St Aloysius BSF new school building.
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2010-07-12 12:44.As a local resident and parent, I am appalled at the way our money has been spent.
Not being Catholic my children do not attend this school, I have however worked in the school. I am very aware of how hard the staff at St Aloysius have worked to turn the school around from one of the worst schools in the borough to its current status as the top performing school. These members of staff would not be out on strike without very good reason. This is a boys school and design and technology should be a priority, especially given the intake of the school. If we take into consideration the current climate of obsessive health and safety legislation it is absurd that workshops have been built without due consideration for the activity for which they are intended. How is a teacher to teach classes of 20+ boys who are using tools and machines in an L shaped room. Where is the work of approximately 600-700 students to be stored?
For once I must agree with the Tory government, what a waste of money!
There is a simple solution- save £200,000 and stop the demolition of the original block!