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BBC News
01-05-2025
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Replacement mobile classroom at Ballasalla Primary School backed
Plans for a double mobile classroom at a primary school in the south of the Isle of Man to accommodate growing pupil numbers have been the plans a portable cabin would house two classrooms and toilet facilities at Ballasalla Primary School to replace the existing community cabin units on the application replaces approval last year for a single classroom, to include a space for pupils who require a quiet breakout area away from the classroom for a unit on the site was granted on a permanent basis. In 2017 plans were approved for the reconstruction of the Clagh Vane Estate which replaced 41 homes with 52 2019 plans were approved and construction began on 282 new homes in the Reayrt Mie residential development. 'Temporary structures' The Department for Education, Sports and Culture, which submitted the application, said that given the rising number on roll and the specific needs of the school, a double classroom was deemed necessary rather than a single classroom was needed for September, and the school roll had increased steadily from 95 in 2019-20 to 167 in September 2024, with permanent capacity at the school of 131, the application planning officer who recommended its approval said the government seemed to be utilising mobile classrooms "quite a lot", however "we are where we are with funding".While it was "not the preferred option" given the proposed use "where more permanent solutions should be found rather than relying on temporary structures", the proposals were considered "acceptable" in terms of use and visual impact, the planning officer Committee member Peter Whiteway said it was "a shame" there was "such a massive residential development in the area" with a school that was "inadequate" for the comments, the application was approved by the committee. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
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School review framework to be published in July
The framework used for the external evaluations of Manx schools is set to be published in July, the Minister for Education, Sports and Culture has said. Daphne Caine said the pilot began in January 2024 and would not be published until July to allow for further consultation with teachers and trade unions. Caine told the House of Keys there could be further "tweaks" to the Quality Assurance Framework as a result of that so was not yet finalised. She confirmed findings for individual schools would not be published but key findings and themes from the reviews would be made public through summary reports. The minister told MHKs making the full reports public could "hinder open professional development". Several MHKs raised concerns about the decision with Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK arguing that the department was "lacking in transparency". Lawrie Hooper MHK said it was "unusual" for an inspection framework not to be made public and parents would not know what the schools were being assessed against without the methodology. Before the launch of the pilot schools on the island were not subject to formal inspections and external validations of their own self-reviews. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Manx school processes external reviews to begin Isle of Man Government - Department of Education, Sports and Culture Tynwald - House of Keys
