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Taf · 27-11-2009, 10:59

Around here, schools have been closed, are soon to be closed, playing fields about to be sold for housing (the very expensive sort)... all because "student numbers are falling"... but mainly because there is a £50million black hole in the school maintenance budget.

Pupils are being forced to travel further and further as local schools for all ages close in high population areas.... but no school buses except for religious and Welsh-language schools!

Another thing going on is closure of an English language school, only for it to reopen after major works as "a much-demanded Welsh language school". Not demanded at all by the local population I can assure you....

27-11-2009, 10:59	#3
Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 69 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,350	Re: It begins:Schools urged to save £750m costs Around here, schools have been closed, are soon to be closed, playing fields about to be sold for housing (the very expensive sort)... all because "student numbers are falling"... but mainly because there is a £50million black hole in the school maintenance budget. Pupils are being forced to travel further and further as local schools for all ages close in high population areas.... but no school buses except for religious and Welsh-language schools! Another thing going on is closure of an English language school, only for it to reopen after major works as "a much-demanded Welsh language school". Not demanded at all by the local population I can assure you....