New Portobello High School - on going issues

by **Bob Jefferson** » 21 Jan 2008, 20:39

Story I missed from the EN on 14 January:

by **seanie** » 23 Jan 2008, 16:43

by **Bob Jefferson** » 24 Jan 2008, 07:25

by **Bob Jefferson** » 24 Jan 2008, 17:50

From today's EN:

by **Epykat** » 25 Jan 2008, 09:57

No sarcastic comments to make then Bob? Porty? :lol:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 25 Jan 2008, 13:58

What's left to say? PPAG lost the debate about where a new PHS should be built (once they belatedly admitted that a new school was required) on this forum, within the community and ultimately within the Council.

What remains is the question of funding and it's time the Scottish Government got their finger out and demonstrated that the education of young people in Scotland is something they value and not just something to play political football with.

The whole common good thing is just a red herring and at worst will only postpone what is already inevitable.

As for the suggestion being put about by PPAG supporters that the new school at Castlebrae will mean that a smaller PHS could be re-built on site - well that's ridiculous as Seanie has already demonstrated.

It's the usual mix of wishful thinking, re-writing history and being plain wrong.

Will that do? :wink:

by **Epykat** » 28 Jan 2008, 10:45

by **Bob Jefferson** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:18

by **Epykat** » 28 Jan 2008, 11:22

by **Bob Jefferson** » 08 Feb 2008, 20:14

From today's Herald:

From today's Scotsman:

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by **Bob Jefferson** » 11 Feb 2008, 18:20

From today's EN:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 12 Feb 2008, 23:03

by **Bob Jefferson** » 13 Feb 2008, 19:52

From today's EN:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Feb 2008, 17:55

Several letters of varying merit over the last day or so in the EN:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 15 Feb 2008, 15:37

From today's EN Letters Page (4th letter down):

by **Bob Jefferson** » 15 Feb 2008, 16:33

More on Labour councillors' proposals for school trusts from publicprivatefinance.com:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 18 Feb 2008, 13:37

More gloomy news from the EN today:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 18 Feb 2008, 13:42

And dead horses being flogged on the Letters Page:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 18 Feb 2008, 23:13

by **Bob Jefferson** » 19 Feb 2008, 21:56

From today's EN:

by **Bob Jefferson** » 20 Feb 2008, 21:34

by **Bob Jefferson** » 21 Feb 2008, 21:09

by **Bob Jefferson** » 21 Feb 2008, 21:57

by **Bob Jefferson** » 22 Feb 2008, 18:02

by **Porty** » 22 Feb 2008, 18:11

by **Bob Jefferson** » 22 Feb 2008, 18:33

by **wangi** » 22 Feb 2008, 20:07

by **Bob Jefferson** » 22 Feb 2008, 22:35

by **Porty** » 23 Feb 2008, 11:04

by **Bob Jefferson** » 25 Feb 2008, 11:46

by **Bob Jefferson** » 25 Feb 2008, 13:50

by **tom nimmo** » 26 Feb 2008, 13:48

Just thought I would sneak a glance at Bob Jefferson's diary, oops, sorry, I mean talk porty. Cash pay outs for the people of Portobello to compensate for getting a new school and losing a public park seems far too complicated to make any sense to me. Actually lots of things don't make sense to me but it's forums like this that encourage people like me to express opinions. No wonder Porty is so annoyed about this compensation malarky as he doesn't live in Portobello so will miss out on the cash windfall we are all to receive. Should this happen I will be totally middle-aged man and buy myself a Harley Davidson. Probably a black one. If invited, I will ride it to Porty's party when the JCBs move into the park.

by **Porty** » 26 Feb 2008, 15:58

by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Feb 2008, 18:50

by **tom nimmo** » 26 Feb 2008, 22:27

I probably won't join the discussion Bob as all it is doing is creating two opposing camps and lots of bad feeling. I don't think the school DVD helped really as it seemed to me to highlight disorganisation within the school. Surely someone can plan classes so that pupils are not going from the first to the seventh floor without stopping at the floors in between. The main thrust of the argument seemed to be that pupils were not getting enough exercise yet one poor girl complained that climbing all those stairs was really tiring. If Stephen Reid thinks it is a good idea to have pupils bussed to Jack Kane for a single period of gym that can only last fifteen or twenty minutes then what is he complaining about? Surely only double gym periods should be at Jack Kane. The school was designed with masses of space outside but this has been turned into a car park for the teachers so no wonder the kids can't run about and play football etc in their break times. I agree that the school is a decrepit old building and well past it's best but I don't want Portobello park to be a venue for it's replacement. I am well aware that some people want the community council members to cast a vote either for or against the school in the park and that others are set against this. The promise I make to you Bob is that if a vote is asked for and I am still representing our residents association, I will ask the residents association members for their opinions and I will cast my vote with the majority - whichever way that goes. Can I count on your help to deliver the question sheets when the time comes?

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