2010 School’s Act now a charter to close rural schools
An action by the Scottish Government’s Education Department has, at a stroke, created what looks like a legally binding precedent allowing local authorities to close small rural schools – and indeed...
View ArticleCabinet Secretary’s unconvincing response on current status of 2010 Schools Act
Responding to our article yesterday: 2010 Schools Act now a charter to close rural schools, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Michael Russell says:‘There remains a strong...
View Article2010 Schools Act: ‘presumption against the closure of rural schools’ ?
The troubled state of the 2010 Schools Act has been caused by an unequivocal precedent set by the Scottish Government’s Education Department. This was the result of its, shall we say novel,...
View Article2010 Schools Act: Hillhead School, Scottish Ministers’ Wick Determination and...
Two primary schools in Wick in Caithness – Hillhead and Wick North, were joined in a single closure proposal paper from Highland Council. Both were to close, with both sets of pupils combining in a...
View Article2010 Schools Act: the conflicted roles of the call-in team
We have delayed – not for long – the publication of our single solution to three major problems faced by the 2010 Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act. These have been bequeathed to it by Scottish...
View Article2010 Schools Act: solution for recovery from the Wick determination
There are two immediate consequences to Scottish Ministers’ determination of Highland Council’s two proposals to close four schools in Wick.The first is the clear injustice to Hillhead school which is...
View ArticleSchool closures: Russell commits to centrality of educational benefit –...
Educational benefit must remain a key consideration of the school closure decision making process, Education Secretary Michael Russell said.The Scottish Government’s formal response to the Commission...
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