Islanders who want to have have their say on the future of an Isle of Wight primary school only have a few days left to give their views.
The Isle of Wight Council is carrying out a public consultation on options for the future of Chillerton and Rookley Primary School.
The consultation ends this Friday (17th December), so residents only have two more days to have their say. It can be completed on the SurveyMonkey Website.
Andre: Extremely important people have their say
Cllr Debbie Andre, Cabinet member for children’s services, education and lifelong skills, said:,
“With just a few days left, it is extremely important that the people of this school community as well as the wider area have their say on these options.
“I very much welcome the views of our residents and encourage as many people as possible to take part in this consultation so that all views can be fully considered.”
Responses collated and included in consultation report
All responses from the survey and the recent public meetings will be collated and included in the consultation report which will be considered by Cllr Andre and brought to Cabinet for a final decision in February 2022.
It follows a decision by Cabinet to undertake a further period of public consultation following an informal consultation earlier this year on the amalgamation of Chillerton and Rookley Primary School and Godshill Primary School.
The current consultation offers an opportunity for all stakeholders to comment on a much broader range of options, and bring forward alternative proposals should they wish.
Options on the table
The options being considered are:
- To leave both schools open and federated, meaning the status quo remains.
- The amalgamation of Chillerton and Rookley Primary School with Godshill Primary School to be achieved through the closure of Chillerton and Rookley Primary School.
- The amalgamation of Chillerton and Rookley Primary School with Godshill Primary School to be achieved through the closure of Godshill Primary School.
- To seek an academy/free school sponsor for Chillerton and Rookley Primary School and, if successful, to defederate the school from the Stenbury Federation.
- To defederate Chillerton and Rookley from the Stenbury Federation and re-form it as a stand-alone primary school.
- To seek another local maintained school to federate with Chillerton and Rookley Primary School.
- To set up provision for flexi-schooling on the Chillerton and Rookley site to sit alongside full-time provision.
All comments on the options are welcomed and any additional, viable proposals are encouraged to be submitted via the consultation survey or in writing via email: [email protected]
Further information is also available on the council’s Website.
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