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Save Our Schools West

Save Our Schools West

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Started by Anonymous 20 years, 11 months ago
Glasgow City Council plan to close 6 Primary and 3 Nursery schools in the West End of Glasgow. Dowanhill Primary, Hillhead Primary, Kelvinhaugh Primary, Willowbank Primary, Dowanhill Nursery and Willows Nursery will merge into one Super-Sized school of 758 children on a gap site on Gibson Street. Notre Dame Primary, St Peter\'s Primary and Anderson Street Nursery will merge into one school of 491 children on the site of the existing St Peter\'s or Dowanhill. The plans will:

Updates

December 1, 2005

The feedback I have received regarding the proposed closures has provided significant insight into the community concerns surrounding these school mergers. I am currently compiling these experiences to present them formally to the Glasgow City Council during our upcoming consultations.

December 1, 2005

The momentum behind this petition highlights how deeply our community cares about the future of these schools. This level of engagement provides a clear indication that these proposed closures require a thorough and public reconsideration.

3 Comments

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Claire Quinn
20 years ago Featured

Hands off our schools. They are the heart of the west end.

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Hamish Reed
20 years ago Featured

Ridiculous idea. 758 kids in one building? Who thought this was a good plan? Keep our local schools open where they belong.

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Fiona Porter
20 years ago Featured

my kids have been at dowanhill for years and it is a community not just a school. moving them into a massive building is going to be so confusing for the wee ones. stop these cuts now.