Funding for the New Barrhead High School

What it asks

What the petitioner did first

1. 8 Dec 2015
   Public Petitions Committee

   New Petitions
   1 mention

1. Scotland718 89%
2. United Kingdom67 8.3%
3. England11 1.4%
4. United States4 0.5%
5. Isle of Man3 0.4%
6. Australia2 0.2%
7. Ireland1 0.1%
8. Canada1 0.1%

1. JEAN HEPBURN 15 Sep 2015
   THE COMMUNITY OF BARRHEAD DESERVES A NEW HIGH SCHOOO,SO THAT THE CHILDREN CAN FLOURISH AND MEET THEIR POTENTIAL
2. Matthew Hepburni 15 Sep 2015
   I went to Barrhead high, the children deserve a new school
3. Nichola williams 15 Sep 2015
   Our children are in desperate need for this funding to be released so they can get there new school instead of the crumbling building that they are in the now
4. Matthew Hepburn 15 Sep 2015
   Communities flourish when people have good quality facilities. Barrhead deserves better
5. Lindsay Quinn 15 Sep 2015
   The treatment of student's and teachers at Barrhead High School over the building of the new school is diabolical! They should have moved into their new school at the start of this school year. Now we're being told that funding to start building the school has been frozen. Barrhead High school at present is unsafe! Our children deserve to be educated in safety, with the same amenities as the children in the more affluent areas of East Renfrewshire!
6. Jacqueline Radcliffe 15 Sep 2015
   Our children and community need the new school to encourage our children to reach their full potential.....if government want our children "to flourish' then give them the resources they need to do it.....
7. Nicola gray 15 Sep 2015
   Barrhead high is in a terrible state of disrepair our children deserve to work in a clean safe environment which is certainly not the case
8. Mandy hayward 15 Sep 2015
   I attended Barrhead High 1983-1989 (I think) and it's a disgrace that the fabric of this building has barely changed. It's an embarrassment to now be sending my son to the same wreck. It's time for a new build!
9. Alyson Connell 15 Sep 2015
   In order to close the attainment gap, all school pupil should be afforded the same opportunities. Barrhead High School pupils are being educated in a facility which is an extremely poor state of repair and cannot afford to wait any longer for the new school they were promised and which should have already been open by now.
10. Janet Campbell 15 Sep 2015
    East Renfrewshire, a place to Grow. Not since the building of a new Barrhead High continually gets put back! The current school should have been knocked down years ago. The building is unsafe, the young people are at risk, the moral in the school is very low and is affecting how our young people learn
11. Ann Horn 15 Sep 2015
    A new Barrhead High School is well overdue.
12. Claire stevenson 15 Sep 2015
    Please release money for new school it's old and needs to be replaced not fit for purpose
13. Shoma Mazumder 15 Sep 2015
    Equal opportunities for ALL the young people of ERC is not being realised with the failure and delays in building this new high school. ERC need to get the finger out and do what they have promised these youngsters and to fulfil their pledge in making ER a place where young people can acheive their potential, regardless of social background.
14. Carol Shaw 15 Sep 2015
    We need more schools for our kids
15. Archie Douglas 15 Sep 2015
    Great idea to have a petition . Could I suggest that it is brought to the attention of the media. For example the Barrhead News, the Evening Times and even the East Ren news letter that is published by the council.
16. Debbie blair 15 Sep 2015
    The children of barrhead deserve a better school please release the funding.
17. johnny elliot 15 Sep 2015
    Barrhead deserve a better school.
18. Anne Walker 15 Sep 2015
    much needed in this area. ERC and Scottish Parliament must look at solving this problem
19. Elizabeth Turnbull 15 Sep 2015
    This school was needing replaced when I taught in it 20 years ago. The children are the future of our town and country and deserve a good working environment
20. Diane wilson 15 Sep 2015
    its our kids future!! Please sign and share
21. Noeleen Elliott 15 Sep 2015
    The Children deserve a modern school building
22. Aileen Easdon 15 Sep 2015
    Barrhead High needs demolished and replaced with a new school. This has been going far too long and action needs to be taken before an accident happens like what happened in Edinburgh when that young girl list her life. I am certain both East Renfrewshire Council and Scottish Government font want that on their conscience.
23. Kara Mansfield 15 Sep 2015
    My daughter is in P6 and will be attending Barrhead High when she leaves primary. She has Albinism which means she's Partially Sighted and also has Nystagmus and Photophobia. I want a safe and comfortable School to be ready in time so she can be happy ano confident. New build Schools always have better lighting which would make her feel comfortable and not have to deal with sore heads. At her current school they had to upgrade all the lights, install new blinds, fix a lot of the crumbling stairs and paths etc so she would be safe. Shocking that Barrhead is one of the last towns to get a new school.
24. Cecilia Bradley 15 Sep 2015
    This is getting beyond ridiculous now, these children in Barrhead High School need a new school building as soon as. Built in 1967 it has done it's job and for the health of all children and adults who spend many hours there each day the new school MUST be built!
25. Nicola Winning 15 Sep 2015
    The government need to step in and release the funds to commence the building of this school. It is scandalous that children & staff have to be in an unsafe environment which is not conducive to learning.
    Doing nothing is NOT an option!
26. Allison Rankin 15 Sep 2015
    Our kids deserve a new school as the school hasn't changed much since I attended in the 80's!!
27. jenny douglas 15 Sep 2015
    our children in Barrhead should have the same access to a 21st century school as do their colleagues in other parts of East Renfrewshire. Please put your rhetoric into action regarding raising attainment standards and make it more achievable for pupils and staff by giving them the long promised new school that will provide the best possible learning environment.
28. Stewart Gray 15 Sep 2015
