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No to education budget cuts

Edinburgh Council is voting next month on controversial proposals to cut the city's education budget by 2.5%. Please visit this website to sign an on-line petition registering your opposition to the proposed budget cuts.

Education could suffer

Education in Edinburgh will suffer if these budget cuts go ahead, with teaching jobs on the line. We need as many signatures as possible to show the council that education is a priority. Our children will miss out if we allow these cuts to go ahead. Please sign the petition and give your support to this worthy cause as soon as you can. The vote takes place on February 11th.

No to school budget cuts in Edinburgh

Posted 14 January 2010 11:26

Edinburgh

Comments

Cat said:

Duly 'signed' - I might live Downunder but the same issues apply here!

Posted 15 January 2010 04:42

Suzy said:

9th Feb carnival WHEN: Tues 9th Feb, AFTER school, from 4.15 pm to 4.45pm (I have had the informal go ahead from the police, formal reply early next week) WHERE: meet at City Chambers All Edinburgh schools (primary and secondary)are invited to make it a success even a few of you will make a difference: parents and children, learning assistants, teachers (they can go after school hours as checked with the Unions), local politicians (councillors, MSP, MP) One MESSAGE: No more devastating cuts to our schools WHAT IMAGE positive image of a carnival, children exhibiting the activities which make their current schooling so good (eg playing/displaying musical instruments singing, wearing sports kit, dressed up in drama costumes - use banners made by parents/children - hand out petition to council (parents actions)

- hand out children's art work, all marked 'no more cuts WHY HERE Last year the dossier was enough to change the council's decision on the cuts. This year we are showing the council that parents AND children are more worried and even more engaged. We are also setting a precedent against future cuts (remember that the total is a devastating 9% cut). This event is to galvanise the undoubted levels of parent discontent into something to be proud of.

Posted 02 February 2010 12:57

Helen said:

Thanks for letting us know about this, Suzy. I've done a posting about the carnival.

Posted 03 February 2010 16:38

Helen said:

And thanks, Cat. Every signature counts.

Posted 03 February 2010 16:38

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