Full list of schools closed due to the snow in Southampton and Hampshire on Wednesday January 6, 2010 (From Daily Echo)

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Full list of schools closed due to the snow in Southampton and Hampshire on Wednesday January 6, 2010

11:30am Wednesday 6th January 2010

Hundreds of schools closed across Hampshire on Wednesday

SEE the list below for schools that have confirmed they will be closed or opening at different times on Wednesday January 6, 2010.

More schools will be added as they announce they are closed, so keep returning to check if your school is on the list.

Southampton

• Abbotswood Junior School in Totton is closing now and parents are asked to pick up their children as soon as possible.
• Mansell Park Primary Schoolwill be closing at 11am.
• Barton Peveril College
• Bassett Green Primary School
• Beechwood Junior School
• Bitterne Park Secondary School
• Cantell Maths and Computing College
• The Cedar School
• Chamberlayne College for the Arts
• The Compass Centre
• Eastleigh College
• Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
• Fairisle Junior School
• Foundry Lane Primary
• Freemantle C of E Infant and Nursery
School
• Glenfield Infant and Brook Pre-School
• Great Oaks School
• The Gregg School
• Heathfield Junior School
• Hightown Primary School
• Holy Family Primary School
• Hollybrook Infant School
• Hollybrook Junior School
• Itchen College
• Kanes Hill Primary School
• King Edward VI School
• Ludlow Junior School
• Mansbridge Primary School
• Mason Moor Primary School
• Melbourne Centre Pupil Referral Unit
• Moorlands Primary School
• Newlands Primary School
• Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
• Oasis Academy Mayfield
• The Polygon School
• Portswood Primary School
• Redbridge Community School
• Redbridge Primary School
• Rosewood School
• Sinclair Nursery and Primary School
• SOuthampton City College closed from 2pm
• Springwell School
• Sholing Infant School
• Sholing Junior School
• Sholing Technology College
• Startpoint Early Years Centre, Sholing
• St George Catholic College
• St Mark's C of E Primary School
• St Mary's CE (VC) Primary
• St Mary's College
• St Monica Infant School
• St Monica Junior School
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
• St Winifred's School
• Tanners Brook Junior School
• Taunton's College
• Thornhill Primary School
• Townhill Infant School
• Townhill Junior School
• Totton College
• Weston Park Infant School
• Weston Park Junior School
• Weston Shore Infant School
• Woodlands Community College
• Woolston Infant School
• Wordsworth Infant School
• Upper Shirley High School
• Valentine Infant School
• Vermont School
• Weston Park Infants School
• Bitterne Park Secondary School

