§ Mr. Slaterasked the Minister of Education (1) if anything is being done to provide an annexe at the Diamond Jubilee School, Aycliffe, County Durham; (2) if he has considered a resolution on the provision for an annexe to the school at Aycliffe passed by a public meeting held at Aycliffe; and if it is his intention to agree to the proposal therein made, in view of the fact that the parents are greatly concerned about their children having to attend other schools away from the village.
§ Mr. TomlinsonBefore the Durham county education authority's proposal to reorganise the schools at Great Aycliffe was approved on 6th April last, the resolution in question and other representations were considered. When Great Aycliffe Church of England Primary School is closed the children will attend the Diamond Jubilee School, which is now taking older pupils only. As it is impracticable because of restrictions on building and undesirable on educational grounds to build an annexe for a primary school attached to the Diamond Jubilee School, a further proposal that the senior children in the village should be transferred to the Leeholme Modern School has also been approved. Special transport will be provided for them. I am satisfied that this arrangement will be to their best advantage until new primary and secondary schools are built in the area, when the proposed town at Newton Aycliffe develops.