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Last modified on Fri 16 Apr 2021 15.28 EDT Children who organised a protest at Pimlico academy, the London secondary school at the centre of demonstrations over allegations of racial discrimination, could be facing permanent exclusion after being told to attend a disciplinary meeting on the first day of term. Hundreds of students took part in a demonstration outside the school last month, in protest over changes to the curriculum, uniform policy and the siting of a union flag outside the academy building. In an email before pupils’ return to school on Monday after the Easter holidays, the h...

Last modified on Wed 14 Apr 2021 14.11 EDT The chair of the trust which runs Pimlico academy, the London secondary school at the centre of pupil protests over allegations of race discrimination, has written a letter to parents warning that any future disobedience by pupils will result in disciplinary action. Hundreds of students took part in a demonstration outside the school last month that attracted huge media interest, in protest over changes to the curriculum, uniform policy and the siting of a union flag outside the academy building. In a letter before pupils’ return to school on Monda...

Schools trust failing to teach Religious Education Schools trust failing to teach Religious Education 28 minutes ago futureacademies.org An academy trust in London has been accused of failing to uphold its legal requirement to teach Religious Education in its primary schools. Parents and staff at Millbank Academy in Westminster, part of the Future Academies trust, have reported that the subject is not taught at the school, and it is also missing from pupil timetables. Despite the evidence, when questioned by the Department for Education (DfE) the trust claimed RE was being taught, and the D...

Read online at https://workersliberty.org/node/37071 “Kick the racist out!” Rebellion at Pimlico Academy Posted in Author A Future Academies worker On Wednesday 31 March, their last day of term, almost a thousand students at Pimlico Academy, the flagship school run by Future Academies, sat down in the playground and refused to go to lessons. The students were protesting a racist school uniform policy, which instructed students with afro hairstyles to cut their hair and students wearing hijabs to cover all of their hair; miserly and “humiliating” free school meal provision; the failu...

MP for Harrow Bob Blackman told MailOnline the situation at Pimlico Academy was 'bizarre and ridiculous' Comes after headteacher caved in to pupils' demands for the Union flag to be removed from outside school Mutiny by pupils and parents began over uniform rules but widened to include other 'discriminatory' policies  Reaction to head's 'back to basics' regime overseen by school's parent chain, which is chaired by Tory peer Opposition also led by militant teaching union in revolt against education reforms promoted by government