The scale of homelessness problem is far greater than school places. The numbers of affected children is in ratio of 10 to 1. So for every child that did not get one of their choices there will be more than 10 without a home. To those who think B&B is not so bad, it is true when you are on holiday and have money to eat out. Most will have no cooking facilities and therefore are completely unsuitable for families.

What is interesting in this debate "Not in our backyard" is that a new school would equally arouse vocal neighbours who would object on the grounds of dangerous road, difficult crossing and more parents parking close to the school need for care home... was there an attack on a nursery nearby not so long ago? The Education department came to FH Assembly back last autumn and did not call for Hamilton Lodge to be given to educational resources. Also no Governor nor School Head has been in touch to ask for support in getting HL under their control.

Understanding how different budgets are constrained by law (often in place by national government rules) means that is almost impossible to give HL to an educational department. Some will maybe recall that some funding was obtained from London for specific purpose of assisting with temporary accommodation.

This post was last modified: 23-04-2015 07:10 PM by Maja Hilton.