shetlandpeat Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) ^ Spot on. I can support this. This is far better than the aggression coupled with a lack of facts we have seen on here at the odd time.Folk now need to work on the numbers (I am sure some have already). Health and Wellbeing is a critical factor the Council (SIC) will need to assess. As there are more reports from the EU about child health and development, it may be worth looking into it. Crowd campaigns may be the way, many folk will have different experiences and this can be pooled. Brilliant post! Edited October 6, 2014 by shetlandpeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 I think "lack of facts" is a reasonable description of the children's services proposal papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 re numbers. At the meeting in Yell last week Gary Robertson admitted that the SIC had not filled in the information correctly for the finance returns - that is why the cost per pupil appears to be so high in Shetland. re facts. Helen Budge said that Education Scotland considered s1-s4 no longer viable, but in fact Education Scotland say that cfe is non-prescriptive and can be adapted to local circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 I personally wrote an email to Tavish Scott about the issue but have yet to receive a reply. There should be some accountability here, elected officials should not simply be able to have a mock consultation, ignore its findings and do what they wanted from the beginning anyway to the detriment of the very people they are supposed to represent! True, but in my expereince its the unelected officials who are the real issue, being as they're the ones who dream up and keep on pushing much of the worst of it. Certainly the elected lot should be keeping down on them, but they're yet to grow the teeth to do that. whalsa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchieSquirrel Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I have heard this video on about these school closures on Facebook. I haven't had the chance to watch it but was it worth to watch? As in, was it good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalsa Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 http://www.shetnews.co.uk/letters/9447-rural-areas-vital Worth a read. The SIC and Hayfield House should remember what these rural communities put in not just what they cost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastsider Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RP83PkAJkLI I hope all Councillors could see this. Such a disgraceful bunch of Councillors un officials high in the council to put communities through this. Surprise surprise the ones it likely dusna affect the ones who are proposing it. Just keep centralizing everything then we will be called Lerwick not Shetland Isles. whalsa and crofter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equality Street Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Ah, Austerity. Guess we're all still Better Together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Ah, Austerity. Guess we're all still Better Together...Maybe. But before the Uyeasound School was closed, the parents & community managed to get the SIC decision called in by the Scottish Government. Despite his fine words about strengthening rural communities and keeping schools open, Mike Russell (SNP Minister) allowed the SIC to close it, so I am not sure that independence would make too much difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RP83PkAJkLI I hope all Councillors could see this. Why do you not send it to them as a link in your email. All their email addresses are in the public forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RP83PkAJkLI I hope all Councillors could see this. Why do you not send it to them as a link in your email. All their email addresses are in the public forum. It has been sent to them already, I think. eastsider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equality Street Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Ah, Austerity. Guess we're all still Better Together...Maybe. But before the Uyeasound School was closed, the parents & community managed to get the SIC decision called in by the Scottish Government. Despite his fine words about strengthening rural communities and keeping schools open, Mike Russell (SNP Minister) allowed the SIC to close it, so I am not sure that independence would make too much difference? Likely the case, but when your budget is dictated by folk in Westminster who'd sooner see funds going to Nuclear Submarines and tax cuts for the wealthy than rural schools, it makes all the difference. Still, it's maybe not helpful for the likes of me to bemoan what might have been. The fact remains that we live in a country currently in the thrall of a right-wing government that will likely be in power for a long, long time. The more vocal grass-roots communities can be about the callous 'austerity measures' being forced upon them by an entitled and emotionally detached slew of Etonian millionaires, the better. Edited October 8, 2014 by Horns 'O' Da Geo crofter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghostrider Posted October 8, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Ah, Austerity. Guess we're all still Better Together...Maybe. But before the Uyeasound School was closed, the parents & community managed to get the SIC decision called in by the Scottish Government. Despite his fine words about strengthening rural communities and keeping schools open, Mike Russell (SNP Minister) allowed the SIC to close it, so I am not sure that independence would make too much difference? Likely the case, but when your budget is dictated by folk in Westminster who'd sooner see funds going to Nuclear Submarines and tax cuts for the wealthy than rural schools, it makes all the difference. Does it? Regardless of whose in charge at Westminster the divvy up of whatever money comes to Scotland/Shetland is down to the Scottish Government/SIC, and there's no guarantee that giving either of them more money will also give them the wit to spend it more wisely. Maybe we need to look a bit closer to home to see how much of what is coming could be spent more effectively and productively, and sort out or own backyard first before we're in a credible position to dictate to the man down the road. Gorgonzola Butt-cheese, whalsa, Scorrie and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Colin Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Just which of the T&C's were breached? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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