Parents have launched a campaign to save a Stroud primary school faced with closure. Academies Enterprise Trust, which is responsible for the performance of the school, made the recommendation to the Department of Education after finding the school was only 14 per cent full, with 30 pupils attending. The final decision will be taken by Secretary of State Gavin Williamson this summer. A parents petition received over 100 signatures within 24 hours, one of which was written by Jennine Bateman, a mum of four children at the academy: Emma, eight; Lucy, five; and twins Jamie and Zoe, four. She said: “It’s too much of a good school for it to close.
Gloucestershire County Council have insisted there will be enough places at nearby schools for pupils of Severn View Primary Academy if it closes. The school’s sponsor, Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), announced it will recommend to the Department of Education that the school be closed at the end of this academic year. The final decision will fall to Secretary of State Gavin Williamson in the summer. Chris Spencer, executive director of children’s services at Gloucestershire County Council, said: “The decision on whether to close the school will be made by the Secretary of State. If the school does close, our priority will be to support families to find a new school place.
Cosgrove, Conover, Sherry & Rattlesnake Arm to take part in Out of the Blue Livestream Series
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Ben Cosgrove, Max Garcia Conover, Griffin Sherry and Rattlesnake Arm (Max Davis) will perform in the Out of the Blue Livestream Series at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24
Cosgrove is a composer, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist based in New England. He performs regularly both as a solo artist and as a sideman, tours widely across the U.S. and Canada, writes scores for films, plays, radio, and television, and has produced several well-received albums of original instrumental music. 88 Notes from Chris Spencer on Vimeo .