• Totton College
• St Mary's College
• Great Oaks
• Oasis Academy Mayfield

Hampshire

• Beaumont Junior School, Aldershot
• Bedneham Primary School, Gosport
• Hamble Community College, Hamble
• Ash Manor School, Aldershot
• Trosnant Junior School, Havant
• Harrison Primary School, Fareham
• Alverstoke Infants, Fareham
• Baycroft Special School in Stubbington
• Brockenhurst College, Brockenhurst
• Brockenhurst Junior School in Gosport
• Brookfield Community School Sarisbury Green
• Brune Park Community College Gosport
• Chamblerain pre School in Eastleigh
• Cliffdale Primary School, Portsmouth
• Cowplain Community School, Cowplain
• Curdridge Primary School near Botley
• Crofton Hammond Infant School, Fareham
• Dove House School, Basingstoke
• Eastleigh College, Eastleigh (evening classes)
• Glenwood School Emsworth
• Freemantle C of E School
• Froxfield Infants, nr Petersfield
• Redlands Primary School, Fareham
• Herne Junior School, Petersfield
• The Harbour School, Cosham
• The Harbour School Tipner
• Heathfield Special School, Fareham
• Larngrish Primary School, near Petersfield
• Lockerley Primary School, Romsey
• Osbourne Special Secondary School, Winchester
• Chamberline College, Tickleford Drive, Weston
• Bourne Community college, Park Road, Southbourne
• Valentine Infants School, Sholing
• Aviary Children's Centre, Eastleigh
• Peel Common Juniro School, Gosport
• Crofton Hammond Junior School Stubbington
• Test Valley Secondary, Roman Road, Stockbridge
• Riverside Community Special school, Havant
• Waite End Primary School, Waterlooville.
• Norman Gate School, Vigo Road, Andover
• Crofton Secondary, Marks Road, Stubbington
• Northern Junior School, Richmond Rise, Porchester
• Orchard Lea infants & Junior, Kennedy Avenue, Fareham
• Horndean Technology College, Horndean
• Westgate School in Winchester
• Perins School, Poundhill Road, Arlesford
• Portsmouth College, Tangmere Road, Portsmouth
• Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh
• Padnell Infants and Padnell Junior School, Cowplain
• Petersgate Infant School, Clanfield
• Quilley School of Engineering, Eastleigh
• Rachel Maddox School, Cowplain
• Redwood Park School, Portsmouth
• Sarisbury Infant School, Sarisbury Green
• Sarisbury Junior School, Sarisbury Green
• Shepherd's Down Special School, Compton
• Ryders Junior School - 2100 - Leigh Park Havant ...
• St Mary's College, Charlton House, Mousehole Lane, Southampton
• Bordon Infants and Juniors, Budds Lane, Bordon
• Cedar Special school, Redbridge Lane, Southamtpon
• Catherington Infant School, Horndean
• St Jude's Catholic Primary School, Fareham
• Park Gate Primary School, Northmore Road, Southampton
• Thornden School, Chandler's Ford
• Bosmere Junior School, Havant
• Village pre school, Stubbington
• Forest Park School, Totton
• Fareham School, Bishopsfield Road, Fareham
• Swanmore College of Technology, Swanmore
• The Clere School, Earlstone Common, Burghclere, Berkshire
• Fareham College, Bishopsfield Road, Fareham
• Westfied School, Weymouth
• Wildern School, Hedge End
• Henry Cort Community College, Fareham
• Upham Primary School near Bishops Waltham
• Locks Heath Junior School, Locks Heath
• Gomer Infants School, Alverstoke
• Fairfield Infants, Havant
• Warden Park School, Haywards Heath
• Wiltshire College (all campuses closed)
• Wickham Church of England Primary School, Buddens Road, Wickham
• Ranvilles Infants School, Fareham
• Fairisle Infant and nursery, Lordshill
• Borden Infant and Junior School, Borden
• Prospect School, Feeley
• Old Basing County Infant School, Milkingpen Lane, Old Basing, Basingstoke
• Park Community School, Middle Park Way, Havant
• Woodlands Education Centre, Park House Farm Way, Leigh Park
• Yoyles Court School, Ringwood
• Prospect School, Freely Road, Havant
• Horndean Infant School, Merchistoun Road, Waterlooville
• Hamble Primary School, Hamble Lane, Southampton
• Peter Symonds School, Winchester
• Greatham Primary School Petersfield Road, Greatham, Nr Liss
• Great Oaks, Winchester Road, Southampton
• Newton Primary School, Gosport
• St John's Primary School, Gosport
• Our Lady and St Josephs Primary School, Lymington
• Sheet Primary, School Lane, Petersfield
• Hope Lodge School on Midanbury Lane and post 16 college campus on Bassett Avenue, Southampton
• Chichester High School for boys, Chichester
