‘SIC was selective with school costs information’
Council findings detailing the cost of educating secondary education pupils have been slammed in an independent report commissioned by pressure group CURE.
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Council puts school closures on back burner
Consultations on the future of five secondary school departments are to be postponed, it was confirmed at a council meeting today.
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Backing for plan to postpone school closure talks
School consultations are the “symptoms and not the cause” of uncertainty over possible closures, the council leader has claimed.
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School closures
A string of schools are closed for the day due to power cuts following lightning strikes.
READ FULL STORYCatch Five Eleven (Jonathan Wills)
I’m sure the Shetland Insular Cabal, the undeclared political group that meets in secret and now effectively controls Shetland Islands Council, will have thought this…
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School win brings joy to Northmavine community
Parents embraced upstairs at the Lerwick Town Hall as a controversial plan to axe two primary schools in Northmavine was voted down by councillors.
READ FULL STORYParliamentarians call for halt to school closures
Shetland’s two parliamentarians have taken a stand against school closures following yesterday’s moves by the education and families committee not to close North Roe or…
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Reprieve for closure-threatened schools
Closure-threatened primary schools in Northmavine have been given a reprieve after councillors stepped back from letting the axe fall.
READ FULL STORYBreaking: Committee votes to keep schools open
Councillors have stopped short of moving to close two primary schools in Northmavine following a debate in the town hall lasting over three hours.
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Save the schools petition signed by 200
A petition against the closure of Urafirth Primary School has been handed to council convener Malcolm Bell on the steps of the town hall.
READ FULL STORYNorth parents urge councillors to listen
Urafirth Parent Council is urging Shetland Island Council to throw out proposals to close their successful primary school when they meet in early November.
READ FULL STORYVideo: Schools protest music
A You Tube video protesting proposals for rural school closures, entitled Chasing Cuts, has clocked up over 2,850 hits in less than 24 hours.
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Concocted by urbanites (Robert Sutherland)
On 12th October 2012 I wrote a letter deploring the SIC’s then intention to close the Whalsay secondary school. On Tuesday night I attended a…
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Closure recommended for north primaries
Two North Mainland primary schools have been recommended for closure in a consultation report published by the council.
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