Some sniggering at the back during today's Cornwall Council Cabinet meeting as some members had to rein in their planned assault on their political and practical objections to academy schools. In the audience, given a hearty welcome by the council leader, was a group of students from Bodmin College - which has just decided to wave cheerio to County Hall as it opts out of local authority control and becomes an academy.
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Comment number 1.
At 15th Sep 2010, backofanenvelope wrote:I see that the government is going to re-introduce technical schools. Just what Cornwall needs - perhaps you could ask the council if they have applied for one.
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Comment number 2.
At 15th Sep 2010, Phil wrote:Did Cornwall Council rein in their assault on academy schools or have they got ideas above their station?
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Comment number 3.
At 15th Sep 2010, Graham Smith wrote:Thanks, Phil, my spelling error now corrected.
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Comment number 4.
At 16th Sep 2010, Phil wrote:I am pleased that you never intended Cornwall Council Cabinet and reign to appear in the same sentence.
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Comment number 5.
At 16th Sep 2010, Andrew Jacks wrote:Correct me if I am wrong but Cornwall already has a few technical schools backofanenvelope
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Comment number 6.
At 20th Sep 2010, Peter Tregantle wrote:Graham Smith do you attend the meetings or get this info from tweets ?
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At 20th Sep 2010, Graham Smith wrote:I attend meetings when I can; sometimes a colleague will be at the meeting instead; I also receive information via Twitter, blogs, emails and telephone calls - sometimes even through the post.
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Comment number 8.
At 20th Sep 2010, Peter Tregantle wrote:Cheers Graham just wondered who you seem to get so earthy. Any chance you can do some snooping on the whitsand bay dumping for us, it seems to have gone quiet. Sheryll Murray seems to be forgetting about this key policy for her
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