Archive for the ‘Bonawe’ Category
Positive schools meeting this evening (18-11-10)
Congratulations to all involved, organisers and speakers alike, in the very well attended meeting this evening to air community views on the council proposals to amalgamate the local school to Lochnell. Every point on which the council tries to prove the case was disproved and discredited. Even the financial option is on shaky ground when [...]
November 18, 2010
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Schools Amalgamation – Community meeting
Ardchattan Community Council – Schools Amalgamation meeting You are invited to a meeting to hear the community view on the proposed closures of the local primary schools, and amalgamation of the pupils to Lochnell School This meeting is on Thursday 18th November 2010, at 19.30hrs in the Victory Hall Benderloch. The purpose of the meeting [...]
November 17, 2010
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SCHOOLS (CONSULTATION)(SCOTLAND) ACT 2010 – Guidance and support available
Mike Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, has written to those involved in the local schools issue to offer some helpful reminders of the role that parents now have, in law, concerning any decisions involving their local schools.
November 5, 2010
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ABC defer schools consultation
Argyll and Bute Council has agreed to defer making a decision on the future of its school estate until 25 November.
November 2, 2010
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Schools — has tomorrows ABC meeting been cancelled?
http://forargyll.com/2010/11/schools-closures-2nd-november-council-meeting-cancelled/ Further update 2nd Nov– looks like at the meetings today that some councillors will be pressing for the consultation itself to be reviewed and postponed. There an interesting report from the SRSN on the financial flaws of the consultation document on For Argyll http://forargyll.com/2010/11/schools-closure-proposals-new-shocks-in-an-abysmal-mess-best-abandoned/ UPDATED — it seems that a councillor elsewhere in Argyll [...]
November 1, 2010
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For Argyll articles on Schools closures
October 29th : http://forargyll.com/2010/10/schools-closures-issues-and-procedures/ Schools closures: issues and procedures October 31st : - http://forargyll.com/2010/10/school-closures-damagingly-flawed-mathematics-on-falling-school-rolls/ The quoted statistics on falling school rolls are wrong Advice for community campaigns: Sandy Longmuir of the Scottish Rural Schools Network advises: ‘Every school should examine their own position and not just accept that rolls will fall catastrophically. Births by old council ward [...]
October 29, 2010
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Schools Consultation
Review of Education Provision at Lochnell, Achaleven Ardchattan and Barcaldine Primary Schools Argyll and Bute Council https://www.education.ea.argyll-bute.sch.uk/schoolconsultations/docs/Achaleven_Ardchattan_and_Barcaldine_to_Lochnell_25_October.pdf The document is 23 pages long and has many facts, justifications and figures,
October 29, 2010
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responses from other schools in Argyll
from Oban Times facebook wall :- Keills is in revolt, Luing is planning a campaign, what are you planning to make Argyll and Bute Council listen to your views on their plans for school closures – oops, amalgamations? and :- Save Kilmodan School Is everyone happy that Ardchattan and Barcaldine could close?
October 27, 2010
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Public meeting on possible amalgamation of Ardchattan primary schools
Tuesday 30th November 7.00pm at Lochnell Primary School – concerning the proposal to amalgamate Barcaldine School with 23 pupils, Ardchattan school with 5 pupils and Achaleven school with 9 pupils all to Lochnell. Argyll and Bute Council are starting a Public consultation about amalgamating quite a number of local primary schools that are presently under [...]
October 26, 2010
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What do you value about Loch Etive?
Loch Etive ICZM meeting next Tuesday night -15th June 2010 Dear all This is just a quick reminder that the Loch Etive ICZM meeting next Tuesday night will not just be focussing on Aquaculture and the second part of the meeting will focus on What you value about Loch Etive.
June 9, 2010
Posted in: Agriculture, Bonawe, Community, Community Council, Environment, Etive, Event, North Connel No Comments
