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Along with my colleague Councillor Tom Ferguson I have called for any money received from the sale of the infants' school at St Mary's to be re-invested in the soon to be single-site school. A number of concerns were raised about the practicalities of the move and I think that it is to be regretted that the Council's Administration pushed through the proposal rather than listen to the voices of the people of Lochee. It was also strange that this approach is in marked contrast to the view which they took with regard to Law Nursery where we have the remarkable, and possibly illegal, 'informal' consultation going on.
You can see Councillor Ferguson and my views on this below:
Re-invest in St Mary's Primary School
Labour Councillors covering the catchment area of St Mary's Primary School in Lochee have called a significant proportion of any capital receipt realised by the sale of the infants' school to be re-invested in St Mary's Primary School. Councillor Tom Ferguson and Councillor Richard McCready support efforts to locate the school on a single site. They are concerned that issues raised by parents have not been listened to in this process. Both Councillor Ferguson and Councillor McCready are writing to the Director of Education suggesting that any capital receipt for the infants' school should be re-invested in St Mary's Primary.
Councillor Tom Ferguson said, 'Like everyone else in Lochee I want to see St Mary's located on a single site. I want the children at St Mary's to get the best possible education. Parents have raised a number of issues about move; they don't want to stop the move rather they want to ensure the best possible outcome for their children and future generations of pupils at St Mary's. That is why I supported a short-life group or project board to look at the issues; this would be rather like the 'informal' consultation now on-going at Law Nursery, without the agreement of the council. I think that pupils and parents at St Mary's deserve the very best. That's why I think that some of the money that comes in from the sale of the infants' school should be re-invested in St Mary's Primary School.'
Councillor Richard McCready said, 'A significant number of children in the northern part of my ward attend St Mary's Primary and like my colleague Tom Ferguson I want the very best for them. It would clearly have been more satisfactory if the concerns of parents had been taken on board in a brief consultation exercise and working group. The Education Department has said that it will write to all parents about this move I urge anyone with concerns to respond to the Director of Education seeking action on these concerns. I support Councillor Ferguson's call for some of the money brought in by selling the infants' school should be re-invested in St Mary's Primary School. After all this money will only be available to the council as a result of the investment in the nineteenth-century of the pennies of the poor community of Lochee. It seems right to me that the present day community of Lochee should benefit from this investment.'
You can see Councillor Ferguson and my views on this below:
Re-invest in St Mary's Primary School
Labour Councillors covering the catchment area of St Mary's Primary School in Lochee have called a significant proportion of any capital receipt realised by the sale of the infants' school to be re-invested in St Mary's Primary School. Councillor Tom Ferguson and Councillor Richard McCready support efforts to locate the school on a single site. They are concerned that issues raised by parents have not been listened to in this process. Both Councillor Ferguson and Councillor McCready are writing to the Director of Education suggesting that any capital receipt for the infants' school should be re-invested in St Mary's Primary.
Councillor Tom Ferguson said, 'Like everyone else in Lochee I want to see St Mary's located on a single site. I want the children at St Mary's to get the best possible education. Parents have raised a number of issues about move; they don't want to stop the move rather they want to ensure the best possible outcome for their children and future generations of pupils at St Mary's. That is why I supported a short-life group or project board to look at the issues; this would be rather like the 'informal' consultation now on-going at Law Nursery, without the agreement of the council. I think that pupils and parents at St Mary's deserve the very best. That's why I think that some of the money that comes in from the sale of the infants' school should be re-invested in St Mary's Primary School.'
Councillor Richard McCready said, 'A significant number of children in the northern part of my ward attend St Mary's Primary and like my colleague Tom Ferguson I want the very best for them. It would clearly have been more satisfactory if the concerns of parents had been taken on board in a brief consultation exercise and working group. The Education Department has said that it will write to all parents about this move I urge anyone with concerns to respond to the Director of Education seeking action on these concerns. I support Councillor Ferguson's call for some of the money brought in by selling the infants' school should be re-invested in St Mary's Primary School. After all this money will only be available to the council as a result of the investment in the nineteenth-century of the pennies of the poor community of Lochee. It seems right to me that the present day community of Lochee should benefit from this investment.'