Bristol desperately needs more funding for additional school places

Lead petitioner : Frances Cope and Innes Rawlinson

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Petition

We call on the Leader of the Council to press the government urgently to make the necessary funding available - capital and revenue - and also to support the vital work the council is doing by designating a civil servant to work with Bristol officials at the highest possible level.

Background information

We, the undersigned, are parents of children who are 4 years old and under or expectant parents who live in Bristol. The last four years has seen an unprecedented rise (20%) in the number of children entering school in reception class. By 2014, there will be an extra 3,000 children in Bristol primary schools and, if planned housing is developed, this will increase to an extra 5,000.

This is good for the future of the city but there are serious challenges to creating the extra school places the city needs.

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