As you know Andrew and I are passionate about education and have called for this school to be amongst the first to be modernised since we know the premium you place on education.
We seem to have won the battle to be modernised sooner than later with all classrooms on the one site. We are not so sure we are winning the admissions battle.
Realising this was imminent Andrew and I had a power meeting with the most senior figures in the schools modernisation programme. We made clear that buildings should not be near existing homes, trees on site should be retained, we did not mind the building coming forward and we wanted screening around car parks. We also pushed for better site access to try and cut down on the problem of people driving to school.
I am happy to say our ideas had a certain resonance with the thinking of the senior team. Their sensitivity to local needs was highly commendable and the meeting was far from fraught with no need for the tough questions we often have to ask.
There are no designs yet available simply because Andrew and I as ever were early on your behalf. Once there are some we will ensure there is ample opportunity for you to comment but this could be some months away yet.
