Many parents and residents have contacted me about the 'Review of Grove Office and Eastern Primary School' (Item 4.b) concurrently on the Agendas of tonight's Education and Policy & Resources Committees. This seeks approval to consult parents, teachers, children and the community on permanently relocating Eastern Primary School from its current site on Whinnybrae to the old Grove Academy site in Camperdown Street.
This was a late addition to the Agendas of both of tonight's Education and Policy & Resources Committees and was issued, apparently on the grounds of urgency, on lunch time on Wednesday 23rd June.
To help parents and residents engage with this issue I have assembled links to the relevant papers and reports:
4(b) REVIEW OF GROVE OFFICE AND EASTERN PRIMARY SCHOOL
The paper issued to the Education & Policy & Resources Committees
The process of closing or relocating a school is covered by new legal protections contained in the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 which came into force in April.
There is a leaflet that you may find helpful which explains these provisions:
Proposed Changes to your Child's School: Guide to the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010
The Act of the Scottish Parliament
The Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010
The Explanatory Notes that accompany the Act (not legally binding)
Statutory Guidance to Local Councils on the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010
The ‘Changes to School Estate’ page on the Scottish Government
website
Information on individual consultations and opportunities for public involvement should be sought from the relevant local authority - in this case:
Dundee City Council
Director of Education, Jim Collins
Email
jim.collins@dundeecity.gov.uk
To request Scottish Ministers to call in a flawed school closure
decision e-mail
schoolestates@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
or write to
James Newman, School Estates Team, Scottish Government,
2-D (S) Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