• St John's Primary School, Gosport
• Hart Plain Junior School, Cowplain, Waterlooville
• Holbrook Primary , Siskin Junior, Nimrod Drive, Gopsort
• Front Lawn Junior School, Broadmere Ave, Havant
• Bury Primary, West Burton Lane, Pulborough
• Melbourne Centre and Campus, Melbourne St ,Warren Ave
• Steep Primary School, Chruch Road, Petersfield
• The Polygon Special School, The Polygon, Southampton
• John Hanson Community School, Floral Way, Andover,
• Fair Oak Junior School, Gosport
• Crestwood College, Eastleigh
• Front Lawn Infant School, Leigh
• Testbourne Community School, Whitchurch
• Hatchwarren Infant School, Basingstoke
• Croston Secondary School, Stubbington
• Busy Kids Nursery, Hedge End
• Chalkwood Primary School, Basingstoke
• Isle of Wight College, Isle of Wight
• Neville Lovett Community School, Fareham
• Netley Abbey Junior School & Infant School, Netley Abbey
• Twyford St Mary's School, Winchester
• Northern Infant School & Pre School, Portchester
• Colden Common Primary School, Colden Common
• Hollywater Special School, Boredon
• St Mary's Primary, Bentworth
• Holbert Junior School & Stokes Hill Infant School, Waterlooville
• Bay House School and Sixth Form College, Alverstoke
• Amport C of E Primary School, Andover
• Whitely Primary School, Fareham
• Melbourne Centre and Campus, Melbourne St ,Warren Ave, Southampton
• St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, Oliver's Battery Road North, Winchester
• Stanmore Primary in Stanmore Lane
• Weeke Primary School, Winchester
• Ostlebury Primary School, Winchester
• Cheriton Primary, Cheriton Village
• St Vincent College, Gosport
• Warblington School, Havant
• Free Grounds Infant School, Hedge End
• St Faiths C of E Primary, Winchester
• Gillingham secondary school, Gillingham, Dorset
• Saint James' Church of England Primary School, Moorgreen Road, West End
• Four Lanes Infant and Junior School, Hanmore Road, Basingstoke
• St John the Baptist Church of England School, Titchfield Common, Fareham
• Fair Oak Infant School, Botley Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh
• Purbrook Park School, Park Avenue, Purbrook, Waterlooville
• Uplands County Primary School, Morshead Crescent, Fareham
• Leesland C Of E Controlled Junior School, Gordon Road, Gosport
• Queen Mary's College, Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke
• Binsted CE Primary School, Binsted
• Lakeside School, Chandlers Ford
• Grange Side School, Basingstoke
• Nightingale School, Eastleigh
• St Swithens Catholic School, Southsea
• Burraton Primary School, Petersfield
• All Saints C of E School, Winchester
• Rowlands Castle St John Primary School in Rowlands Castle
• Bidbury Infant School, Bedhampton
• Bramley C of E Primary School, Bramley Lane
• Wallace Dean Infant School, Fareham
• Chetterington Infant School, Horndean
• Stroud School, Romsey
• Henry Beaufort School, Winchester
• Talavera Junior School, Aldershot
• St John the Baptist Primary School, Waltham Chase
• Alton College, Alton
• Chamberlayne Children's Centre, Chamberlayne Road, Eastleigh,
• Bursledon Infant School AND Junior school, Long Lane, Bursledon
• Bidbury junior school, Fraser road, Bedhampton
• Grayshott Primary, School Road, Grayshott
• Bohunt School, Longmore Road, Liphook
• Bournemouth school for boys and girls, Francis Avenue, Bournemouth
• Newlands Primary, Ullswater Road, Milbrook
• Winton Playgroup, Alderfield Road, Petersfield
• St Joseph's RC Primary, Dorset Road, Somerford
• Lanterns Nursery School and Children's Centre, Bereweeke Road, Winchester
• Sholing Infant School , Heath Road, Sholing
• South Baddesley Primary, South Baddesley Road, Lymington
• King's School, Winchester
• Beechwood Junior School, Juniper Road, Bitterne
• Riverside Community Special School, Waterlooville
• St Monica infants, Bay Road, Sholing
• Ryde Infant School, Ryde
• Woodcross Primary, Lovedean
• Elvetham Heath Primary School, The Key, Fleet
• Quayside Education Centre, Mill Lane, Gosport
• Wallisdean Junior School, Fareham
• Grange Community Junior School, Wren Way, Farnborough
• Hambledon Infant School in Hambledon
• Morelands Primary School in Havant
• Totton College in Totton
• Swannell and Emham Primary in Andover
• Fryern Infant & Junior in Chandlers Ford
• Tauntons College, Hill Lane, Southampton,

