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Our children at Pinewood School currently have dedicated nursery nurses, who are qualified and experienced in supporting our children who have severe & complex needs.
- West Lothian council plan to remove and replace these trained, experienced staff with 'Advanced Support Workers". No specific qualification is currently required for this role, nor experience in working with children who have additional needs.
- The only reason for this change is cost cutting - at the expense of our community and its most vulnerable children's education and welfare.
- There is no doubt that our children will suffer. This wealth of hard earned experience and knowledge will be taken away. The Support Workers WLC plan to replace them with will mean a loss of approximately 7 hours a week of support for our children then they are current do from the Nursery Nurses. Thats less time spent planning with teachers, no attendance at Parents Nights. They leave when our children leave. No time for the planning/review our children currently benefit from and require.
Please help us by signing our petition to let West Lothian Council know that we and members of our community value our children, want them to continue to have the education they deserve.
We cannot stand by and let this decrease in the level of education & care for our local children happen. Our children deserve to retain their current standard of education.
Please help us be the voice for our children
https://www.facebook.com/pinewood.school2013/
Please feel free to share this petition, or print and download a paper copy for Action for Pinewood.
On behalf of our children - Thank You.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
November 28, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
November 9, 2015
503 Comments
My son attended Pinewood from when he was 5 - 18. This is a brilliant school and part of this is the wonderful input the nursery nurses have to the pupils and teachers was invaluable. Think again west Lothian council. Shame on you.
Please don't take away nursery nurses in schools they play a vital part! If it wasn't for a wonderful nursery nurse from Beatlie my son would have never progressed the way he did! There skills and experience are key for our children's lestning development!
Absolutely ridiculous that WLC have moved experienced staff out of this school. Disabled children need people who are experienced to deal with their specific needs and will be left vulnerable with staff who have no experience. shocking!!
I also have a special needs child who went to Blackburn Primary ASD unit. It is very Destressing for children to go through change, they need people around them who they trust and who knows what they need and when they need it. Debbie
these nurses are the children's lifeline. My grandson attends pinewood school and we have seen excellent progress in him over the years this is all due to the special care given by the nursery nurses the children need this. SAVE PINEWOOD Nursery Nurses
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My son is at pinewood jack prentice such a brilliant school everyone is lovely there
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Our children at Pinewood School currently have dedicated nursery nurses, who are qualified and experienced in supporting our children who have severe & complex needs.
- West Lothian council plan to remove and replace these trained, experienced staff with 'Advanced Support Workers". No specific qualification is currently required for this role, nor experience in working with children who have additional needs.
- The only reason for this change is cost cutting - at the expense of our community and its most vulnerable children's education and welfare.
- There is no doubt that our children will suffer. This wealth of hard earned experience and knowledge will be taken away. The Support Workers WLC plan to replace them with will mean a loss of approximately 7 hours a week of support for our children then they are current do from the Nursery Nurses. Thats less time spent planning with teachers, no attendance at Parents Nights. They leave when our children leave. No time for the planning/review our children currently benefit from and require.
Please help us by signing our petition to let West Lothian Council know that we and members of our community value our children, want them to continue to have the education they deserve.
We cannot stand by and let this decrease in the level of education & care for our local children happen. Our children deserve to retain their current standard of education.
Please help us be the voice for our children
https://www.facebook.com/pinewood.school2013/
Please feel free to share this petition, or print and download a paper copy for Action for Pinewood.
On behalf of our children - Thank You.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 28, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
November 9, 2015
503 Comments
As one of the founders of Signalong I have had the honour and pleasure of training staff in West Lothian and supporting a network of tutors. It would be a matter of regret if the Council were to dilute the excellent service provided to children with special needs.
My son attended Pinewood from when he was 5 - 18. This is a brilliant school and part of this is the wonderful input the nursery nurses have to the pupils and teachers was invaluable. Think again west Lothian council. Shame on you.
Please don't take away nursery nurses in schools they play a vital part! If it wasn't for a wonderful nursery nurse from Beatlie my son would have never progressed the way he did! There skills and experience are key for our children's lestning development!
Absolutely ridiculous that WLC have moved experienced staff out of this school. Disabled children need people who are experienced to deal with their specific needs and will be left vulnerable with staff who have no experience. shocking!!
I also have a special needs child who went to Blackburn Primary ASD unit. It is very Destressing for children to go through change, they need people around them who they trust and who knows what they need and when they need it. Debbie
these nurses are the children's lifeline. My grandson attends pinewood school and we have seen excellent progress in him over the years this is all due to the special care given by the nursery nurses the children need this. SAVE PINEWOOD Nursery Nurses
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My son is at pinewood jack prentice such a brilliant school everyone is lovely there
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As one of the founders of Signalong I have had the honour and pleasure of training staff in West Lothian and supporting a network of tutors. It would be a matter of regret if the Council were to dilute the excellent service provided to children with special needs.