Fair deal for Bishopbriggs?

The site that was not suitable for a school?


At the end of this term St Ninian's will close it doors and move to the old Thomas Muir School while their new school is built on their existing site.

Points to note...

St Ninian's was NOT included in the original council schools PPP plan.
The developers WANTED to build the new St Ninian's on an alternative site.
East Dunbartonshire council REJECTED this proposal and voted to keep it on its original site.
To accomplish this the council HAD to move the pupils to Thomas Muir - the original plan was to move the Academy pupils here while the Academy was built on the High School site.

Did Bishopbriggs get a fair deal?

The decision to decant the pupils from Thomas Muir to Bishopbriggs High was made BEFORE the July council PPP meeting.

Decants are part of the PPP contract and are paid for by the DEVELOPERS they would have to have agreed BEFORE knowing the council decision.

Was the decision on the fate of Bishopbriggs Academy made before the meeting?

St Ninian's were rewarded with a new school, a school NOT in the original plans. Built on their chosen site the developers alternative was rejected, unlike in Bishopbriggs. A full decant to a Bishopbriggs School, previously scheduled to be used by the amalgamated Thomas Muir and Bishopbriggs High pupils had to be agreed.


The public consultation decided the new Bishopbriggs Academy should be built on the High School site - this was rejected by the council using the Liberal Democrat Provost's casting vote.

Did Bishopbriggs get a fair deal.

As this article in the Kirkintilloch Herald says...

Thanks to determined efforts from the school board and staff, it was included in the revised plans.

Did Bishopbriggs get a fair deal?