• Noadswood School

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UFO says...
7:02am Wed 6 Jan 10

Bitterne Park School closed
Check their website

kay41 says...
7:19am Wed 6 Jan 10

St. George Catholic College is closed today, Wednesday 6th January. Look on the College website for further information.

freemantlegirl2 says...
7:47am Wed 6 Jan 10

Springwell Special School also definitely closed, just received a text a while ago. All schools should text, would be much more efficient. Bit of a shame because snow has melted a bit not really enough for them to play in now either on their day off :(

freemantlegirl2 says...
8:21am Wed 6 Jan 10

Hello St C! haven't managed to catch up with you at AH yet.

Foundry Lane School is also closed, we only know because two people have already been who live next to it, and Head told them he couldn't get enough staff in. he's not announced on radio yet, very bad :/

wizzle says...
8:32am Wed 6 Jan 10

Oasis acadamy mayfield closed....check their own website! as still not listed on any radio stations and no text messages sent as yet

wilson castaway says...
8:34am Wed 6 Jan 10

In Thornhill the snow is still inches deep!

Lone Ranger says...
8:56am Wed 6 Jan 10

Would it be better to give a list of the ones that are open !!

freemantlegirl2 says...
9:00am Wed 6 Jan 10

why have some of the posts disappeared on here?

andreww says...
9:26am Wed 6 Jan 10

I have just heard from my son. The pupils have now been sent home from Testwood School in Totton. How come they could not have made this decision earlier? The parents of these children will now have gone to work leaving the youngsters to fend for themselves.

freemantlegirl2 says...
9:28am Wed 6 Jan 10

that's disgusting Andrew, my daughter's school (Foundry Lane) which I posted about earlier but seems to ahve disappeared for some reason.. didn't announce any closure until 10 mins before school started! She would have left long before then if someone hadn't phoned me and told me who live opposite the school. Really bad not to make decisions so late. Better to shut rather than put pupils and parents in that situation.

Hythe says...
10:19am Wed 6 Jan 10

Stop moaning, it can't be helped!

Captain Swing says...
10:29am Wed 6 Jan 10

Brilliant!
No skool!
And snow!
Best day of my life so far.

southy says...
10:34am Wed 6 Jan 10

redbridge looks like its open, kids went to school this morning and not been sent back home.

southy says...
10:38am Wed 6 Jan 10

on another note, bit of info, today is the 12th day of xmas, and use to be the old xmas day before it got moved to the 25th dec

freemantlegirl2 says...
10:49am Wed 6 Jan 10

Hythe wrote:
Stop moaning, it can't be helped!

Kids being sent back home when the whole of the rest of Hants has closed their schools, no of course it couldn't be helped! doh.... I think I'd be moaning if I was a pupil/parent and being put into that predicament. Every school should have a smooth contingency plan in the event of such an event, there is really no excuse these days of internet and phone technology!

I got a text from my sons' school at 6.40am this morning. How efficient is that! :D it was clear to everyone but the most dense that things would worsen/and or staff in outlying areas would not be able to travel in. Frankly, when all other schools are closed in area Redbridge should have too, they are putting pupils at risk opening up when more snow has been forecast!

discobaby says...
10:52am Wed 6 Jan 10

Applemore College and Marchwood Infants are Open!!

itsmehere says...
11:19am Wed 6 Jan 10

Noadswood now closed

southy says...
11:24am Wed 6 Jan 10

when i use to go to school many years ago now, schools only got closed the once and that was the real bad winter of 63 - 64 and only sent home early the once, and winters was a lot worse than they are now.
but on that note the school teachers use to live very close to the schools.

