Argyll schools campaign shortlisted in Herald’s 2011 Politic

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The Scottish Rural Schools Network (SRSN) with the Argyll Rural Schools Network (ARSN)have been nominated for the community campaign that saw Argyll and Bute Council twice forced to withdraw entire sets of flawed school closure proposals.

Other nominees are:
▪ Renfrewshire parents for winning their fight against the local council’s plans to axe 60 primary school teachers and replace them with part-time minders.
▪ The National Union of Students’ for their two campaigns, Reclaim Your Voice and Budget for Bursaries.
▪ The Scotland public campaign against knife crime.
▪ Clydeside Action on Asbestos (CAA), previous winners of the award in 2008
▪ The campaigns to save Stornoway and Shetland coastguard stations against the UK Government’s determination to close them
▪ The campaign supporting X-Factor contestant Gamu Nhengu and her family in their appeal against deportation to Zimbabwe and to be allowed to stay in Scotland.

More info at - http://forargyll.com/2011/10/argyll-schools-campaign-recognised-in-heralds-2011-politician-of-the-year-award/

If you haven't already put your views to the Scottish Govt about what rural education should be then you can still do so online until January at https://web.questback.com/scottishgovernment/commissiononruraleducationcallforevidence/