School to reopen
SWANSEA's Ffynone House School will officially reopen as a charitable trust next Friday.
The continuation of the school had been in doubt earlier this year after parent company Cognita told staff and pupils it was considering closing the school for good because it was not financially viable.
A small number of pupils left the school immediately after the announcement.
Ffynone House has now transferred from the hands of Cognita, which acquired the school in 2007, to the charitable trust which previously owned the school in a deal which did not involve any cash from parents.
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One of the trustees, Jayne Morgan, who works at the College of Medicine in Swansea University, played a key role in initiating the move for the school back from private ownership to a trust.
She said: "We are delighted that we have been able to return the school to its foundations as a charitable trust and we can all look forward to a secure and long-term future for the children and staff at Ffynone."
Comments
by Neathboy234
Friday, August 31 2012, 9:14AM
“Siloh i couldn't agree more. Tax intensives for the rich whist the rest take the brunt. Another thing that annoys me is the Tory obsession of setting up faith schools. Religion and education is a dangerous mix. Influencing the minds of young people with a load of mumbo jumbo. The laughable thing is in 10 years of so the Tory faithful will be up in arms about the number of muslem schools in the UK. What they don't seem to get is when a faith school is set up it's not just the C of E that befits.”
by Siloh
Friday, August 31 2012, 8:54AM
“Underperforming (financially)private sector school stays alive by gaining Charity status.
Local authority school underperforms, closure and pupils bused elsewhere.
Charitable status will mean Ffynone can be used as a tax break and donors will reduce their tax liability by making donations.
Double standards. Those who send their children to Private Sector Schools should bear the burden. Charitable status for these schools deprives the exchequer to the benefit of those who are already better off.”