Why would HM Government concern itself with a tiny tuition group tucked away in the east end of London? Why would the Education Department (DCSF) generate several hundred pieces of correspondence in communicating with its own ministers, senior civil servants, legal officers, OFSTED, Newham LA, the Information Commissioner, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Tyndale Academy and others during the past four years? Why threaten the proprietor with prosecution and a criminal record only to back down? Why should it take an OFSTED visit and two Public Consultations to address the issues raised by this single educational establishment which has never had more than 12 children since it started 1998.
We at Tyndale believe that the answer to these questions lies in the incompetent and mendacious way in which the Department of Children Schools and Families has dealt with us during the past four years. To extricate itself from what is a mess of its own making, the Department has finally asked Ministers to draft a chapter of the Education and Skills Bill 2007.
The two audio files below will show how, what Jim Knight MP refers to as a tuition group teaching Christian Principles has exercised his government.
The first file, Tyndale 1 (5mins 39secs)is a recording of the introduction to the debate in the Standing Committee which is considering the Bill line by line. In it there is some explanation as to why the government is pursuing its line of action.
The second file, Tyndale 2, (5 min 34secs) more fully uncovers the motives of ministers in this matter. In this recording there is approximately 5 minutes devoted particularly to consideration of Tyndale Academy.
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