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Not all rosy in schools garden

Well what a surprise! Fourteen Camden school governors appointed by the Labour Party think your readers should be reminded about the high quality of schools in Camden.
Implicit in their letter of April 20 is that this legacy might be under threat if they vote for anything but Labour in the elections.
Let me make it quite clear that the Liberal Democrats have never sought to amend Labour’s schools spending plans over the last four years and do not intend to change the generous spending regime in the next four years either.
We accept that the quality of education in our schools is generally good and there is much to be proud of in our pupils’ achievements.
However there are two issues that Labour has failed to address. The first is the fact that Camden has the worst pupil attendance rate of the 12 Inner London boroughs. If stricter measures are taken with those parents who are complicit with their children’s truancy, or who think it is acceptable to have family holidays that extend for weeks during term time, then the quality of our schools’ teaching would have a greater impact on learning outcomes.
The second issue is that Labour has not addressed the shortage of school places in Camden, most acutely felt in the north west of the borough and south of the Euston Road.
It is unfair that parents in these areas are paying a high council tax to pay for our generously funded schools, but are forced to accept places for their children in second rate schools in neighbouring boroughs like Westminster and Brent.
It is the Liberal Democrats who are pledged to tackle these issues when they achieve power on 4th May.
Cllr John Bryant
Liberal Democrat
West Hampstead ward


Send your letters to: The Letters Editor, Camden New Journal, 40 Camden Road, London, NW1 9DR or email to letters@camdennewjournal.co.uk. The deadline for letters is midday Tuesday. The editor regrets that anonymous letters cannot be published, although names and addresses can be withheld. Please include a full name, postal address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for reasons of space.
 
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