81%-full Hillhead school closed on an educational benefit statement copied from Arbroath? Who needs a law?

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(Updated) The decision from the Education Secretary to close Hillhead Primary school in Wick, demonstrates – yet again – that what is wrong Continue reading

ARSN submission to Rural Education Commission

Kilmory 5 Jan 2011

The Argyll Rural Schools Network (ARSN) has made its submission to the Commission on the Delivery of Rural Education, Continue reading

Angus Council just voted 15-14 in favour of secret hearing of proposal to take Education Secretary to Judicial Review

(Result below. Updating as and when below) Hot from the meeting, which is in progress, Angus Council has just voted Continue reading

Russell says council budget shows school closures ‘completely unnecessary’

Michael Russell, Argyll and Bute’s MSP and Education Secretary, has been looking at the draft budget Continue reading

Angus Council loses the plot: public to be excluded from discussion on taking school closures to Judicial Review

It could be said that losing the plot is in this case at least a change from doing the plotting. Continue reading

Angus Council to meet to decide on legal action against Education Secretary

Angus Council is to meet on Thursday 9th February to decide Continue reading

Muirfield: for the record

While it retrieved some credibility the following day, in its immediate coverage Continue reading

Muirfield: a victory for right

(Updated 1st February) Authoritative sources have told us that the Education Secretary’s judgment Continue reading

Muirfield Action Group raises new doubts on validity of Angus Council’s Suitability Grading of Arbroath Schools

The Scottish Government, as is now very well known, called-in Angus Council’s proposal Continue reading