adclose says...
11:39am Wed 6 Jan 10

could it be that schools close nowadays in bad weather because a little bit of snow/ice on the road, along with drivers who are totally untrained to drive in poor conditions and uncaring about anyone than themselves to boot puts all the little darlings at risk? that finally the schools realise this? they dont seem to care at any other time tho.
although, when potential drivers can be tested for their mental suitability to be behind a wheel and those unsuited be banned from doing so, the rest of us should all be as careful for our safety as our schools are about the safety of our kids in poor weather.(see? i am giving cholls the benefit of the doubt-even though its more to do with the fact that the staff cant be bothered to turn up, coz its too cold and they cant drive to work.. they cant walk either coz they live too far from the school).. all arguments in favour of all schools becoming boarding schools - where pupils and staff live on site, and all work six days/week. regardless of weather.

Smilzo says...
11:40am Wed 6 Jan 10

I don't mind whether the schools are open or closed, provided the information we get is clear and consistent.

We spent over an hour listening to local radio this morning while they read out ever-increasing lists of closed schools, hitting the F5 button to refresh the local radio website, and continously getting the engaged tone from the school's phone-line, before finally sending our son in to an open but half-empty school (in Shirley), while all the surrounding schools are closed.

I know headteachers get criticised whichever decision they make. Wouldn't it make more sense for the local education authority to decide whether or not to close all the schools in the region? This would reduce doubt and also reduce unnecessary travel across the city.

southy says...
11:55am Wed 6 Jan 10

Smilzo wrote:
I don't mind whether the schools are open or closed, provided the information we get is clear and consistent.

We spent over an hour listening to local radio this morning while they read out ever-increasing lists of closed schools, hitting the F5 button to refresh the local radio website, and continously getting the engaged tone from the school's phone-line, before finally sending our son in to an open but half-empty school (in Shirley), while all the surrounding schools are closed.

I know headteachers get criticised whichever decision they make. Wouldn't it make more sense for the local education authority to decide whether or not to close all the schools in the region? This would reduce doubt and also reduce unnecessary travel across the city.

would be better if schools took on teachers that live close, so they could walk to work. would be even better if schools had there tie-houses for teachers/
i can remember an old teacher at mansel school that use to live in old redbridge road near the bridges, she would walk in to school most days, and the only time you use to see her old spit screen morris minor was on days when it rained and she was in her late 50's early 60's.

freemantlegirl2 says...
12:09pm Wed 6 Jan 10

I remember (mid 70s) walking to primary school and the wood burning stove we had in our village school! lol... god I feel old! Can't remember it being shut ever... quite often remember being pulled out of snow drifts in my mum's Hillman Imp by local farmer who used to cruise around in his tractor looking for 'casualties'... I guess diesel/petrol is so expensive these days they don't have that luxury!

but Southy it's totally unrealistic to think that schools could recruit solely locally as there are such a high concentration of schools in the city, and not enough teachers who live within to staff all of them. Teachers seem to prefer these days not to work in the area they live in, I'm sure there are depressing reasons behind that, i.e. their personal life isn't affected if they have disruptive pupils.

goard says...
12:21pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Insurance, I feel, is the main problem - for every accident, however small, will increase the premium. Look at the expense of heating the whole school. Not only that parents (some) are ready to sue. Parents have jobs, they MUST keep them. - Politicians would not have envisaged the mess they would put us in. Are we expecting too much from our Parliament? We are in a straight jacket, some of us badly informed, but really, eventually, we have to take charge of our own families. I have trudged a mile (to Hedge End School) with wellies, chapped thighs; quarter bottles of iced milk on little boilers in each class room - its possible to survive and its time families take care of their own lives. Talk about tangled laws, now its time for families to untangle and take charge.

goard

southy says...
12:23pm Wed 6 Jan 10

redbridge are have now sending there kids home. god knows why theres not that much snow in this area. its not even completely covered the grass, the roads here are clear, normal bus service, even the postman has done his second round
hillman imp lol sorry but those cars i find funny. maybe its because i walk across the roof of one out in the country lanes in nursling. it was totally covered by snow.
well its about time they did. all jobs should take into account where they live.

