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ASKE-ING FOR TROUBLE The dodgy accounting of Haberdashers? Aske Federation Trust, picked by parents and councillors to open a new secondary school in south London.- In Private Eye. Has any one read this?

I'm glad you find it funny. Some people think that turning education into a market isn't so funny. Academy chains advertising at fairs and using students to do so? Hmmm

I think there is a meeting about it at The Charter School on Monday if anyone is interested. It says you need to book a place on the website.

This is quite offensive. The Charter School has an excellent added value and has a very mixed intake. Haberdasher's Askes (the one that hasn't failed its OFSTED) meanwhile, does select for example by supposed musical ability. Many feel that such a test is elitist. There is a huge amount of estate at the back of the Charter School and though agreed it benefits from being so close to Dulwich Village, many who live there do not have school age children and/or send their children privately. The whole point of expanding the school is to increase the catchment and take more children from the area. Many feel the ideal is to be able to walk to a local school after all.