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Topic: Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary
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Posted by: Charlie Mawer
Date/Time: 18/03/10 10:02:00

All parents at Derwentwater will now know this, but its important that any future parents also know the latest council proposals, and can join us in lobbying for change.

The simple facts. As of September the council, having manifestly failed to plan for this for 5 years, have spotted that they need additional school places at Primary entry. After lengthy consultation (in which Derwentwater was identified as already having the smallest square metreage per child in the whole borough), the council has decided to ignore all advice and place two additional classrooms onto the asphalt playground - which is the only outside space available for the children. Thereby making Derwentwater a 4 form entry school when everything from catering facilities to assembly spaces can barely cope with the existing demands of 90 child intakes.

Derwentwater is a wonderful, caring school making great strides towards Ofsted improvements, but I cannot see how this can happen in circumstances where children are cooped up with less space per head then you would give the residents of an HMP.

Its election year and if ever we have the democratic right to hold our local councillors to account it is now. We are in a key swing borough so if you are concerned - make yourselves heard.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 10:02:00 Charlie Mawer
   Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 10:16:00 Dee Cook
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 11:45:00 Sara Nathan
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 13:41:00 John Theodore Clark
   Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 13:36:00 Alex Watson
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 14:58:00 Gill Healey
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 16:11:00 Dee Cook
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 16:40:00 Anna John
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary19/03/10 11:50:00 Dee Cook
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary19/03/10 13:21:00 Anna John
   Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 18:48:00 Nancy Duin
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary18/03/10 18:57:00 Richard Grange
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary19/03/10 10:14:00 Charlie Mawer
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary19/03/10 10:20:00 Joanna Harvey
   Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary19/03/10 14:29:00 KJ Pierce
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary22/03/10 12:59:00 Peter Todd
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary22/03/10 13:20:00 Anna John
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary22/03/10 15:38:00 John Theodore Clark
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary23/03/10 17:56:00 Peter Todd
         Peter Todd's wish come true23/03/10 21:41:00 Vlod Barchuk
            If Vlod says it...23/03/10 23:07:00 Sara Nathan
               Re:If Vlod says it...24/03/10 07:57:00 Richard Grange
            In reply to Vlod24/03/10 14:20:00 Peter Todd
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary23/03/10 23:27:00 Sarah Jones
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary24/03/10 00:01:00 Iain Muir
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary24/03/10 07:29:00 KJ Pierce
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary24/03/10 10:47:00 Dee Cook
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary24/03/10 16:14:00 John Theodore Clark
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary24/03/10 16:45:00 Sara Nathan
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary24/03/10 17:31:00 John Theodore Clark
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary24/03/10 17:49:00 Anna John
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary24/03/10 19:17:00 Sara Nathan
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary25/03/10 11:10:00 John Theodore Clark
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary25/03/10 13:15:00 Richard Grange
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary25/03/10 13:48:00 John Theodore Clark
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary26/03/10 10:21:00 Anna John
                                             Saving you the trouble - here's Toby's blog:26/03/10 10:24:00 Sara Nathan
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary26/03/10 14:00:00 Steve Donnelly
   Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary26/03/10 10:43:00 Michelle Laurie
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary26/03/10 12:53:00 Sara Nathan
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary26/03/10 13:25:00 Charlie Mawer
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary26/03/10 14:10:00 Sara Nathan
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary29/03/10 10:40:00 Sarah Towers
   Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary29/03/10 22:04:00 Sophie Bevan
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary30/03/10 08:27:00 Joanne McBride
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary30/03/10 11:55:00 Joanna Harvey
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary30/03/10 14:38:00 Sophie Bevan
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary30/03/10 16:25:00 Alex Watson
   Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary30/03/10 17:54:00 Claire Rutland
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary30/03/10 23:49:00 Monika Barry
      Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary01/04/10 09:10:00 Charlie Mawer
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary01/04/10 16:16:00 Jacqui Moss
         Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary01/04/10 17:51:00 Tim Cresswell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary08/04/10 20:05:00 Sara Nathan
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 08:09:00 Vlod Barchuk
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 10:00:00 Sara Nathan
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 10:09:00 Charlie Mawer
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 15:25:00 Dee Cook
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 16:12:00 Chris Hurley
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 17:39:00 Peter Todd
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 17:57:00 Sara Nathan
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 20:57:00 Iain Muir
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary09/04/10 21:38:00 Richard Grange
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Overcrowding at Derwentwater Primary12/04/10 15:35:00 Steve Donnelly

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