The troubled state of the 2010 Schools Act has been caused by an unequivocal precedent set by Continue reading
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Cabinet Secretary’s unconvincing response on current status of 2010 Schools Act
Responding to our article yesterday: 2010 Schools Act now a charter to close rural schools, Cabinet Secretary Continue reading
Minard School 140th birthday celebrations – must not be the last
On 7th April, between 2.00pm and 3.00pm, Minard School Continue reading
2010 School’s Act now a charter to close rural schools
An action by the Scottish Government’s Education Department has, at a stroke, created what looks like a legally binding precedent allowing local authorities Continue reading
School closures: consequences of approval to go to statutory public consultation
This is time for a sober look at what changes follow a decision by Councillors Continue reading
School closures: the message from North Lorn is that concerted action can save all the schools
Benderloch’s Victory Hall last night (18th November 2010) was just that. We came away from it believing that this entire set of insultingly ill-founded and ill-prepared proposals to close 25 of Argyll and Bute’s primary schools can be thrown out. Continue reading
School closures: Coalition? We don’t think so. And early access to final closure proposals for a privileged few councillors?
The procedure around the schools closure proposals from Argyll and Bute Council’s education department seems to be descending into an undemocratic farce.
We are hearing that the ruling coalition is not meeting as such and that its senior partners, the Alliance of Independents, are meeting alone, trying to get ahead of the game in developing tactics of their own. Continue reading
School closures: Argyll and Bute Council compulsory redundancies may come – yet education department salaries skyrocket
(Updated below 10th November 2010) Argyll and Bute Council has never pretended that compulsory redundancies could absolutely be avoided Continue reading