Tag Archives: Redland Green School

Audit update

Posted on March 27, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s an interesting one. There’s a meeting of the council’s Audit Committee on 3 April 2009. And here’s item 14: 14. INTERNAL AUDIT – REPORT OF INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITY FOR THE PERIOD 1st DECEMBER 2008 – 28th FEBRUARY 2009 A … Continue reading →

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No selection, honest guv!

Posted on March 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Your child in their hands? This week’s news on secondary school applications and allocations brings few surprises. The city’s struggling local authority-run neighbourhood comprehensives – the ones everyone wants to work – continue to remain hopelessly undersubscribed as parents vote … Continue reading →

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Conflict of interest? What conflict of interest?

Posted on February 21, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Convention at the city council dictates that when a decision is brought before councillors to consider it’s always accompanied by a detailed report drawn up by supposedly impartial, objective and disinterested city council officers. This report will outline what, in … Continue reading →

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Redland Green: another finance farce

Posted on February 18, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

When you’re at work, have you ever wondered why the receptionist doesn’t order £75,000 of luxury office furniture on a whim and the admin assistant doesn’t decide on a boring Friday afternoon to order a new £2m fleet of Mercedes … Continue reading →

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Fancy that!

Posted on January 31, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol City Council has admitted misleading parents over the catchment area for its flagship secondary school at Redland Green. Scores of children living within the “area of first priority” did not get in to the comprehensive last September because of … Continue reading →

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