This is what happens when you starve schools of funding and attempt to gut democratically controlled public institutions;
“Parc Eglos school in Helston had planned a classroom extension but could not find the £15,000 needed. So the headteacher, Brett Dye, found a suitable bus on eBay and then travelled 400 miles to Lancashire to collect the £3,500 vehicle. The yellow 1983 Leyland Titan is now parked in the school grounds waiting to be transformed.
Dye said: “A classroom extension would have cost £15,000 or more, which was just not going to be possible…
The scheme, which is due to be completed in a few months’ time, is supported by the MP for St Ives, Andrew George. He said: “What we’re looking for is these kind of creative solutions. There will always be limited resources in public services. Schools like Parc Eglos coming forward with creative ideas like this is something we all need to be looking at.” – The Guardian 11/10/10
I wonder if MP Andrew George was taught science in a fully equipped classroom, or on a bus…