freemantlegirl2 says...
1:43pm Wed 6 Jan 10

southy wrote:
redbridge are have now sending there kids home. god knows why theres not that much snow in this area. its not even completely covered the grass, the roads here are clear, normal bus service, even the postman has done his second round
hillman imp lol sorry but those cars i find funny. maybe its because i walk across the roof of one out in the country lanes in nursling. it was totally covered by snow.
well its about time they did. all jobs should take into account where they live.

don't be sorry it was a bl**dy nightmare that car, always broke down, but my mum still took it out in snow and stuff and we always managed - even if we had to walk home lol.... thank god for our nice modern cars :D although I think I may invest in some snow tyres!

smiley1976 says...
1:51pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Cannot believe you are all moaning about the closure of schools, they would obviously be open if it was safe and practical to do so. As for suggesting that all teachers live close to the schools they work at RIDICULOUS!! I tried very hard to get to the school I work at this morning but got caught on back roads whilst trying to drop my own children off. Yes it's an inconvenience but get over it. Oh and I hope the 24 hours notice of the closure of some schools is enough for all of you!

D.a.v.e says...
1:55pm Wed 6 Jan 10

southy wrote:
when i use to go to school many years ago now, schools only got closed the once and that was the real bad winter of 63 - 64 and only sent home early the once, and winters was a lot worse than they are now. but on that note the school teachers use to live very close to the schools.

I'm not sure the winters were a lot worse then southy. At st.marks middle shcool in the early 70's the old boiler would stop working at the slightest hint of a cold snap. However, we didn't wait for any broadcast by radio solent as it was assumed the school was open - heating or not! So on those cold days, our education was the priority, even if it meant wearing our coats in the classroom. :)

chuckles80 says...
2:01pm Wed 6 Jan 10

I think a key point that everyone is missing, regardless of heating etc is that alot of the first aiders were unable to get into schools today. I aware of several teachers that braved the elements and have had prangs in their cars en route to schools today. The head teachers will have all called into the radio, but I expect that the radio's were completley back logged so all of the information didn't get through. I am sure that its not only "school staff" having a snow day today!!

D.a.v.e says...
2:01pm Wed 6 Jan 10

smiley1976 wrote:
Cannot believe you are all moaning about the closure of schools, they would obviously be open if it was safe and practical to do so. As for suggesting that all teachers live close to the schools they work at RIDICULOUS!! I tried very hard to get to the school I work at this morning but got caught on back roads whilst trying to drop my own children off. Yes it's an inconvenience but get over it. Oh and I hope the 24 hours notice of the closure of some schools is enough for all of you!

I feel sorry for your pupils if you get that sressed out over a few posts on a comments forum. Look on the bright side, you have another day off.

rabbitlady says...
2:03pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Well I signed up for ParentMail but that doesnt seem to work. We are supposed to received texts and emails to inform us immediately of any urgent information. I only found out that my daughters Junior School was closing through the local Infant School. At 1259 pm I got an email via ParentMail to inform me that my daughters school was closing at 10 am !!!!!

smiley1976 says...
2:03pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Ha, so it's ok for everyone to have a say but not teachers!! Can see a pattern emerging here, how sad...not stressed..far from it really, but thanks for your comment.

freemantlegirl2 says...
2:07pm Wed 6 Jan 10

smiley1976 wrote:
Cannot believe you are all moaning about the closure of schools, they would obviously be open if it was safe and practical to do so. As for suggesting that all teachers live close to the schools they work at RIDICULOUS!! I tried very hard to get to the school I work at this morning but got caught on back roads whilst trying to drop my own children off. Yes it's an inconvenience but get over it. Oh and I hope the 24 hours notice of the closure of some schools is enough for all of you!

