tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post3435576519196822903..comments2023-05-03T08:42:38.592+00:00Comments on Councillor Terry Kelly: THE PEOPLE V THE SNP - THE BATTLE FOR SOUTH PRIMARY - WHO CARES ABOUT THE FUTURE ?Cllr Terry Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285923851619030726noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-25271532125103358902008-12-12T14:14:00.000+00:002008-12-12T14:14:00.000+00:00SharonFriday, December 12, 2008 2:09:00 PMThank yo...Sharon<BR/><BR/>Friday, December 12, 2008 2:09:00 PM<BR/>Thank you for those kind words.Cllr Terry Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285923851619030726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-32629655586867812412008-12-12T14:09:00.000+00:002008-12-12T14:09:00.000+00:00THE PEOPLE V THE SNP - THE BATTLE FOR SOUTH PRIMAR...THE PEOPLE V THE SNP - THE BATTLE FOR SOUTH PRIMAR... (2) <BR/> I recently came across your blog and have been rea... I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.<BR/><BR/><BR/>SharonCllr Terry Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285923851619030726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-13230646086410324632008-12-12T14:01:00.000+00:002008-12-12T14:01:00.000+00:00(Anonymous) 11/12/08Along with many others who wer...(Anonymous) 11/12/08<BR/>Along with many others who were talking about this in the council I read the PDE article you refer to, people were speculating about why she has almost nothing to say and wondering if she actually disagrees with her Party’s policy, in this case she has certainly reversed what she had to say at the meetings. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps it’s the obvious pressure she is under, that and the fact that she is making it more and more obvious that she is completely out of her depth. How else do you explain the almost complete silence from the Education Convener on an education issue which is exercising so many people and is as they say the “talk o the steamy”Cllr Terry Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285923851619030726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-38539498188834809062008-12-11T13:36:00.000+00:002008-12-11T13:36:00.000+00:00I have just read in the PDE a comment made by Cllr...I have just read in the PDE a comment made by Cllr Cameron in response to Wendy Alexander. The bold Cllr Cameron explains carefully that research indicates that children do better when educated in a smaller class. This is in direct contradiction to what Cllr Cameron told those attending the consultation in South primary, when she smugly remarked thatincreasing class sizes would "not be detrimental to children's education"<BR/>That is, as they say in Scotland,a right brass neck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-82981624020384249932008-12-02T13:49:00.000+00:002008-12-02T13:49:00.000+00:00(Anonymous) 01/12/08Your points and the points of ...(Anonymous) 01/12/08<BR/>Your points and the points of the South campaigners have been well made, my fear is that the decision was made a long time ago, I hope I’m wrong and they see the merits of the South School case, it’s quite simple really, (put the children first) <BR/><BR/>Mr. Rooney’s reference to 10 schools too many is one that should give all parents cause for concern, this is not a figment of the campaigner’s imagination, this is a fact.Cllr Terry Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285923851619030726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-27392336925206952292008-12-02T13:41:00.000+00:002008-12-02T13:41:00.000+00:00(Oakwood) 01/12/08You are right, It is going to ge...(Oakwood) 01/12/08<BR/>You are right, It is going to get worse, more budget cuts are coming and teachers are paying for education materials from their own pockets.<BR/>These points were all mentioned on Sunday in an article in the ‘Scotland on Sunday’ newspaper, not a Labour leaning paper. And one of the councils included was Renfrewshire.Cllr Terry Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285923851619030726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-31942354365289151962008-12-02T13:31:00.000+00:002008-12-02T13:31:00.000+00:00(Anonymous) 11:14Here is a challenge for you anony...(Anonymous) 11:14<BR/>Here is a challenge for you anonymous, go and find out the relevant figures for yourself, they are a matter of public record and, if I’m wrong you can come back to me and I will admit that I’m wrong. <BR/>I reckon that’s goodbye for good.Cllr Terry Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285923851619030726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-4219897249552958102008-12-02T13:26:00.000+00:002008-12-02T13:26:00.000+00:00(Anonymous) 30/11/08I have been involved in school...(Anonymous) 30/11/08<BR/>I have been involved in school closures before, most long serving councillors have, during these campaigns I have heard all kind of arguments and seen all kinds of protests but, one thing I have never heard or saw is a parent from another school advocating that the school under threat should close. <BR/><BR/>I believe that you choose anonymity because you have your own agenda, that is to support the SNP, either that or you are a very rare person indeed, someone who wants’ to close someone else’s school, it’s not very subtle and quite embarrassing for your SNP apologists. <BR/><BR/>First the smears against the parents and now the bogus comments against them, nationalists reverting to type.Cllr Terry Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285923851619030726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-63708523175585620482008-12-02T11:14:00.000+00:002008-12-02T11:14:00.000+00:00Terry,How many schools have a lower % roll against...Terry,<BR/><BR/>How many schools have a lower % roll against capacity than South Primary in RenfrewshireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-26364418981982493562008-12-01T16:21:00.000+00:002008-12-01T16:21:00.000+00:00Thanks for the many comments about SOUTH PRIMARY ...Thanks for the many comments about SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL,the people of Paisley must stand up to the SNP/LIB DEM, you are right SOUTH is the first of many schools to close. John Rooney has 10 schools to many so what school will be next(AND THERE WILL BE).Do the councillors who are making this ridiculous decision have children at school,do they even care about the children(NO). Any parent who have children at school would do the same as the SOUTH SCHOOL PARENTS...FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT... what give's them the right to send the children to other schools..A parent thinks long and hard about where they want there children to be educated(primary+secondary) so to have that taken away from the children+parents is ridiculous.HOPE THEY HAVE A HEART WHEN THEY ARE AT YOUR MEETING ON THE 18TH DECEMBER AND MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE......THINK OF THE CHILDREN+THERE FAMILIES NOT THE PENNY PINCHING MONEY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-61447447905804519562008-12-01T07:55:00.000+00:002008-12-01T07:55:00.000+00:00Its going to get worse before it gets better.A mat...Its going to get worse before it gets better.<BR/><BR/>A mate of mine works in a school in Renfrew, apparently they are cutting their budgets again next year. It was also reported yesterday that some Renfrewshire teachers are even buying their own pencils from Poundland.<BR/><BR/>Vote SNP & get a poundland education. I think our kids deserve better than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35177951.post-75693820358170225132008-11-30T23:55:00.000+00:002008-11-30T23:55:00.000+00:00Is it true that there are 100 children in a school...Is it true that there are 100 children in a school built for over300 ?<BR/><BR/>As someone with children in another Renfrewshire school. I am glad the South School is being considered for closure. Why should I pay to have a school that is two thirds empty kept open ? I want my taxes spent on effective well run schools.<BR/><BR/>If it's such a great school why don't more local parents send their children to it ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com