Newark Nursery consultation
PEOPLE are being invited to have their say on the future leadership of a Port Glasgow nursery.
Inverclyde Council is seeking views on how Newark Nursery Class should be led from the start of the 2025/26 term.
The upcoming retirement of the head teacher means the council can explore different, and potentially better, ways of delivering early years education in the area.
There are three options being considered with people being encouraged to have their say via a public consultation which has launched today, Monday 18 November 2024, and will run until Sunday 8 December 2024.
The proposals are as follows:
- The nursery provision remains the same – a standalone nursery provision with a head teacher.
- The nursery school is incorporated into Newark Primary School as a nursery class under the leadership of the head teacher of the primary school.
- The nursery school becomes a standalone early learning centre (ELC) under the leadership of a head of centre.
Councillor Jim Clocherty, Inverclyde Council’s convener of education and communities, said: “This consultation will help us understand the views of those directly affected by any changes.
“We want to make sure the new leadership model reflects the needs of the families and young people that Newark Nursery serves.
“The consultation only takes a few minutes to complete, and I encourage anyone with a vested interest in the future of Newark Nursery to have their say.”
Public meetings will also be held at Newark Primary School on Wednesday 27 November 2024.
Located in Port Glasgow, Newark Nursery School shares a campus with Newark Primary School and currently provides early learning and childcare for 80 children aged 3-5 years.
Family support services are provided within the school and the community.
For more information and to take part in the survey, visit www.inverclyde.gov.uk/yoursay or click on the link in the Other Websites section of this page.