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We've received this email recently, from a group which monnitors the activity of SES and St. James's :-

I understand you are opposed to a merger of St David's with the SES chools.  Your readers may be interested to know of a forum where all atters related to the SES and its satellite schools around the world can e discussed.  It will probably making worrying reading for Friends of St avid's.

The site is www.ses-forums.org, and I encourage you to post a link to it or the benefit of your readers.

Anyone whoi is contemplating keeping their child in the pre-school or sending their daughter to St. James' in Olympia (I know that's unliekly) should have a quick look at this forum. I think it will change your mind.

Any parents want to appear on TV?

We might be on Meridian TV - any parents who would like to be interviewed? They would prefer someone who lived outside the M25 area, simply to relate it to their main catchment area.

Listen to FoSD on Radio

Chris Hogan, the treasurer of Fosd will be interviewed on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday 3rd June.

We also have had another parent interviewed on Prmier Christian Radio.

You can listen to the interviews if you follow these links .

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 June 2009 )

Support from our Local MP

David Wilshire our Spelthorne MP has written to the chairman of St. David's Governors in support of our efforts to save the school - and I don't mean in favour of the takevoer by SES
Last Updated ( Monday, 01 June 2009 )

Charity Comission Investigation

I quote from the Charity Commission:

"I have taken a number of issues up with the Governors' solicitor including what due diligence was undertaken before the decision to merge with St James and the connection with SES"

Latest announcement on the school site.

I note with interest the latest announcement. It certainly dwells on St. James, yet fails to mention the School of Economic Science.

Yes St. James is a registered charity, but we have approached an MP to ask the Prime Minister to consider a suitable means of vetting charities, after all the "unification church" (a.k.a. the "Moonies") ran charities in England for some time.

"We were impressed by the good links with parents noted in the report in paragraph 1.14 of the Junior School report" - from reading the websites which discuss SES, the "links" were forged after the abuse scandal in an attempt to placate parents. SES is still very much in charge.

Quoting reports about the girls school is irrelevant - they won't be coming to the ex-St. David's site, the boys school will.

"The Governors of St David's were and remain entirely confident that the St James Group provide high quality education " - many parents being SES members I'm sure they consider it so. This decision excludes completely the existing pupil base. If they have excellent education, then let them continue to supply it from their own school.

Nor does it address the issue that the school has lost money for a longer period than St. David's - http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ShowCharity/RegisterOfCharities/FinancialHistory.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=270156&SubsidiaryNumber=0

This hardly secures education on the site.

"If doubts had remained about the origins, associations, or practices of the St James Group, the Governors of St David

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 May 2009 )

We have received this letter from a former St. David's Pupil

Dear FOSD,

I am a former pupil at St David's (I left in year 11) and also have experience of St James school as until recently I used to date someone from the school.

From my experience of the atmosphere and ethos of the chool and the home life of those who attend there; I question whether his is a healthy environment for school children and I believe that it s certainly not a suitable merger for St David's.

I am shocked and isturbed after having read about the philosophy of St James itself and the School of Economic Science (which I was not fully aware of until the ast few days) that the governors of St David's have chosen this as a etter option than the charity who were offering St David's. I was articularly worried that the St David's' website claims that they believe the ethos of the school to fit closely to that of St James' - a school accused of criminal abuse to children over a 10 year period.

Parents need to be aware of the nature of St James - as the Channel 4 report from 2006 n the abuse of students states - it is 'not an ordinary school', I would hate for anyone to be under any illusions about this. strongly recommend that the governors reconsider their decision oncerning the 'merger'.

In the meantime, as a former pupil and as someone who has insight into St James I feel obliged to bring this to everyone's attention. I feel trongly that parents of students young enough to still attend the school
once it is run by St James are fully aware of the nature of this 'cult' school and are not misled by its attractive front - as a school led by philosophy.
I am deeply concerned by this news and I am glad to see that you have raised such worries on this website and posted links to relevant sites. If I can be of any more help please let me know.

Good luck to St David's.

Last Updated ( Monday, 01 June 2009 )

St. David's has not been saved

Handing over the grounds and buildings to another school whilst ejecting the current pupils is hardly "saving St. David's".

No senior school girl will go to St. Jame's Olympia, not only due to the unreasonable distance to travel (if is was too far for thewir girls to come to Ashford, how can it be possible for our girls to make the same journey in reverse?) but because they have read the school prospectus and the information about the School For Economic Science.

The decision the governors have made is not the 'best' solution since it effectively throws most of our girls out of the school and gives alternatives that are either too far away to be useful or and/or a different faith
The statement about the matching ethos is clearly incorrect if you read the school prospectuses and the aims and ethos of the School of Economic Science to which all the governors belong
Is there a commitment that the prep and juniors will continue on the site no matter how many children are left?

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 May 2009 )

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