councillor for Lake South in the 2017 local council elections.
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The mood of the meeting was anger and disbelief, with huge cheers and rounds of applause for those who stood up to speak and question the decision by Isle of Wight council officers to focus on the future of one school only.
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Isle of Wight support staff and teachers have expressed their "astonishment, disbelief and growing anxiety" over plans for primary pupils to return to school next week. More than 50 people have signed a letter to the IW council urging them to reconsider the plans
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Cllr Brading said he did not expect the news of the Governors decision to be in the public domain, but that they can do what they want.
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The new Website includes a section dedicated to support mental health and wellbeing, as well as linking to resources that will help when considering onward journeys
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With four SAGE advisors breaking ranks to publicly express their concerns about the early easing of lockdown, the Isle of Wight's Peter Shreeve says it's not too late for the Government to draw back on decision to open schools tomorrow
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Cllr Brading says no parents were consulted about change to October half term, and that a comprehensive consultation should have been carried out
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Money has been found for repairs and a team of officers have visited the school to assess the state of the building.
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Cllr Andre says situations have been compounded by Covid, but says we cannot continue to blame everything on the pandemic
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Passionate parents create video of a West Wight school to show Councillors how much would be lost if the school was closed. 'Why take the heart of a community out?' they ask.
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In their 2017 election manifesto, the IW Conservatives promised that within four years all IW schools would be rated good and 25% outstanding by Ofsted. They’ve failed - and are blaming it on Covid
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It had been pitched to News OnTheWight that Lake Parish Council’s debate on controlling public questions could reach the dizzying heights of the much-adored Handforth Parish Council last night, so how could we resist? Here’s what happened
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Money from the government’s Capital School Improvement Programme was used to fund some of the work.
