Proposed Budget Cuts for Schools

Once again this year, the City of Edinburgh Council is proposing to cuts the budget to schools. Following last year's 1.5% cut, an additional cut of 2.5% is proposed this year. It is proposed that this 2.5% cut be applied next year and the year after.

The effect on Sciennes over the current year and the next 3 years would be to reduce the 2008/09 base budget by:

2009/10 - 1.5%
2010/11 - 4%
2011/12 - 6.5%
2012/13 - 9%

These cuts will make it very difficult at best to continue providing the envirnment and facilities currently enjoyed at Sciennes. If you wish to protest against these cuts there are two simple ways to make your views known.

Firstly, there is an online petition at:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Edinburgh-school-budgets/

[Ignore the bit about donating, by that point you have registered your support.]

There is also a Facebook group at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=223550940648#/group.php?v=wall&gid=223550940648

Please lend your support.