A group of Catholic schools have engaged a senior lawyer as they resist their diocese’s plans for academy conversion.
Headteachers in the Wirral have sought advice from King’s Counsel Fiona Scolding after being told by the Bishop of Shrewsbury they will be moved into the six-school Holy Family Catholic MAT.
Resistance to diocesan plans are rare as the majority of Catholic school boards are foundation governors, appointed by the bishop to represent their interests.
Catholic Education Service guidance states it is “important” that governors “know and implement the bishop’s policies on education”.
