Trinity/Fort in the news
22/09/09 22:01
If you read the Evening News today, you may have seen the article there about the proposed Fort closure. It quotes the chair of our Parent Council, Andrew Macmillan, on some of the major changes that would affect the education of our children if this move is approved.
If you can, please take the time to read the article and also checkout some of the background to this proposal on the campaign website here.
In the article the city's education leader Marilyne MacLaren is quoted as saying "these concerns have been somewhat exaggerated". We should all be under no illusions - the numbers we have been highlighting are
the council's own figures and this is what we need to prepare for. If you have received the council's newspaper 'Outlook' this week you may have seen an article on the closure of Fort - nowhere in that article does it mention the impact on class sizes at Trinity nor does it make clear that the closure of Fort is anticipated to be temporary
due to the population growth expected in this area in the next few years. Given this biased report that they are pushing out at taxpayers expense it is perhaps a bit rich for the council to talk of concerns being exaggerated.
Regards,
Steve Hodgson
If you can, please take the time to read the article and also checkout some of the background to this proposal on the campaign website here.
In the article the city's education leader Marilyne MacLaren is quoted as saying "these concerns have been somewhat exaggerated". We should all be under no illusions - the numbers we have been highlighting are
the council's own figures and this is what we need to prepare for. If you have received the council's newspaper 'Outlook' this week you may have seen an article on the closure of Fort - nowhere in that article does it mention the impact on class sizes at Trinity nor does it make clear that the closure of Fort is anticipated to be temporary
due to the population growth expected in this area in the next few years. Given this biased report that they are pushing out at taxpayers expense it is perhaps a bit rich for the council to talk of concerns being exaggerated.
Regards,
Steve Hodgson