Scottish Government Delivers Two Schools For Glasgow - Another On The Way
SNP MSP for Glasgow and schools campaigner Bob Doris has called for Labour run Glasgow City Council to replace the two primary schools that they recently closed in Wyndford, St Gregory's Primary and Wyndford Primary, with a brand new school funded by the Scottish Government.
The schools were subject to a heated campaign and occupation of the buildings by parents. Mr Doris backed their campaign to keep the schools open at the time and is now suggesting Scottish Government funding could be used to bring a new school back to the area. Following an answer by the Scottish Government today to his parliamentary question on the school building programme, Bob Doris MSP said:
"Congratulations to Garrowhill and Glendale Primary schools. This announcement is certainly excellent news for Glasgow. The city has not only been granted funds for the two schools they requested money for but Glasgow has also been asked by the Scottish Government to put in a bid for a third school.
"I urge Glasgow City Council to bring forward plans for a new school in Maryhill to serve those from the Wyndford area and beyond. The Council are currently looking at regenerating the area. Giving the community a school back would be the best way forward. There are plans for a family centre for Wyndford and I see no reason why a new school cannot form part of these plans.
“Glasgow City Council have closed our community's schools and the Scottish Government have given them the option of returning a school to the area. I supported the occupation of St Gregory's and Wyndford Primary during the school closure protests. Everyone was devastated when Labour closed their schools but now we have a way of providing a new school for the area. Its now time for the Council to step up to the plate."
Note:
Mr Doris's question and the Scottish Government answer:
26 November 2009 (S3W-29359)
Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive which primary schools will benefit from the next set of support to be announced under the new £1.25 billion school building programme
Ms Fiona Hyslop: am pleased to announce the following 21 primary and
special school projects that will benefit from the new £1.25 billion school
building programme that augments the
current £2 billion of school investment that is being supported by the
Government. They
are:
|
School project |
Authority | |
Bucksburn / Newhills |
Aberdeen
City | |
Dunoon / Kirn / St. Mun's |
Argyll
& Bute | |
St. John's / Claremont,
Alloa |
Clackmannanshire | |
Gargieston, Kilmarnock |
East
Ayrshire | |
Lairdsland, Kirkintilloch |
East
Dunbartonshire | |
Haddington Infants / St.
Mary's |
East
Lothian | |
Daliburgh |
Eilean
Siar | |
New RC primary in Falkirk
area |
Falkirk | |
Garrowhill |
Glasgow | |
Glendale |
Glasgow | |
One other Glasgow primary
school |
Glasgow | |
Lilybank / Glenburn
special school |
Inverclyde | |
Kinloss |
Moray | |
Evie |
Orkney
Islands | |
Invergowrie |
Perth
& Kinross | |
St. James, Renfrew |
Renfrewshire | |
Duns |
Scottish
Borders | |
Happyhansel, Walls |
Shetland | |
Spittal, Rutherglen |
South
Lanarkshire | |
Riverside, Stirling |
Stirling | |
Pumpherston & Uphall
Station |
West
Lothian |
Following on from my earlier announcement to
Parliament (S3W-27721, answered on 28 September) I am pleased that all 32 councils will be
benefiting from support for a school project as part of the first phase of the
new school building programme. We have engaged with COSLA and individual
councils to identify the 21 school projects and have used the same criteria for
selection as were used for the first 14 secondary schools, based on information
which councils have themselves provided. We have taken into account the
distribution of needs throughout Scotland; the best available information about
schools' condition and unsuitability to deliver the curriculum for excellence;
additionality; and authorities' plans and priorities and readiness to proceed.
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