Specialist status

I have just seen this story on the news shopper website about my sons ex school

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Blackheath Bluecoat gets specialist school status

Blackheath Bluecoat’s interim headteacher, Steve Dobson

A SCHOOL has become a specialist in maths and computing.

Blackheath Bluecoat CE School in Old Dover Road, Blackheath, will now receive £100,000 in extra Government funding to improve its facilities, develop its curriculum and share expertise with other schools.

It will now also work with the council’s training scheme Greenwich Local Labour and Business to develop an adult learning centre specialising in computing industry courses.

To be given the status, the 1,000 pupil school had to raise £50,000 in sponsorship and draw up plans to raise standards and encourage take-up in its specialist subjects.

Interim headteacher Steve Dobson said: “This is an exciting opportunity to transform the teaching and learning within the school and develop our resources with state of the art facilities to benefit our pupils.”"”

There was no section to leave comments which is why i have put this story here so i can leave my comment.

I wold like to know why Mr dobson is looking so very pleased with himself? Is the £100.000 going to help my son who is so depressed about being bullied by children at his school that he physically cut himself? Is it going to Pay for body guards to protect vulnerable pupils like my son? Is it going to provide correctional facilities for the many pupils who clearly have no guidance and no morals?

Now ok i am still seething at the fact i havent recieve a sing;le phone call or letter enquiring about my sons problems at school. or his general well being or to help nothing absolutely jack all!!! despite being told that someone would be in contact. That was over two weeks ago.

My main problem is that even if teachers at the school are leaving and saying that its out of control then even extra funding will not keep things afloat. The school was taken out of special measures the year my son started and although its ofsted report says its improving, there is still clearly a mountain to climb before people will send their children to Blackheath bluecoats out of choice.