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Posted by: Iain Muir
Date/Time: 18/01/11 11:46:00

Not quite what prospective parents expected but Toby School will be based ‘temporarily’ at The Bryony Centre, Bryony Rd, W12 0SP, right next door to The Phoenix High School.

LBHF are making the site available pending eviction of the 20 voluntary groups currently occupying Palingswick House in King St W6 and subsequent sale to the school for conversion and presumably some new build. See the WLFS piece - https://www.westlondonfreeschool.co.uk/blog/site-update.html

This will require planning permission and I imagine quite a lengthy time so the ‘temporary’ period could well extend into the second year intake in Sept 2012 and quite possibly year 3 in 2013.

Several problems arise for Toby and Co: The White City location might appear to have the advantage of its closeness to the Phoenix High School and the expertise of its staff but a couple of prospective parents have already expressed concern as to their children travelling to the area as opposed to W6. (See the comments under the LBHF Press Release - http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News/Council_supports_free_schools_search_for_site.asp )

The Bryony centre is intended for demolition and will presumably need considerable work to be fit even for a ‘temporary’ use by two year groups.

Palingswick House is also in poor condition and even with a new build in the rear yard seems a rather small site for a school of 650/750 pupils with minimal play space.

The group’s involvement with LBHF’s controversial policy of selling off buildings used by the Voluntary Sector is also an embarrassment, see the Guardian article http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jan/17/young-free-school-groups-refugees

By co-incidence a play ‘Little Platoons’ covering the issue of a group of West London parents setting up a ‘free school’ opens at The Bush Theatre tomorrow. I gather it is not sympathetic, so much so that Toby is involved in producing a response, to be performed on three nights in February.

I almost feel sorry for Toby, so many difficulties en route to his ‘comprehensive grammar’......


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Bijou School set for White City location.......18/01/11 11:46:00 Iain Muir
   Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......18/01/11 12:28:00 Anne Brown
      Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......23/01/11 22:00:00 Toby Young
         Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......23/01/11 22:58:00 Iain Muir
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......23/01/11 23:51:00 Toby Young
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......24/01/11 08:59:00 Colin Carroll
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......24/01/11 09:49:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......24/01/11 13:59:00 Colin Carroll
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......24/01/11 14:53:00 Toby Young
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......24/01/11 18:30:00 Iain Muir
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......25/01/11 19:07:00 Colin Carroll
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......01/02/11 19:28:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......01/02/11 19:35:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
   Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......24/01/11 19:09:00 Andy Jones
   Bullies, liars and hypocrites are 25/01/11 10:06:00 Andy Magee
      Re:Bullies, liars and hypocrites are 25/01/11 10:28:00 Toby Young
         Re:Re:Bullies, liars and hypocrites are 26/01/11 09:51:00 Andy Jones
   Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......25/01/11 13:31:00 Andy Magee
      Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......26/01/11 10:45:00 Maire Lowe
      Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......26/01/11 12:38:00 Sarah Harris
         Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......26/01/11 16:13:00 Andy Magee
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......26/01/11 21:03:00 Maire Lowe
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......27/01/11 10:32:00 Andy Jones
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......28/01/11 10:40:00 Andy Magee
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......28/01/11 11:03:00 Maire Lowe
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......28/01/11 11:39:00 Andy Magee
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......28/01/11 12:57:00 Maire Lowe
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......28/01/11 15:57:00 Andy Magee
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......29/01/11 01:27:00 Toby Young
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......29/01/11 08:06:00 Andy Magee
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......29/01/11 08:45:00 Andy Magee
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......29/01/11 18:58:00 Iain Muir
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......29/01/11 22:10:00 Toby Young
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......29/01/11 23:46:00 Colin Carroll
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......29/01/11 23:59:00 Colin Carroll
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......30/01/11 19:34:00 Andy Magee
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......30/01/11 20:13:00 Toby Young
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......31/01/11 00:25:00 Iain Muir
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......31/01/11 00:49:00 Toby Young
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......31/01/11 15:05:00 Thomas Barry
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bijou School set for White City location.......31/01/11 16:33:00 Maire Lowe
                                             polemic comment  (not to be confused with the facts)31/01/11 15:50:00 Andy Magee
                                                Re:polemic comment  (not to be confused with the facts)31/01/11 19:40:00 Terence Barker
                                                   Re:Re:polemic comment  (not to be confused with the facts)31/01/11 21:32:00 Toby Young
                                                      Re:Re:Re:polemic comment  (not to be confused with the facts)31/01/11 22:32:00 Iain Muir
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:polemic comment  (not to be confused with the facts)31/01/11 22:42:00 Colin Carroll
                                                            Re:Abusive Comments On This Forum31/01/11 23:58:00 Paul Ambridge
                                                               Re:Re:Abusive Comments On This Forum01/02/11 00:32:00 Toby Young
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Abusive Comments On This Forum01/02/11 08:37:00 Maria Pettit
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Abusive Comments On This Forum01/02/11 19:40:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
                                                                        Rant in Peace Toby.03/02/11 16:31:00 Andy Magee
                                                                           Re:Rant in Peace Toby.04/02/11 08:12:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
                                                                              Re:Re:Rant in Peace Toby.04/02/11 12:08:00 Andy Magee
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Rant in Peace Toby.15/02/11 19:27:00 Jeremy Thorpe-Woods
   Sycophan?04/02/11 08:26:00 Andy Magee
      Re:Sycophan?04/02/11 10:31:00 Sara Nathan
         Re:Re:Sycophan?04/02/11 10:42:00 Maire Lowe
            Re:Re:Re:Sycophan?08/02/11 09:01:00 Andy Jones
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Sycophan?11/02/11 17:24:00 Terence Barker
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Sycophan?15/02/11 08:42:00 Andy Jones
                     Education Guardian today - Feb 15th15/02/11 10:57:00 Sara Nathan
                        Re:Education Guardian today - Feb 15th15/02/11 11:09:00 Maire Lowe
                           Re:Re:Education Guardian today - Feb 15th15/02/11 11:34:00 Sara Nathan
                              Re:Re:Re:Education Guardian today - Feb 15th16/02/11 00:59:00 Iain Muir
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Education Guardian today - Feb 15th16/02/11 17:21:00 Iain Muir
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Education Guardian today - Feb 15th16/02/11 18:30:00 Sara Nathan
                                       Whither free schools - Toby young article18/03/11 16:59:00 Sara Nathan
                                          Re:Whither free schools - Toby young article19/03/11 11:28:00 Chris Hurley
                                             Re:Re:Whither free schools - Toby young article19/03/11 11:33:00 Maire Lowe
                                                Re:Re:Re:Whither free schools - Toby young article19/03/11 22:58:00 Colin Carroll
                                          Free schools: founders' children could gain priority admission21/03/11 12:03:00 Andy Magee
                                             Re:Free schools: founders' children could gain priority admission21/03/11 12:24:00 Maire Lowe
                                                Re:Re:Free schools: founders' children could gain priority admission21/03/11 12:40:00 Andy Magee
                                             Re:Free schools: founders' children could gain priority admission21/03/11 12:32:00 Sarah Harris
                                                Re:Re:Free schools: founders' children could gain priority admission21/03/11 15:11:00 Sara Nathan
                                                Re:Re:Free schools: founders' children could gain priority admission22/03/11 09:01:00 Alan Fairchild

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