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The Whitchurch High Action Group (WHAG)
is a newly formed Action Group which has been formed of parents,
friends and ex-teachers of the school to oppose the Council’s intent
to reduce the size of Whitchurch High School from a 12 to 9 form
entry school.
WHAG
is be chaired by Mr Gareth Matthewson OBE, former Head teacher, and
Mrs Heather Guy as Secretary, former Deputy Head teacher of
Whitchurch High School. WHAG would welcome any support parents,
friends and ex-teachers of Whitchurch High School can offer.
On
Thursday 2nd July 2009 the Council’s Executive Committee
decided to put out to formal consultation to reduce the size of
Whitchurch High School from a 12 to 9 form entry school. Over time
from September 2012 to September 2019 the school would reduce in
size from its present size of 2,300 pupils to approximately 1,700
pupils and between 25 to 30 staff would be made redundant. The
proposal is to keep the school on its present two sites but to sell
half of the current lower school playing fields to generate capital
receipts in all associated three primary school options and in
addition part of the upper school playing fields in option two. The
total capital investment scheduled would be approximately £7.5
million. There will be a period of formal consultation in September
to October 2009. The specific dates of this consultation period are
unknown.
We are grateful to Whitchurch Governors for allowing us space on
their website. We will be developing our section over the next few
weeks. Please contact us if you could help and support us.
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