up would not result in a loss of jobs.
A consultation on the proposals runs until Friday, March 4 – and early feedback from the HAPC has been far from positive.
Ms Kinloch is co-ordinating attempts by around 40 parent councils from across Argyll and Bute to ask for the consultation to be put on hold until more detailed information is provided on the local authority’s proposals.
