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Draft Area Plan
The future of Primary School in Parkhall
What is it?
Draft Primary Plan• The draft plan seeks to meet the objectives of area-based planning in the
primary sector, namely to:• ensure a network of sustainable schools, within reasonable travelling
distance for pupils and capable of delivering effectively the revised curriculum
• identify and meet the needs of all children and young people in the area; • enhance the quality of provision and raise standards; • reduce the number of surplus places; • reduce duplication of provision; • identify realistic, innovative and creative solutions to address need,
including opportunities for shared schooling on a cross-sectoral basis; • maximise the use and sharing of the existing schools estate; • identify potential for co-location of mainstream and special schools and • explore opportunities for cross border planning.
School Provision
Empty spaces
Provision in the Antrim Council Area
• In the 2012/13 academic year 5,010 pupils attended 25 primary schools in the Antrim Council area of the Board.
• 2,239 pupils attend 12 controlled primary schools. • 2,091 pupils attend 8 catholic maintained primary
schools. • 75 pupils attend 1 Irish medium primary school. • 492 pupils attend 3 controlled integrated primary
schools. • 113 pupils attend 1 grant maintained integrated primary
school.
How might it affect us?
• Local area solution to be explored to include consideration of consolidation with Ballycraigy PS and/or Greystone PS on a site/s to be identified.
• The school is currently considered to be sustainable within the local area context in relation to the minimum enrolment threshold and financial viability.
• Declining enrolment trend. • 1,005 unfilled places in the
controlled sector in the local area.
• 230 unfilled places in the school.
What can I do?
• Complete consultation
• http://www.puttingpupilsfirst.info/
• Object to the proposal for Parkhall
• It makes no sense to involve Parkhall
• What would happen if there was no school here?
• Be positive about Parkhall Primary School
Positive About School
• The positive caring attitude in school• As a smaller school every child is known and valued, in a
much larger school this may not happen• We provide your children with a high quality challenging
education, meeting their needs and developing them as learners
• The need for a local school in Parkhall Community• If school site abandoned what would happen to the
space in the community• Over the last few years I consider that we as a school
have grown and developed in the following ways:
Positive About School
• Pupil of the Week – Rewarding Good Effort and learning
• Good to Be Green – Positive Behaviour Plan• School Council – Giving children their voice• Eco Committee – Involving children in
responsible environmental behaviour• Healthy Schools – Gold Prize winners – best in
NEELB• Key Stage Two Production – Peter Pan
Good Opportunities
• School Council• Eco Committee• School Choir • Football Club • Netball Club• HeartStart• Needle Craft Club• Dissolving Boundaries• Story Sacks Year one
• Homework Club
• Cycling Proficiency
• Computer Club
• Art Club
• Scripture Union
• Barnardos Ready to Learn
• After Schools Club
Extended Schools
• Art Club
• Drumming
• Boot Camp
• Puzzle Day
• Literacy and Numeracy Support
• Cooking
• Positive Play
• Pupil Counselling
• Activity Saturdays
• After Schools Club
Charity Work
• Poppy Day Appeal
• Harvest Appeal• Children in
Need• Movember• Cedar
Foundation at Christmas
• Sports Relief or Comic Relief
• Action Cancer at Easter
• Local Charities in the Summer Term
Involving Parents
• Back to School Booklet
• October Interviews
• Parents’ Pack
• February Interviews
• Curriculum Link Letters
• Facebook Page
• Regular Newsletters
• Available for discussions
One Voice
• Governors
• Staff
• Friends of Parkhall
• Community
• Parents
• Pupils
• Same message – Leave Parkhall
What they want
• It’s about … • taking account of the views of
stakeholders; • informed decisions; • the quality of the argument.
Next Step
• Principals and chairs of governors meeting today
• Complete consultation
• Further meeting end of May start of June
• Updates by note and Facebook page
Any Comments or Questions