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We’re fighting to save rural schools in Dumfries and Galloway.

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The Story

The school model in Dumfries and Galloway deems rural and small schools unsustainable.

  • 20% of schools are at risk in the near future
  • 50% are at risk in the next 5-15  years

Small and rural schools are amazing – low pupil to teacher ratios, great attainment, strong community.

But this model makes parents wary to choose them due to worries about closure.

Unless we act now the model will become a self-fulfilling prophecy, rural and small schools will close and communities will suffer.

Wherever you live in Dumfries and Galloway, this affects you. What do we want our region to look like in the future, what job and education opportunities do you want for your children?

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Read our open letter

Our Mission

We call on Dumfries and Galloway Council to develop a new school model that recognises the rural identity of our region and embeds education in rural communities.

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Who we are

The Wee Schools Matter campaign is run by Parent Councils at schools across the region. Some schools are really wee, some less so. But we all understand the importance of education embedded in rural communities. We’re banding together to challenge the school model and protect our communities for the future.

Which schools have signed our open letter?

 

 

” We want teachers for our children, in our communities, not taxis elsewhere”

 
 
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