Merton Council’s Labour cabinet took the controversial decision on 19 September to permanently double the number of children attending Dundonald Primary. The Council plans for the school to take 420 children by September 2013. There has been a lengthy consultation on the proposal to extend the school to two forms of entry as part of […]

Despite a desperate shortage of primary school places, Merton Council has failed to even mention schools in a consultation on future developments in the borough. The Council has asked landowners, developers and other interested groups to suggest sites for potential development. A range of possible uses is listed in the consultation document, but amazingly education […]

Following the public meeting  about the plans to expand Dundonald Primary School on 22 June in St Andrew’s Church on Herbert Road, we wanted to let you know what the next steps will be and our thoughts.

The second of the public meetings about the permanent expansion of Dundonald Primary and the knock-on effect on Dundonald Recreation ground was held tonight at St Andrew’s Church on Herbert Road. Around a hundred people were left hanging around outside the first consultation meeting on 8 June, and so a second meeting was hastily arranged […]

Following from the news that Dundonald Primary had agreed to take an extra reception class this year, Merton Council has launched a consultation on three options for permanently expanding the school to two forms of entry. The Dundonald school consultation documents can be seen here. This outlines the plans and asks for feedback on the […]

Dundonald School Governors have approved plans for an additional reception year class to open at the school this coming September. Letters offering these extra places will be sent to parents with the second round of offers in May. According to Merton Council’s press release: The council agrees with the school governors that the extra class […]

There’s been a lot in the press recently about how much students are going to have to contribute to their university education, below are some links that you might find interesting. The motion passed by Merton Lib Dems’ after their debate on tuition fees can be seen on their website here. Former Liberal Democrat MP […]