FOLLOW THE STORY

See how the media are reporting the Church of England's attempts

to "take over" the Liverpool Blue Coat School

Click on the links below to see (or hear) the articles. As I become aware of any more, I will include them on this page.

THE STORY BREAKS - from icliverpool.co.uk posted on 14th December 2006

BOTH SIDES SPEAK - the School and the C of E both state their cases on 19th December 2006 on icliverpool.co.uk. In true C of E style, they don't actually get round to mentioning the Blue Coat until the last paragraph!

THE PUPILS ARE REVOLTING - but in the nicest sense of the word - from icliverpool.co.uk on 28th December

RADIO 4's "TODAY" programme featured a five-minute interview on New Year's Day with the confident and well-informed Chris Hallows (Chairman of the Board of Governors) and a nervous, evasive Rt Rev David Jennings (Bishop of Warrington). Click the "play" button under the arrow to hear it.

THE CHURCH TIMES ("The World's leading Anglican weekly newspaper") describes the Radio 4 interview as a "spectacular own goal" by Rt Rev David Jennings.

THE TIMES now considers this saga to be of national interest as they published an article about the situation on 1st January 2007. (It has not been possible to provide a direct link - but you can copy the text in the grey box and paste it onto your browser)

BBC NORTHWEST TONIGHT featured an interview with headmaster Sandy Tittershill and some "angry" parents on 3rd January 2007. This article is on the BBC News website.

THE PUBLIC MEETING is reported on icliverpool.co.uk on 9th January.

SANDY TITTERSHILL is a native of Ormskirk. His local news site, icseftonand westlancs.co.uk ran this article on 11th January

Now THE GUARDIAN have picked up the story. This article was published on 24th January. (Copy the text in the grey box and paste it onto your browser)

THE APPEAL IS LODGED with Secretary of State Alan Johnson as reported on icliverpool.co.uk on 26th January

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_headline=blue-coat-to-fight-church-takeover&method=full&objectid=18260114&siteid=50061-name_page.html

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_headline=do-we-need-more-church-schools-in-liverpool%2D&method=full&objectid=18286643&siteid=50061-name_page.html

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpoolecho/news/echonews/tm_headline=blue-coat-s-pupils-join-faith-row-campaign&method=full&objectid=18339498&siteid=50061-name_page.html

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http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=31420&cachefixer=

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2525303,00.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6227357.stm

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpooldailypost/news/regionalnews/tm_headline=blue-coat-parents-urged-to-fight-c-of-e-%2Dtakeover%2D&method=full&objectid=18426620&page=1&siteid=50061-name_page.html

http://icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk/icormskirk/news/tm_headline=headteacher-leads-fight&method=full&objectid=18436366&siteid=60252-name_page.html

http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,1996022,00.html

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpoolecho/news/echonews/tm_headline=blue-coat-pins-hope-on-appeal&method=full&objectid=18535195&siteid=50061-name_page.html

The deadline for "consultation" with the Secretary of State was 9th February 2007! We are now awaiting his decision.

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