Public Meeting 7pm Wednesday 21st July 2010

PUBLIC MEETING, CLARE MIDDLE SCHOOL
7 PM, WEDNESDAY 21 JULY 2010

Dear Parent/Carer,

Significant developments in the provision of educational choice for parents and children residentin the Stour Valley Community on both sides of the Essex/Suffolk border.

If you have a child or children at Clare Middle School or at a primary school in Belchamp St Paul, Bulmer,Cavendish, Clare, Glemsford, Hartest, Hundon, Ridgewell or Wickhambrook, then attending this meeting is essential to your child’s future.

This meeting will tell you about the proposed new secondary school in Clare, Stour Valley Community School,opening in September 2011 at the Clare Middle School site.
You will be informed about the very significant progress made in developing this new School.

In particular, you will:
• Hear about our recent meeting with Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Secretary of
State for Education,Michael Gove, who have pledged their personal support
• Find out about the time line towards the planned opening in September 2011
• Hear about the vision for the new School and its aspirations for pupils
• Be introduced to the Trustees and prospective Governors
• Be addressed by a senior Department of Education “champion” who will be working
with us to ensure that the new School opens on time and is fully functioning from
day one

In order that all parents may attend, the meeting is also open to children.
If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to receive information about these plans, please contact me at keith.haisman@stourvalleyeducation.org or on 01787 278925.

Yours sincerely
Keith Haisman
Chairman

Please note: Simon White, Director for Children and Young People, Suffolk County Council, has asked us to advise you that the information being distributed is provided by the Trust and in agreeing to distribute it, schools are not taking responsibility for the accuracy of its contents nor are they endorsing opinions expressed in it. However, should the Trust’s proposal be approved it is important that all local schools work in partnership in the interest of all children in the area.

Stour Valley Educational Trust Ltd
c/o 11, Hermitage Meadow, Clare, Suffolk CO10 8QQ Tel: 01787 279182
Registration Number: 7226557 Charitable Trust Status Applied for.
5th July 2010