All in the delivery
Sir: Toby Young’s opinions about Cardinal Vaughan school (Status anxiety, 19 March) are subjective and misguided. When seeking a new headteacher, our governing body will be looking for the best person to fill that role and that is all. Cardinal Vaughan is rated ‘outstanding’ and there is every commitment, from the Archbishop of Westminster downwards, to ensure that rating is maintained. On the question of sharing expertise, I would remind the Spectator that at its own recent conference on education, the Secretary of State, Michael Gove, talked about the need for partnership among schools. I could envisage Toby Young approaching the senior management team of the Vaughan for advice on the delivery of high-quality education in the free school he is seeking to establish. Finally, the governing body is already considering the question of the school becoming an academy, as are no doubt many other schools.
John M.
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