I don't think the majority of us are moaning about the closures per se, I have issues with the lack of information about it and delays in notifying parents. My daughter's school gave about 10 minutes notice via radio, by that time a lot of people had travelled into the school or had to phone the school themselves & couldn't get through. I quite agree it was unsafe to keep them open and Redbridge were really negligent in doing that, particularly as they've now had to send pupils home! However, it does seem ironic that in the 21st century we still seem so unprepared for these events. Interesting though you could 'drop' your own children off though to get into school, you should appreciate that logistic in others, particularly when they work in the emergency services, hospitals, council etc

smiley1976 says...
2:24pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Well, like I said, hope the 24 hours notice is enough for you. No doubt you'll be wasting more time on this forum in response to my comments. I, on the otherhand, am going to spend some time with my children.

Flump says...
3:28pm Wed 6 Jan 10

I drove to school (foundry lane) this morning because there was no notice that the school was closed have to say it was a very slow journey lol

freemantlegirl2 says...
3:44pm Wed 6 Jan 10

smiley1976 wrote:
Well, like I said, hope the 24 hours notice is enough for you. No doubt you'll be wasting more time on this forum in response to my comments. I, on the otherhand, am going to spend some time with my children.

who are you responding to exactly? many did not have 24 hours notice, the person below this certainly didn't!

And if we're wasting time on here then you are surely!? or did you post it through osmosis? good for you, we'll polish up the old halo for spending time with the kids :D I've just spent the last two hours playing with mine, but I also work from home too, so am having to multi-task and keep myself abreast of cancelling meetings etc in the next few days by reading the local news and it's part of my work to find out about local issues. Sorry if that upsets your sensibilities.

Flump, that was my point exactly. My daughter is at Foundry Lane, and just luck that i managed to hear about the closure from another parent before she left to walk there. We also got a text late-morning to say the roof was leaking the school would be closed tomorrow because of that, and to listen to solent again on Friday to see about further closures. Why they can't use texting as part of informing of weather closures, although I appreciate that shouldn't be the only method, it would encourage parents to keep their numbers up to date for one thing! There should be a coherent policy across all schools and heads should get together at one of their monthly meetings and discuss this. Many of us have children at more than one school.

southy says...
3:49pm Wed 6 Jan 10

smiley1976, it not ridiculous. to live close to where you work, it makes good common sense. any people living to far away from there jobs is why we get those sort of problem,s.
how do you think they use to coup back in the 60's and before when winter where longer and harder than they are now. and you did not get so much of a problem back then. schools did not shut down just for a tiny bit of snow.

freemantlegirl2 says...
3:52pm Wed 6 Jan 10

southy wrote:
smiley1976, it not ridiculous. to live close to where you work, it makes good common sense. any people living to far away from there jobs is why we get those sort of problem,s.
how do you think they use to coup back in the 60's and before when winter where longer and harder than they are now. and you did not get so much of a problem back then. schools did not shut down just for a tiny bit of snow.

Southy! Stop wasting time, otherwise Smiley will give you detention! :P

southy says...
3:53pm Wed 6 Jan 10

oh by the way people some great pictures out there well done.

southy says...
3:57pm Wed 6 Jan 10

freemantlegirl2 wrote:

southy wrote:
smiley1976, it not ridiculous. to live close to where you work, it makes good common sense. any people living to far away from there jobs is why we get those sort of problem,s.
how do you think they use to coup back in the 60's and before when winter where longer and harder than they are now. and you did not get so much of a problem back then. schools did not shut down just for a tiny bit of snow.
Southy! Stop wasting time, otherwise Smiley will give you detention! :P

lol well its true lo freemantle. like they say the truth hurts some times.

freemantlegirl2 says...
4:06pm Wed 6 Jan 10

I particularly liked Verity Cope's snowman in the snow gallery! :D it was ace.... ours didn't get that high as my boys got too cold (they have quite bad circulation) but we'll try again tomorrow :)

uh oh guess i'm wasting time again ! LOL ;)

southy says...
4:20pm Wed 6 Jan 10

freemantlegirl2 wrote:
I particularly liked Verity Cope's snowman in the snow gallery! :D it was ace.... ours didn't get that high as my boys got too cold (they have quite bad circulation) but we'll try again tomorrow :)

uh oh guess i'm wasting time again ! LOL ;)

well tell your boys they can make it bigger tomorrow if the snow is still around

chuckles80 says...
4:36pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Texting about weather reports certainly sounds like a good idea. Much easier than having to listen to the radio during a busy morning!

