School starts again tomorrow and the shoes are lined up, the bags are packed and the uniforms are ready for the morning.
Every single new house in Minchinhampton has the potential to increase demand on the school which is already oversubscribed. New housing projects are often asked to contribute to local facilities as part of the planning process, but so far none of the local funds available have been allocated to the school in Minchinhampton, and other funding applications have been unsuccessful as well, meaning that some children this year are being taught in a temporary classroom in the playground. Of course, the teachers at Minchinhampton will do their utmost to ensure the excellent education they have always provided for all of our children continues, but a temporary classroom is a last resort.
We wanted to make sure that the Minch Orchard Project contributes transparently and directly to our local school, and above and beyond the minimum. Houses and schools do not exist in isolation.
Read a letter from the Chair of Governors to school parents in which she outlines how the school seeks contributions from new developments in Minchinhampton.
Every single new house in Minchinhampton has the potential to increase demand on the school which is already oversubscribed. New housing projects are often asked to contribute to local facilities as part of the planning process, but so far none of the local funds available have been allocated to the school in Minchinhampton, and other funding applications have been unsuccessful as well, meaning that some children this year are being taught in a temporary classroom in the playground. Of course, the teachers at Minchinhampton will do their utmost to ensure the excellent education they have always provided for all of our children continues, but a temporary classroom is a last resort.
We wanted to make sure that the Minch Orchard Project contributes transparently and directly to our local school, and above and beyond the minimum. Houses and schools do not exist in isolation.
Read a letter from the Chair of Governors to school parents in which she outlines how the school seeks contributions from new developments in Minchinhampton.