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28/02/2011

Scottish Boys' Brigade Battle of the Bands Caird Hall Saturday 12 March

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20/02/2011

Opening of Kingspark School - Credit Where Credit is Due

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I attended the official opening of the new replacement Kingspark School on Friday 18 February. Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Educat...
14/02/2011

SNP Councillors vote down £379,000 for Dundee Schools they had cut by £4.1 M

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At the Council's Budget meeting on Thursday 10 February, the SNP group of fourteen Councillors, with the support of the Lord Provost, vo...
08/02/2011

Budget Cuts in Education: Councillor Fordyce in Not for Turning

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The committee papers for the budget setting meeting on Thursday 10 February were issued on Thursday 3 February. I have examined the papers ...
07/02/2011

Questions Remain About Transfer of Broughty Ferry Library

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In Thursday's Evening Telegraph and Friday's Courier , I raised issues about the proposed transfer of management of our library in ...
03/02/2011

Budget Options for our Schools should be Scrutinised by the Education Committee

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In yesterday’s Courier, the Education Convener, Councillor Liz Fordyce, denied that school closures and mergers were being considered. This ...
02/02/2011

Still Time for a Rethink on Budget Cuts in Education?

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In the last week, Councillors and the Education Directorate have received numerous written representations about the proposed education cuts...

Broughty Library - Is Transfer of Management Legal and Wise?

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As part of the SNP's budget cuts,the well used and much loved Broughty Ferry Library will be set to managed by an arms length body, a ...

First Click Courses in Broughty Ferry & Dundee

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Using computers and the internet is easier than you think. You can join a beginners' course and have a go using a computer for yourself....
01/02/2011

Council Should Revive Plans for Extension and Improvement of Barnhill Primary School

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With confirmed pressure on school places a growing issue in the north of Broughty Ferry and especially in the catchment area of Barnhill ...
31/01/2011

Barnhill Primary School Oversubscribed

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Feedback from parents in the catchment area of Barnhill Primary School confirms that the Primary One intake beginning in August is alread...
24/01/2011

SNP cuts will Undermine Improvements to Schooling in the City

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Providing an Opportunity to Expose the SNP's Education Cuts in Dundee I have requested an opportunity for the Education Committee to ...
22/01/2011

Public Consultation Exhibition in Dundee for Firth of Forth Offshore Windfarm

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Seagreen Wind Energy Limited , a joint venture between Scottish & Southern Energy plc and Fluor Ltd i s currently developing the Firth o...
21/01/2011

The Effect of Reduced Teacher Numbers on Children's Education in Dundee

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I am very concerned about the negative effect on children's education of the £4.3 million cuts in Education that the SNP are introduc...
12/01/2011

Teacher Reductions in Dundee Primary Schools

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SNP claims that their £4 million plus package of education cuts in Dundee will only affect back office functions and will not affect teach...