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Today the City of Edinburgh Council voted to close Fort Primary School and offer all the Fort children a place at Trinity Primary School. Trinity’s Parent Council is very disappointed at the Council’s decision to merge Fort and Trinity. We strongly believe it is the wrong decision for all our children and was not taken in their best interests. It is disgraceful that all our Administration Councillors (Steve Cardownie, Elaine Morris, Marjorie Thomas and Rob Munn) chose not to vote in accordance with their constituents’ wishes but for their own political convenience. We are sure that parents will remember this.
However, this is not the time to go over the arguments again.
What this campaign has showed is what a strong parent body we have. You have helped to run an excellent campaign and we have worked hard to ensure that Trinity’s case was as objective as possible and backed by strong, independent research rather than misleading statistics, omissions and spurious comparisons. The letters and emails which you and Fort parents have written to the Council and local Councillors challenged the Council’s position and forced the politicians to take our concerns seriously. Many of you attended the public meeting at Trinity and witnessed the weakness of the Council’s position and were articulate and passionate in defending our children’s educational needs. We came very close to succeeding.
There will be some difficult times ahead; however if we all work together as we have during this campaign, Trinity will continue to be a successful school for all our children. Trinity will welcome all the Fort children who choose to come here. The staff of both schools will work hard to ensure the merger takes place as smoothly as possible and the children receive the best possible education. The two Parent Councils have worked closely throughout this campaign and will continue to work together to support the integration.
Thank you for your continuing support.
However, this is not the time to go over the arguments again.
What this campaign has showed is what a strong parent body we have. You have helped to run an excellent campaign and we have worked hard to ensure that Trinity’s case was as objective as possible and backed by strong, independent research rather than misleading statistics, omissions and spurious comparisons. The letters and emails which you and Fort parents have written to the Council and local Councillors challenged the Council’s position and forced the politicians to take our concerns seriously. Many of you attended the public meeting at Trinity and witnessed the weakness of the Council’s position and were articulate and passionate in defending our children’s educational needs. We came very close to succeeding.
There will be some difficult times ahead; however if we all work together as we have during this campaign, Trinity will continue to be a successful school for all our children. Trinity will welcome all the Fort children who choose to come here. The staff of both schools will work hard to ensure the merger takes place as smoothly as possible and the children receive the best possible education. The two Parent Councils have worked closely throughout this campaign and will continue to work together to support the integration.
Thank you for your continuing support.
Many people and organisations have supported our campaign and have worked very hard on our behalf and we would like to take the opportunity to thank them. Mark Lazarowicz MP, Malcolm Chisholm MSP & Iain McGill
Our local Conservative and Labour Councillors Allan Jackson, Cammy Day, Gordon Munro and Alison Johnstone of the Green Party.
Trinity Academy, Trinity Community Council, Victoria Primary
Our local Conservative and Labour Councillors Allan Jackson, Cammy Day, Gordon Munro and Alison Johnstone of the Green Party.
Trinity Academy, Trinity Community Council, Victoria Primary
