Saturday, February 19, 2005
Does your Child's Education Matter?
If your answer is yes, you need to know about the Council,s proposals to reorganise Cardiff's schools and try to attend the meeting detailed at the bottom of this posting.
Cardiff County Council's proposals may include closing Primary Schools in Trowbridge & St. Mellons and will affect Rumney and Llanrumney High Schools.
The Council must by Law Consult parents. Sadly the Council has called its puplic consultation meeting for East Cardiff just after half-term for Tuesday 22nd of February and given less than one weeks notice (in the South Wales Echo last Wednesday).
Yet the Council's Newspaper "Capilal Times ", which is delivered to every home in Cardiff, could have provided over a month's notice.
Your local Councillor Ralph Cook.
Concerned about your Child's future Education?
Cardiff County Council's proposals may include closing Primary Schools in Trowbridge & St. Mellons and will affect Rumney and Llanrumney High Schools.
The Council must by Law Consult parents. Sadly the Council has called its puplic consultation meeting for East Cardiff just after half-term for Tuesday 22nd of February and given less than one weeks notice (in the South Wales Echo last Wednesday).
Yet the Council's Newspaper "Capilal Times ", which is delivered to every home in Cardiff, could have provided over a month's notice.
Your local Councillor Ralph Cook.
Concerned about your Child's future Education?
School Reorganisation Public Consultation
Meeting
Tues 22nd February, 7.00pm
Eastern Leisure Centre
Llanrumney
Cardiff
Councillors and Residents response to Public Consiltation
Councillors David English and Monica Walsh who were not told about the meeting have agreed the the following statement:
"We are unhappy with the short notice of the meeting given by the Council and the manner of commnication used. We also think holding the meeting just after half term means that parents are unable to hear about meetings from school staff or each other.
We are alerting parents about this meeting and stessing how important it is that they try to attend if they are available and can arrange child care at such short notice."
Resident grandmother Cathy Froggatt Said:
"How Can the Council expect to hear people's opinion if we are not told about meetings early enough to make arrangements for their Children."
"We are unhappy with the short notice of the meeting given by the Council and the manner of commnication used. We also think holding the meeting just after half term means that parents are unable to hear about meetings from school staff or each other.
We are alerting parents about this meeting and stessing how important it is that they try to attend if they are available and can arrange child care at such short notice."
Resident grandmother Cathy Froggatt Said:
"How Can the Council expect to hear people's opinion if we are not told about meetings early enough to make arrangements for their Children."
