Foundation status a must for school; VIEWPOINTS.I FELT it necessary to put in writing my support for the Whitchurch High School Whitchurch High School is a large, co-educational, comprehensive secondary school in the suburb of Whitchurch in Cardiff, Wales taught in the medium of English. It is divided into two sites, Upper and Lower. governing gov·ern v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. 2. body's application for Foundation Status ("School governor hits out at unions over opt-out claims", October 23). Your article clearly confirms that the 1960s union mentality men·tal·i·ty n. The sum of a person's intellectual capabilities or endowment. still exists. What also exists is their ability to misrepresent mis·rep·re·sent tr.v. mis·rep·re·sent·ed, mis·rep·re·sent·ing, mis·rep·re·sents 1. To give an incorrect or misleading representation of. 2. information in order to influence their members. At the school meeting mentioned fewer than 25% of the staff were in attendance as the majority have already shown their support for the application for Foundation Status as its achievement would safeguard their jobs. The unions are misrepresenting their own members. Shame on them. Secondly, Whitchurch High School does not admit children from all over Cardiff as the county council, trade unions and your newspaper keep repeating. The school has the main special needs unit for Cardiff and hence the county council send children to it from all over Cardiff. The following figures taken from the County Councils own website are interesting: children from outside catchment catch·ment n. 1. A catching or collecting of water, especially rainwater. 2. a. A structure, such as a basin or reservoir, used for collecting or draining water. b. - Whitchurch High 13.7%, Cathays High School 59%, Cantonian High School 44.7%, Cardiff High 21.4%. These figures speak for themselves. Whitchurch High School is a school which has shown initiative in developing its curriculum and resources so that it is today among the best in Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. and I am delighted that this was recognised recently by Estyn. It is essential that this quality of non-selective, true comprehensive education continues to be offered to all children in the Whitchurch area. The excellence lies not only in its wide range of educational options at post- post- word element [L.], after; behind. post- pref. 1. After; later: postpartum. 2. Behind; posterior to: postaxial. 16 such as the Welsh and International Baccalaureate but also its thriving thrive intr.v. thrived or throve , thrived or thriv·en , thriv·ing, thrives 1. To make steady progress; prosper. 2. special needs unit. Special mention should also be made of the importance to the school of its very successful orchestra and it's highly performing sportsmen. Whitchurch Foundation Status will mean that the school has greater control over all aspects of its development and can continue to be a strong 12-form entry establishment thus securing the roles of the excellent teaching and non-teaching staff who have always strived to make the school the success it is today. I sincerely hope that those with whom this decision rests have the vision and knowledge to grant Whitchurch High School Foundation Status and thus the freedom, support and encouragement that it deserves. Heather Guy Drysgol Road, Radyr, Cardiff CAPTION(S): Whitchurch High |
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