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The Cooperative Party in Sussex and Local Labour Councillor for Goldsmid Ward, Melanie Davis, will be hosting a morning that will allow parents, head teachers and community leaders to hear about the opportunity of a Co-op Trust primary school for Hove.

 Speaking at a recent meeting of the Co-operative Group, the Chair of Sussex Co-operative Party, Daniel Yates called for the whole community, including local colleges, universities, businesses, charities, and voluntary sectors to come together to support a proposal for the Co-operative Trust Schools model to be considered by Brighton & Hove City Council when making any decisions on a new Primary school for the City Centre.
 
Daniel added: “There is a real opportunity here to create a new school that puts real power in the hands of local parents within the Co-operative ethos. But to seriously achieve this we will need to have the support of wide sections of the community working alongside local families. We are already working to explain the trust schools model and will welcome a broad consensus of local support to get this model seriously considered by the council.”
 
Personal invites will be sent out to organised parent’s groups, head teachers, MPs and community leaders ready for a meeting in the first week of December where they will hear from and be able to put questions directly to Sean Rogers, College Associate, who is leading the work on supporting schools who are adopting the Co-operative Trust model.
 
Councillor Melanie Davis from Goldsmid Ward (Labour)said:“When I speak to families in Hove, the lack of primary schools places is a frequent problem.  This is the time for action and a positive, inclusive solution such as that being offered by the Co-operative Trust Schools model which should be shared with the local community, giving them the chance to have a stronger say in the development of their children’s education. ”
 
Speaking at last months’ Mutuo Conference in London, Schools Secretary Ed Balls said:“Co-operative school trusts put power in the hands of those who know best what is needed in their area, by allowing local communities to come together and have direct power over the running of their local schools. They mean that everybody with a stake in the school’s success – parents, teachers, support staff, and even pupils – can all get involved in the running of their school. And most importantly, they can help to raise aspirations, improve standards and ensure that parents have more choice of good local schools.”