Purpose

Statutory consultation regarding the merger of
Foveran School and Tipperty School. Both schools should merge and
operate as a single school from August 2025.

Content

The Committee provided the following
comments:
 
a)   
The soft capping option, as raised by Dr Bowman, should be explored
and detailed within the report to ECS,
b)   
ECS should be made aware of what data has been presented to the
parents to date,
c)   
There should be further consideration given to the timescales for
the proposed merger, should we move at pace or is there merit to
continuing in the current format for one more school year,
d)   
Further information should be provided to ECS in relation to carbon
emissions and available data relating to this, and the sizes of
buses likely to be used,
e)   
Due to difference of opinion between the Service and parents,
clarity should be provided to ECS on the cost of school transport,
and whether these costs have been considered in
perpetuity,  
f)     
The road safety concerns noted by parents should be considered
further,
g)   
As this is a split site, cognisance should be given to parents who
may have to collect their child at short notice, but may not have
transport to do so,
h)   
ECS should be provided with the impacts for both schools, should
the merger not happen,
i)     
We need to capture the Place Planning aspect – a how do we
merge the thinking between this proposed merger and the Local Place
Plan process which is ongoing,
j)     
The sustainability of the school estate and wider impact should be
considered.