Baby boom challenge for East Lancashire primary school places (From Lancashire Telegraph)

The Halstead centre Rosegrove, Burnley is putting on extra swimming lessons in order to meet the increase in the number of children wanting to learn to swim. Lessons are taught from the age of three. Adult swimming lessons are also available.

this in not all down to baby boom it is also down to the number of people come here from other countries, maybe we need to only give child benefit and child tax credits etc for the first 2 children after that you are on your own with the rest that will help schools hospitals benefits housing etc etc

The primary schools to expand ought to be the over-subscribed (and therefore probably more successful) schools. This, together with schools that are in an area of increased housing that is eligible for S106 money. This money is, after all intended to boost the infrastructure of the area affected, be it increased bus routes, better school facilities, improved roads.
See LT 3rd January - "East Lancashire Councils hold £5m unspent cash"

It's very well for local councillors to gain the plaudits for using this money for Playground facilities, however, I think the S106 money should be spent in a more constructive manner after a transparent consultation process.

this baby boom is down to mass immergration that has now destroyed this once great land, how much more can we take its time to shut the open door policy

locker66 wrote:
this baby boom is down to mass immergration that has now destroyed this once great land, how much more can we take its time to shut the open door policy

definitely immergration!!
strain on educashun

Is this on top of the baby boom last year? Where the council gave themselves nothing but credit for sorting it out.
When you actually look at the time it took,it was pathetic.
If non religious school, all they did was has x got a sibling at school? if yes then in they get. If No, does X live within certain distance? IF yes they get in. If no then tough. No idea why they had 1st and 2nd choice.
Also the info given on phone is terrible in certain cases, note if you don't get the place for your child then accept place offered even if you are going to appeal. Refusing place could mean no place of education. Also note (many parents ignore this and waste their and everyone involved time) that if appealing because you live too far away, then the appeal is on class size which is a pointless appeal if class max already. Child is automatically put on waiting list.

louderfasterlonger wrote:
The primary schools to expand ought to be the over-subscribed (and therefore probably more successful) schools. This, together with schools that are in an area of increased housing that is eligible for S106 money. This money is, after all intended to boost the infrastructure of the area affected, be it increased bus routes, better school facilities, improved roads.
See LT 3rd January - "East Lancashire Councils hold £5m unspent cash"

It's very well for local councillors to gain the plaudits for using this money for Playground facilities, however, I think the S106 money should be spent in a more constructive manner after a transparent consultation process.

Unfortunately S106 monies have strict criteria attached. i.e. the vast majority must be spent on children's play within the area of the development. Council's cannot spend S106 monies willy-nilly, - but do spend it 'creatively' to benefit the community as best as possible within the constraints.

english rose 1 wrote:

louderfasterlonger wrote:
The primary schools to expand ought to be the over-subscribed (and therefore probably more successful) schools. This, together with schools that are in an area of increased housing that is eligible for S106 money. This money is, after all intended to boost the infrastructure of the area affected, be it increased bus routes, better school facilities, improved roads.
See LT 3rd January - "East Lancashire Councils hold £5m unspent cash"

It's very well for local councillors to gain the plaudits for using this money for Playground facilities, however, I think the S106 money should be spent in a more constructive manner after a transparent consultation process.

Unfortunately S106 monies have strict criteria attached. i.e. the vast majority must be spent on children's play within the area of the development. Council's cannot spend S106 monies willy-nilly, - but do spend it 'creatively' to benefit the community as best as possible within the constraints.

Section 106 (S106) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allows a local planning authority (LPA) to enter into a legally-binding agreement or planning obligation with a landowner in association with the granting of planning permission. The obligation is termed a Section 106 Agreement.

These agreements are a way of delivering or addressing matters that are necessary to make a development acceptable in planning terms. They are increasingly used to support the provision of services and infrastructure, such as highways, recreational facilities, education, health and affordable housing.

The scope of such agreements is laid out in the government’s Circular 05/2005. Matters agreed as part of a S106 must be:

relevant to planning
necessary to make the proposed development acceptable in planning terms
directly related to the proposed development
fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the proposed development
reasonable in all other respects.
A council’s approach to securing benefits through the S106 process should be grounded in evidence-based policy.

Taken from the Local Government Improvement and Development Website

katypri wrote:
this in not all down to baby boom it is also down to the number of people come here from other countries, maybe we need to only give child benefit and child tax credits etc for the first 2 children after that you are on your own with the rest that will help schools hospitals benefits housing etc etc

I agree with you.

I just hope Tauheedul and Wensley Fold open a few Primary schools in Blackburn to meet this demand and create a generation of high talented Blackburn leaders. We need good schools in the town and and need to use Tauheedul and Wensley Folds's expertise.

louderfasterlonger wrote:

english rose 1 wrote:

louderfasterlonger wrote: The primary schools to expand ought to be the over-subscribed (and therefore probably more successful) schools. This, together with schools that are in an area of increased housing that is eligible for S106 money. This money is, after all intended to boost the infrastructure of the area affected, be it increased bus routes, better school facilities, improved roads. See LT 3rd January - "East Lancashire Councils hold £5m unspent cash" It's very well for local councillors to gain the plaudits for using this money for Playground facilities, however, I think the S106 money should be spent in a more constructive manner after a transparent consultation process.

Unfortunately S106 monies have strict criteria attached. i.e. the vast majority must be spent on children's play within the area of the development. Council's cannot spend S106 monies willy-nilly, - but do spend it 'creatively' to benefit the community as best as possible within the constraints.

Section 106 (S106) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allows a local planning authority (LPA) to enter into a legally-binding agreement or planning obligation with a landowner in association with the granting of planning permission. The obligation is termed a Section 106 Agreement. These agreements are a way of delivering or addressing matters that are necessary to make a development acceptable in planning terms. They are increasingly used to support the provision of services and infrastructure, such as highways, recreational facilities, education, health and affordable housing. The scope of such agreements is laid out in the government’s Circular 05/2005. Matters agreed as part of a S106 must be: relevant to planning necessary to make the proposed development acceptable in planning terms directly related to the proposed development fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the proposed development reasonable in all other respects. A council’s approach to securing benefits through the S106 process should be grounded in evidence-based policy. Taken from the Local Government Improvement and Development Website

Like that will happen?. That money is for their crimbo party next year. Plus contractual "BACKHANDERS",with their golf club buddys. And expence accounts they need to be filled. Thats not all they need the cash for. decorating the town's again, it 'ii do no harm?.(and dosen't make it acceptable!.) I can't understand why no one says anything,or do something to fix this mess.( Ho! i do!,its because people only vote for popular) and not to benfit of populous. ( its a sh*t country but its the only one i have!!.) TTFN