Top_Gun says...
7:20pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Oh My God, Stumbled across this post as I have nothing else to do... and I can't believe what I'm reading!!! People, stop living in the past (60's/70's) it's 2010. A day off work won't kill anyone. I'm also shocked to read that people in Freemantle actually work for a living. As for teachers living near the schools they work at, I'm sure they earn far to much and live in more affluent areas of the county! People have obviously got too much time on their hands during the day as they seem to have all posted on here.

freemantlegirl2 says...
7:30pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Top_Gun wrote:
Oh My God, Stumbled across this post as I have nothing else to do... and I can't believe what I'm reading!!! People, stop living in the past (60's/70's) it's 2010. A day off work won't kill anyone. I'm also shocked to read that people in Freemantle actually work for a living. As for teachers living near the schools they work at, I'm sure they earn far to much and live in more affluent areas of the county! People have obviously got too much time on their hands during the day as they seem to have all posted on here.

You seem to have contradicted yourself there don't you...

Hmmmmm, perhaps someone has taken time to make an account, find the relevant column after someone complained to them about it.

We might all be stuck at home all day but we're not above seeing right through such an obvious post ;)

Top_Gun says...
7:53pm Wed 6 Jan 10

freemantlegirl2 wrote:

Top_Gun wrote:
Oh My God, Stumbled across this post as I have nothing else to do... and I can't believe what I'm reading!!! People, stop living in the past (60's/70's) it's 2010. A day off work won't kill anyone. I'm also shocked to read that people in Freemantle actually work for a living. As for teachers living near the schools they work at, I'm sure they earn far to much and live in more affluent areas of the county! People have obviously got too much time on their hands during the day as they seem to have all posted on here.
You seem to have contradicted yourself there don't you...

Hmmmmm, perhaps someone has taken time to make an account, find the relevant column after someone complained to them about it.

We might all be stuck at home all day but we're not above seeing right through such an obvious post ;)

Contradicted myself.. How???

As for the rest of the reply, It doesn't make sense.

Smilzo says...
8:49pm Wed 6 Jan 10

On a positive note, "well done" to schools such as Upper Shirley High which use a global texting service to notify parents about closures well in advance.

freemantlegirl2 says...
9:36pm Wed 6 Jan 10

Oh My God, Stumbled across this post as I have nothing else to do... People have obviously got too much time on their hands during the day as they seem to have all posted on here.....

Sounds like a contradiction to me :D just because you've made a bodge up and got your pants in a panic don't blow off at the rest of us, who are entitled to an opinion rather than be subject to your overblown sweeping statements and assumptions that you can post here and not waste time whilst the rest of us are (eh?). Cheer up you'll put your blood pressure sky high if you're not careful!

Top_Gun says...
5:37pm Thu 7 Jan 10

freemantlegirl2 wrote:
Oh My God, Stumbled across this post as I have nothing else to do... People have obviously got too much time on their hands during the day as they seem to have all posted on here.....

Sounds like a contradiction to me :D just because you've made a bodge up and got your pants in a panic don't blow off at the rest of us, who are entitled to an opinion rather than be subject to your overblown sweeping statements and assumptions that you can post here and not waste time whilst the rest of us are (eh?). Cheer up you'll put your blood pressure sky high if you're not careful!

Like you say everyone is entitled to an opinion and mine was expressed.

I think you need to spend more time "working at home" rather than trawling through the Echo stories making stupid comments about schools not giving you enough notice about shutting. In my opinion, I would think parents like you pass blame on schools when your kids don't do so well rather than supporting them.

Anyway, Case closed......

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