    I left this School in 1978 and it's not changed. I travel all over Scotland and see what's out there. Fantastic new facilities in every County. Time we had a proper modern School for the Community.
29. Stuart Cluckie 15 Sep 2015
    It is disgraceful that politicians are stalling on building a much needed replacement for Barrhead high, whilst allocating funding of £11 million for a new primary in Newton Mearns. Barrhead has been short changed once again.
30. Alan Smith 15 Sep 2015
    Don't write off the children in barrhead they need a new school to make them a better pupil.
31. nicola byars 15 Sep 2015
    The children deserve a new school that they can be proud of saying they attend. Not much to be proud of of the existing building!! Its ancient and in much need of demolishing!!
32. Linsay Hazelton 15 Sep 2015
    We need a new school for our children.Ileft Barrhead High in 1985 and it was in a state of disrepair then,our children should have a new school now!!!
33. June Cunningham 15 Sep 2015
    long overdue, for the sake of the pupils please release the funding for the new school now.
34. Mrs Elizabeth Rennie 15 Sep 2015
    our children deserve a more up to date school the one they have is falling apart the kids deserve better xav been out this school 29yrs and it not changed x
35. Mark Gorrie 15 Sep 2015
    Unfortunately the history of East Renfrewshire Council when dealing with local schools isn't great. I think the word incompetent springs to mind.
36. Sharon Sudding 15 Sep 2015
    The current school is in a terrible state of disrepair as it was supposed to be demolished 3 years ago. Our young people deserve an environment fit to learn in.
37. Carolanne Anderson 15 Sep 2015
    The school needs replaced I attended barrhead high and it looks pretty much the same as when I attended and I left the school in 1989 my daughter is due to go there Aug 2016 but I am in 2 minds to let her go due to the state of that school
38. kelly wilson 15 Sep 2015
    The environment staff and pupils work in is of vital importance to boosting morale which, in turn, improves confidence and enthusiasm to learn. Barrhead High pupils deserve the right to reach their full potential.
39. Claire Hendry 15 Sep 2015
    The children of Barrhead deserve to be educated in a facility that is fit for purpose. This new build has been promised for years and finally approved after a costly legal battle, only to be put on hold again pending approval by the EU. The interior and non existent sports facilities are quite frankly a health hazard. My husband started at the school in 1981 and very little has changed 34 years later.
40. Nikki Winning 15 Sep 2015
    The Scottish government must release the funds to start work as soon as possible. It is scandalous the children & staff have had to wait this long to be educated and to work in a safe environment.
    Whilst more affluent areas in ERC have decent secondary schools, our children seem to have been forgotten about.
    As the government's latest document states all children are entitled to a decent education. Our children's education is being sadly affected by the monstrosity that is the current Barrhead High School.
41. Leeann smith 15 Sep 2015
    Barrhead need this school
42. Anna-Marie Peacock 15 Sep 2015
    The young people of Barrhead need this desperately.
43. Kirsteen Allan 16 Sep 2015
    The people of Barrhead have already waited far too long for this school. To have an indefinite delay owing to local authority ineptitude is unforgivable.
44. Julie Inglis 16 Sep 2015
    So much investment in other schools in ERC, a new school for Barrhead is long overdue. Current facilities
    - particularly sport are a Disgrace with leaking roofs, rotting windows and general state of disrepair.
    The new school has been long promised, the children and future generations of Barrhead need a school fit for purpose and capable of supporting the needs of the local community.
    New houses are being built all the time in Barrhead yet the education infrastructure is not adapting to the increased needs.
    Both East renfrewshire council, the SNP and Labour Party must accept responsibility for this unacceptable delay. You have delivered empty promises to your constituency. The new school has had fanfare for 3 years yet no progress in actually starting to build ! It's time to act and ensure you have equality throughout East renfrewshire education facilities and deliver the new school the children of Barrhead need and deserve.
45. Jacqui Martin 16 Sep 2015
    Barrhead is in desperate need for a new high school and has been for several years. The existing building is not in an appropriate state of repair to allow our children to excel in their abilities. The facilities in other high schools within East Renfrewshire far surpass what is currently offered in Barrhead. Barrhead children should be given the same opportunities.
46. Elizabeth weir 16 Sep 2015
    i left Barrhead high in 1987 my daughter has attended this school and my son is currently there nothing has changed in the 28 years since I left its a disgrace when u see what some others schools look like prisoners have better facilities than the pupils
47. Claire Hendry 16 Sep 2015
    The children of Barrhead deserve to be taught in a safe & fit for purpose school. The building and sports facilities are disgraceful. My husband attended from 1981 and not much has changed since then.
48. Tony Casey 16 Sep 2015
    The delays & excuses need to stop.
49. Kirsten Jeans 16 Sep 2015
    The current Barrhead high School is inadequate. There has long been a discrepancy in the distribution of the budget in educational establishments in East Renfrewshire, with Barrhead being overlooked.
50. Jayne McKie 16 Sep 2015
    The Scottish Government need to release funding for the new Barrhead High build ASAP (A new school which should already be standing! East Renfrewshire Council should be moving mountains to assist with this after their initial blunder on the intended site. Having attended this school nearly 30 years ago nothing has changed. Only further deterioration. The current school building is rotting. I can't imagine how the pupils can tolerate this environment never mind thrive in their education. Setback after setback has been extremely disheartening for past and present teachers, pupils and parents alike. This project needs to have priority and is owed to the town of Barrhead.