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TORY 'FREEDOMS' FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Cumbria County Councils roadshows last year regarding their Primary Strategy also included exploring ideas such as this.  If the Conservative Party are voted into the County in the June elections and follow suit in a General Elections, and they remain true to their party policies then we can look forward to businesses and commercial enterprises sponsoring our primary schools.  Read here....
 
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OSANFS SUPPORT INDEPENDENT COUNTY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
 

This year, Cumbria County Council elections are more important to the people of Barrow than ever.  The County Council have ignored us for too long and we need to capitalise on the success of our Independent Borough Councillors.

As Independents, these councillors can truly represent us and demonstrate to Central Government that this town will not sit idly by and accept the way we have been ignored.

We have candidates already willing to stand but there are wards that are not yet represented.  County Councillors are paid an allowance and can claim expenses.  If you are interested please contact us osanfs@yahoo.co.uk

OSANFS CAMPAIGN LIVE & KICKING

The County Council Cabinet decided on 7th April to close forever, Parkview, Thorncliffe and The Alfred Barrow Schools.  They need the funding agreement to be signed by the DCSF to ensure they can do this by 31st July.  Without it, the academy cannot come into existence and the schools cannot be closed.  Even if it is signed, the legal challenge that our fight depends on in Camden has been given the right of appeal.  If this case is won, then it paves the way for our academy plans to be overturned.

Your Independent Barrow Borough Councillors have written to John Hutton protesting against the decision taken by the cabinet and we have been corresponding with the DSCF to that effect.  Despite claims from CCC that the 6,000 signature petition was irrelevant and the success in the local elections can be ignored, 40 pages of blogs demonstrate that our opposition to this scheme is stronger than ever.  The many questions still unanswered are:

  • Why is Furness College £2.3m in the red?

  • Why is the University of Cumbria £5.5m in the red?

  • How much debt is the Sixth Form College in resulting from its building plans?

  • Is this much debt consistent with responsible stewardship of the Barrow schools?

  • What will staff morale be like when the jobs shake-out is concluded?

  • How will those Y7 parents react when told their children have to attend Thorncliffe instead of Parkview?

  • How will parents react in general when they find out how much the uniform costs?

  • How will Parkview governors and Parkside residents react when they find out how little of the Parkview site is to be passed to the academy?

  • How will the county council cope if DCSF loses the current Judicial Review on the Camden case that affects Barrow?

  • Will the Barrow public in the long term feel that £135,000 is good value for the Principal?

  • How will the Principal possibly cope with this level of opposition?

  • How can Ed Balls possibly approve the discriminatory Admissions Policy of the academy, when it finally emerges?

  • How can the plan proceed if he makes Hawcoat and Rampside children go to Walney School instead of town centre kids?

  • Where is the £500,000 needed from the non-existent Barrow Business Consortium for the Funding Agreement?

  • If the academy runs into trouble who will the people of Barrow blame?

  • How many skeletons have yet to emerge from their cupboards?

If you have any queries or comments email us osanfs@yahoo.co.uk or write on our blog (click here)