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Seckford boss resigns from Suffolk libraries board

Seckford Foundation boss Graham Watson has resigned from the board of Suffolk Libraries. He was one of the directors nominated by community groups.

One of the foundation directors appointed by the County Council, Clive Fox from Aldeburgh, resigned as chairman of Suffolk’s Libraries Industrial and Provident Society in March but said he would remain on the board at least until June. He has also resigned from the board.

A spokesman for the IPS confirmed that Watson had resigned on June 16 because, “He felt that his other work commitments meant he could give the IPS the time and energy it needed at this critical time.” He added they would “like to thank Graham for everything he has done to bring the IPS forward.”

Watson is Director of the Secford Foundation and Bursar of Woodbridge School, a public school, which it runs.

The most recent annual report, for the year ended August 31, 2011, of the Seckford Foundation says:

The desire of Suffolk County Council to divest itself from certain activities has led to a number of potential activities being examined during the year including the provision of local library services and expansion of the provision of care homes. Whilst these activities met the charitable objectives of the Foundation these have not been taken further at the current time, largely as a result of changes in policy by Suffolk County Council, but the Governors continue to keep such potential activities under review, not least as part of the current strategic review.

Watson has been heavily engaged in Seckford’s plans to set up a chain of free schools. This scheme took a blow last month when a bid to open a Free School in Stoke-by-Nayland was rejected by the Deartment for Education.

Its other two free schools, at Saxmundham and Beccles, are to open in September but have been hit by a low uptake of places.

Figures given by the Foundation to the East Anglian Daily Times this week show 64 children have chosen to attend the Beccles school and 163 at Saxmundham. These figures are higher than those released under a Freedom of Information request to the County Council. These show pupil counts of 42 for Deccles and 85 for Saxmundham.

Mark Bee, leader of Suffolk County Council opposes the Beccles Free School and will be giving evidence to the scrutiny committee of Waveney District Council next week.

This post has been edited to remove factual inaccuracy. 

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  1. Bluesquarething says

    102 at Sax according to the EADT – and I happen to know that includes a number who are “on trial” – the Swedish experience would suggest they have every chance of ending up somewhere else by Christmas.

  2. Andrew Grant-Adamson says

    Correction: Graham Watson was not one of the founder directors. My mistake. Text will be corrected shortly. Andrew Grant-Adamson

  3. James Hargrave says

    The departure of Watson from the IPS Board marks the end of Seckford’s attempt to see libraries as “expansion activity”. Those of us campaigning against free schools hope they withdraw from this activity soon as well and concentrate on running Woodbridge School and their almshouses.
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