THE consultant Chief Executive of Gable Hall school has written to parents of their latest plans for a consultation regarding the initial DfE proposals for a Trust to take over Gable Hall School.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following the recent Ofsted inspection of Gable Hall, the Regional Director [RD] who represents the
Department for Education, has decided the school should be transferred into another Trust in a process that
is called ‘brokering’.
The decision of which Trust rests entirely with the RD. The RD should act in the best interests of children,
families, staff and the school itself to identify a Trust with the resources and expertise to address the concerns
raised by Ofsted. This will enable the school to access support and opportunities which Gable Hall could not
provide as a stand-alone school.
I was informed on Friday, 7th October 2022 by DfE officers that they have selected two potential trusts: The
Harris Federation and the Osborne Trust.
Our Trustees have expressed concerns regarding both of these choices. Harris has expressed an interest
only in Gable Hall, which will leave the remaining schools in the Trust vulnerable.
Trustees are also concerned that, if Osborne is invited to take on all three Ortu schools, parental choice in
the area will be limited as Osborne will have a monopoly over secondary provision in the East of the borough.
Trustees have been given the option to propose a third Trust and are rapidly exploring options. Whilst they
do this we would like to hear your views.
We have established a brief survey which provides an opportunity for you, your child and staff to express their
views about the DfE’s current proposals.
Frustratingly, the DfE has set an extra-ordinarily tight deadline of Thursday 13th October for responses from
the Trustees. I would therefore be grateful if you would complete the survey by Wednesday at 9am to ensure
we can reflect your views in our formal response.
I, along with our Trust Board Chair, Georgina Clark, will hold a Facebook Live on Gable Hall’s page this
Tuesday at a time to be confirmed later today, where we will try and answer any questions you might have
about this process and share our views in more detail. If you are unable to make that time, please feel free to
submit your questions throughout the day to [email protected] and we will answer them. If you are
unable to join us online, our Facebook Live videos will be saved and available to rewatch on our Facebook
page later that evening [subject to Facebooks usual process].
While we might not have the answers to everything, we are taking our responsibility to communicate with you
directly and timely seriously, and where we are unsure, we will do our best to come back to you quickly.
To complete the survey, please follow the link: https://forms.gle/aYrxoj9hbXdafj2f6
The DfE has confirmed that the future of Hassenbrook and Corringham Primary will remain the responsibility
of the Ortu trustees, however we are working very hard to try to persuade the Regional Director to keep the
three schools together by finding a suitable Trust that will ensure that all three will thrive.
Consultation regarding the initial DfE proposals for a Trust to take over Gable Hall School
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following the recent Ofsted inspection of Gable Hall, the Regional Director [RD] who represents the
Department for Education, has decided the school should be transferred into another Trust in a process that
is called ‘brokering’.
The decision of which Trust rests entirely with the RD. The RD should act in the best interests of children,
families, staff and the school itself to identify a Trust with the resources and expertise to address the concerns
raised by Ofsted. This will enable the school to access support and opportunities which Gable Hall could not
provide as a stand-alone school.
I was informed on Friday, 7th October 2022 by DfE officers that they have selected two potential trusts: The
Harris Federation and the Osborne Trust.
Our Trustees have expressed concerns regarding both of these choices. Harris has expressed an interest
only in Gable Hall, which will leave the remaining schools in the Trust vulnerable.
Trustees are also concerned that, if Osborne is invited to take on all three Ortu schools, parental choice in
the area will be limited as Osborne will have a monopoly over secondary provision in the East of the borough.
Trustees have been given the option to propose a third Trust and are rapidly exploring options. Whilst they
do this we would like to hear your views.
We have established a brief survey which provides an opportunity for you, your child and staff to express their
views about the DfE’s current proposals.
Frustratingly, the DfE has set an extra-ordinarily tight deadline of Thursday 13th October for responses from
the Trustees. I would therefore be grateful if you would complete the survey by Wednesday at 9am to ensure
we can reflect your views in our formal response.
I, along with our Trust Board Chair, Georgina Clark, will hold a Facebook Live on Gable Hall’s page this
Tuesday at a time to be confirmed later today, where we will try and answer any questions you might have
about this process and share our views in more detail. If you are unable to make that time, please feel free to
submit your questions throughout the day to [email protected] and we will answer them. If you are
unable to join us online, our Facebook Live videos will be saved and available to rewatch on our Facebook
page later that evening [subject to Facebooks usual process].
While we might not have the answers to everything, we are taking our responsibility to communicate with you
directly and timely seriously, and where we are unsure, we will do our best to come back to you quickly.
To complete the survey, please follow the link: https://forms.gle/aYrxoj9hbXdafj2f6
The DfE has confirmed that the future of Hassenbrook and Corringham Primary will remain the responsibility
of the Ortu trustees, however we are working very hard to try to persuade the Regional Director to keep the
three schools together by finding a suitable Trust that will ensure that all three will thrive.
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