Vale of Berkeley College – closure threat

News that the future of Vale of Berkeley College is under threat of closure by the Labour Government is bad news for the parents, pupils, staff and the locality.

Neil Carmichael, Parliamentary Candidate for Stroud, said, “We must have a proper consultation over the future of the Vale of Berkeley College rather than just let a Labour Minister close it by default”.

Neil added, “In future, decisions about opening, shutting and expanding schools should be a matter for local people, especially parents. The Conservative approach to education provision is modelled on the Swedish system of independent state schools being set up by parents and not for profit organisations to match local needs and priorities.”