What happens to our RC Primary schools and need for a Secondary Catholic School in Aberdeen, UK

BBC Scotland News -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crl8nxr8pz4o

The decision has been put to the council!
The SNP councillors will determine the future of the proposed Catholic Secondary School for Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

It’s notable that the North-East of Scotland lacks a Catholic Secondary School, with only three Catholic primary schools located within Aberdeen City.

We need more people to sign the petition, and it’s crucial to encourage greater youth involvement as well.

After my deputation, I was moved to the public gallery because I wasn’t aware I couldn’t stay for the rest of the meeting (this being my first time). I’m now waiting to see if the education committee will vote in favor of the Secondary Catholic School in Aberdeen. I emphasised that, given the recent race riots across the UK, it’s crucial for Aberdeen to demonstrate solidarity with its minority and religious communities by supporting this much-needed Catholic secondary school, which would serve all of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire’s minority and religious populations.

https://aberdeen.public-i.tv/core/portal/home

This is the live feed of the fate of our “Catholic Schools”

I will be speaking for the need for a Secondary Catholic School in Aberdeen.

Please keep signing, because we haven’t given up yet!

Please find the rejection of our petition here.

https://www.abdn-emwomen.org.uk/blog/petition-for-saving-catholic-schools-rejected-by-aberdeen-city-council

I am sorry to update that our petition was rejected by Aberdeen City Council for the need for a secondary school.

Also, they said that our petition is rejected for saving the primary schools and they will update us of the outcome in September.

The letter from Aberdeen City Council can be viewed here for your perusal. Kindly get in touch with me if you can help us at [email protected]

We had our collective gathering today. We are so very grateful to all those who have supported us in this journey and continue to share this petition. 60 of us women and children came together today and we are absolutely looking forward to a positive outcome from this petition.

Aberdeen Ethnic Minority Women's Group and all the minorities of Aberdeen are hoping to be supported by Aberdeen City Council by helping us with practicing our faith and cultures in our denominational schools and hope to send our kids to a Secondary Catholic school after they finish their primary RC school education.

We have an in-person meeting in Aberdeen tomorrow with the petitioners. Only if you RSVP, you could find the address.

Meanwhile, we are awaiting some confirmations from Aberdeen City Council for submitting the petition as a collective next week.

Please continue signing. We will find a solution together, closing our schools is not the solution.

If the council agrees to have a secondary school along with another primary school, Counteswells development is an option. I am confident that all the parents would be keen to secure properties there if we are granted permission for a new Catholic secondary and primary school in that catchment.

I heard back from Councillor Stewart of Aberdeen City Council that the proposal to close down one of the schools is still on the cards, and the response to the newspaper article was deliberately vague.

The link is: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6483374/catholic-schools-aberdeen-consultation/

Please sign this petition, as requested by the Diocese of Aberdeen.

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Thank you for your support and love.

Our signed petition has reached the decision-makers in Aberdeen City Council. However, we still need to persevere. On June 7th, we will officially hand over the petition.

The Aberdeen City Council has responded. They would not close the schools. However, they did not specify what exactly they intended to do with the buildings, which they had previously declared unfit for use as schools.

We still are not sure what their plans are. There is a lot of disinformation going around, and they removed their previous offensive comments about the fates of our denominational schools.

Yet, we cannot stop. We need assurances and answers. We also need to know if the Secondary school plan will go ahead and if the council will let the schools remain where they are. If they are planning to move even one of the schools to another area, would that serve the wider community?

Kindest Regards,
Elizabeth Spencer

We urge everyone to share this widely. It also has the feasibility study link from Aberdeen City Council that needs to be filled.

We are teaming up with Aberdeen Ethnic Minority Women's Group (www.abdn-emwomen.org.uk) to campaign our cause, because the move to close down the school would effect Aberdeen's ethnic minorities.