Academy consultation farce

From the Oxford Mail:

Dear Sir,

The sight of the advertisment for a principal of Peers Academy (salary circa £100,000) in the Education Guardian took me by suprise.

I understand that we were in a period of consultation with the local community about the proposal to establish the academy.
Does this mean that whaterver we say will be conveniently ignored and that the decision to press ahead with the academy has already been made?

Chris Blakey
Vice-President
Oxfordshire National Union of Teachers