Monday, July 20th, 2009
‘Parents’ Voice’ campaign for a new secondary school launched
Following the Council’s decision effectively to exclude many children in North West Bristol from the Redland Green School catchment area, Charlotte has joined with local families to champion parents’ calls for the City Council to provide a new secondary school in Bristol North West, to serve these families.
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
School Catchment Area Petition
If you have primary school aged children or are a local person who believes children in your community shouldn’t be classed as “second priority” by the Council please support Charlotte’s campaign.
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Michael Gove MP, talks to parents about Redland Green Catchment area decision
Charlotte Leslie took Michael Gove MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families, to visit Elmlea Junior School and to see the fantastic work they do there.
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Another Secondary School for Bristol North West
Charlotte Leslie has condemned the decision by Bristol City Council to relegate children living in parts of the city as ’second priority’ for admissions to a new school as “tantamount to discrimination”.
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Super-size schools exacerbate the problem of ‘the invisible children’
Bristol Academic, Dr. James Wetz says that secondary schools are too big, and that we are failing to meet the needs of thousands of young people who leave school without any GCSEs. The Government talks a lot about personalised learning. But at the same time it is intent on building super-size-schools which dwarf the individual.
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Children should not become council’s second priority
Charlotte Leslie has organised the major petition in response to the Labour-run council’s proposals to classify children from much of Westbury-on-Trym and Stoke Bishop as a “second priority” for places at the flagship new secondary school in Redland Green.
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
SEN: The truth about inclusion
In a new national report “SEN: The truth about inclusion,” Charlotte Leslie looked at the human cost of the Government’s determination to reduce the number of children with special educational needs (SEN) educated in special schools.
Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Save Our Special Schools
Charlotte has launched a campaign to save our special schools. Special schools in Bristol are either ‘good’ ‘very good’ or ‘outstanding’ according to Ofsted – but the council is looking at shutting one of them down because of their own financial mismanagement.
