Reception Class Places Petition
There has been a 17% increase in the number of reception aged children living in Bristol in the past 4 years – this % is likely to increase causing further pressure on our limited school places. Within 3 years it is predicted that Bristol will need an extra 3000 (yes 3000) reception class places in order to give each child a state school place. The Government have given £9m to Bristol to create these 3000 places, however we need £150m to do this – a HUGE shortfall. The petition aims to impress upon the Government the concern that Bristol parents have about the situation and to ask for the necessary funding before our children’s education suffers in the city.
The petition is aiming for 3000 signatures and can be found at http://epetitions.bristol.gov.uk/epetition_core/view/schoolplaces
