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Campaigners have been protesting outside a high school over proposals to cut 25 members of staff there.
Parents turned out at Reepham High School and College (RHSC) on Wednesday after Synergy Multi-Academy Trust said it had restructuring plans there and at Litcham School, both in Norfolk, due to “financial challenges”.
One of the protest organisers, Laura Marfell-Williams, said: “The prospect of losing a quarter of the teaching staff cannot be allowed to happen.”
The protest from 08:00 to 09:00 GMT was held to show “support for the teachers and raise awareness among parents,” said Mrs Marfell-Williams, who has two children at Reepham.
Synergy has said a staff consultation process would begin in January and those affected would not return for the new school year in September.
In a letter to RHSC parents, Synergy said its school budgets were under “immense” pressure and government under-funding – as well as falling rolls due to the birth rate – meant not every school place was filled.
It said its comprehensive review would look at savings “while minimising the impact on the overall functioning of the school”.
Union representative, Scott Lyons, said there was strong support for staff within the community.
He said he would attend Wednesday’s protest on behalf of these members.
Mr Lyons said he had met with the trust and told them “not to under-estimate the strength of feeling in the community”.
North Norfolk’s Liberal Democrat MP Steffan Aquarone said he had arranged a meeting on Wednesday with the trust to address “serious concerns” raised about RHSC.
“Cutting close to 25% of teaching staff, alongside further cuts to non-teaching roles, has caused widespread anxiety about the impact on the quality of education and the school’s future sustainability,” he said.
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