Avoid the Valentine Day massacre! Have your say on Purbeck school closures BEFORE 14 FEBRUARY
1/ As part of Dorset County Council's 'great debate' there is a Questionnaire you can complete to ensure your opinion is counted. You can find out more at
http://www.dorsetcc.gov.uk/greatdebate
You can complete the Questionnaire online at
http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/Learning/GreatDebate.nsf/GreatDebate?OpenForm
There is a real chance that much-valued schools may be forced to close, so please find out more, and act NOW.
You may also write to :
John Surowiec
Deputy Director of Education
County Hall
Collliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
Please act NOW, so that you don't miss the deadline.
2/ If you are particularly interested in St George's, Langton, there is a very real possibility the First School and Pre-School might be closed. You can find out more information at the meeting in the school hall at St George's, Langton at 8pm on 8 February
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Do the authorities (Dorset County Council) REALLY want to know what people think ? The Questionnaire they have produced seems designed to confuse and deter. Perhaps the hope is that information overload will make people give up and go away.
Just look at the very first question.....
Q1. The general arguments about working together and the case studies provided, such as the Chesil Partnership, are the right approach for Dorset to adopt." How strongly do you agree or disagree with this statement?
So, from the very beginning, you are expected to either know what they are talking about or go off and research the information somewhere.
Don't most people just want to know about the pros and cons of the 2 or 3-tier system and how this will affect their local schools?
If the Council DO want to involve the public, why not make the process more more user-friendly, to actively encourage debate rather than require would-be contributors to jump thrugh seven hoops to get involved?
Regarding comments about the process of the'great debate'..I see in the glossy Public Discussion Documnet, it says ... If you have any concerns about the process for these discussions or their fairness, please contact the Chairman, Rob Pryke, through:
Rob Starling Tel 01305 224454 or r.j.starling@dorsetcc.gov.uk
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