The Council Say Castlebrae is only 41% full if u take one look at the school you would probably wonder where the other 59% has gone in my 2 years at that school i have never seen an empty classroom. every classroom is used!
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The 41% occupancy could have something to do with all the homes that have been demolished. We are in the middle of a regenertation programme or haven’t they noticed that.
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“You just sat there like a nodding dog in a Volvo”
Susan Morrison a parent at Abbeyhill about Lib Dem councillor Charles Dundas.
Marilyne MacLaren (LibDem – Councillor Marilyne MacLaren is the city’s education, children and families leader)
“This will be a time to rebuild public confidence in local government and having been part of it for so long I would like to be part of it when it earns greater respect from the public.”
“Wester Hailes Education Centre is very much a school at the centre of its community and has a very successful programme of events and activities for adult learners as well as school aged pupils.”
“I would have liked time to look at the whole estate, using the same criteria, at a more leisurely pace. I feel I have been accelerated into this process.”
“We recognise that parents and pupils may wish to make their voices heard but we cannot condone anything that will cause disruption to children’s education.”
Councillor Tom Buchanan (SNP)
“As someone who has been a long-term campaigner for the retention of this excellent school I was heartened to read that HMIE endorse this, by saying: “The school should build on the very good progress made and continue to develop partnerships with parents, further develop opportunities for pupils to take responsibilities within the schools and further raise attainment.
”With such a positive endorsement of Burdiehouse Primary School by the government inspector, staff, parents and pupils alike are to be congratulated on their efforts. Parents in the area of children about to enter nursery or primary school would do well to enrol their kids here.”
Letter in Evening News 3.8.07 “
Councillor Tom Buchanan collected 500 signatures to save Burdiehouse Primary.
Cllr Buchanan, whose election ticket involved opposing trams and saving Burdiehouse Primary, two battles he could lose within months of gaining office, added: “That petition was well before the election. I collected the signatures when it
was named as a candidate for closure, and brought it to Steve Cardownie and [Scottish Education Secretary] Fiona Hyslop.”
Colin Mackay, Edinburgh secretary of the EIS teaching union
“Areas of multiple deprivation are the areas where schools should be safeguarded because they have a breadth of expertise in dealing with the social problems there.”"If you close the schools, you move the problems elsewhere, to schools without the expertise and the breadth of experience needed.”
“The council’s education department overspent by £8.6 million last year, largely due to the growing demand for services for vulnerable youngsters.”
Malcolm Chisholm MSP (Lab)
“I am appalled that so many popular and well-respected schools in my constituency are up for closure. I will do all I can to help the parents in resisting these proposals.”
davydee, Edinburgh
“the report that the Council put out to close the schools makes the dossier on the Iraq war look credible”
