BIG SCHOOLS IMPERSONAL

13 September 2005

The proposed amalgamation of Bishop Gore and Dillwyn Llewelyn schools concerns me from the following aspect. When schools get too large and impersonal, pupils' pride in their school and respect for their teachers decreases alarmingly. Discipline suffers and tracing truants is more difficult. Quiet students and those with learning difficulties are completely overwhelmed.

Correspondents have already raised the problem of children's behaviour on the way to and from school, again the result of lack of pride and respect.

I consider Bishop Gore to be too large as it is.

Councillors should remember that they were elected because people were fed up with their views being ignored. Since the excellent decision to save the leisure centre they have done nothing but close things and demolish good buildings, and allow changes such as the parking charges without considering the knock-on implications.

Angela M Bridges, Sketty Avenue, Sketty, Swansea