Rejection of proposal by Fife Council to cut schools hours by 10% Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/rejection-of-proposal-by-fife-council-to-cut-schools-hours-by-10.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 8 Apr 2026 07:19 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Joshua Edwards [Signature #3606] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21954859?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Dec 2017 07:34:08 UTC 21954859 ms Anonymous [Signature #3605] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18573490?utm_medium=rss I think it is disgusting that Fife council thinks it is OK to cut contact teaching hours. Surely they should look at other expenses under their control eg, bin collection, street lighting, wastage of resources, before cutting education of the young. Why is education under individual council control anyway? Surely it should be a national issue!

]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2015 11:22:23 UTC 18573490 Miss Nicola May [Signature #3604] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18542596?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Feb 2015 05:53:59 UTC 18542596 Mrs Helen McDermott [Signature #3603] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18538114?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:27:42 UTC 18538114 shona mcgibbon [Signature #3602] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18537658?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Feb 2015 12:02:50 UTC 18537658 MRS Anonymous [Signature #3601] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18536725?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:21:33 UTC 18536725 Mr I Brown [Signature #3600] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18533486?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Feb 2015 03:04:23 UTC 18533486 Mrs L Brown [Signature #3599] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18533480?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Feb 2015 03:03:18 UTC 18533480 Mr Donald Mackenzie [Signature #3598] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18533473?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Feb 2015 03:01:37 UTC 18533473 Mrs Margaret Kerr [Signature #3597] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18533013?utm_medium=rss Really don't why someone would suggest this idea , Ludicrous , causing even more organising after school care for children whose parents require to work

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:13:31 UTC 18533013 Dr John McDermott [Signature #3596] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18532260?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:58:41 UTC 18532260 Mr Rohan Cragg [Signature #3595] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18532094?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:36:36 UTC 18532094 Mrs sarah grant [Signature #3594] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18529608?utm_medium=rss Cutting school hours will put fife children at an unfair advantage, less hours in the classroom will result in more pressure on teachers to fit in syllabus and less consolidation of key areas for pupils ( reading, maths, spelling). Education should not be an area facing cuts

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2015 03:20:07 UTC 18529608 sylwia florek [Signature #3593] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18526183?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:56:51 UTC 18526183 Mr craig thomson [Signature #3592] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18525956?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:36:55 UTC 18525956 Miss Nancy Scollin [Signature #3591] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18525617?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:34:50 UTC 18525617 Mrs Angela Hudghton [Signature #3590] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18525564?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:17:47 UTC 18525564 Miss Anonymous [Signature #3589] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18525477?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Feb 2015 06:49:06 UTC 18525477 Catriona Haseler [Signature #3588] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18523624?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 06:29:41 UTC 18523624 roddy Graham [Signature #3587] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18523398?utm_medium=rss I have 2 children at primary and 2 at highschool. Never have I considered that the hours they spend receiving an education to be excessive. My understanding is that cuts would be made to 'extra' classes such as drama, art and music - subjects that are deemed unnecessary perhaps? They are part of a balanced education covering many social issues as well as confidence
boosting for less academic students who find their strengths in these subjects.

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 05:14:59 UTC 18523398 Mr John Murray [Signature #3586] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18523214?utm_medium=rss Don't take out your inability to manage a budget on our children.

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 04:19:56 UTC 18523214 Anonymous [Signature #3585] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522958?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 03:14:40 UTC 18522958 Nikki Humphrey [Signature #3584] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522849?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 02:50:34 UTC 18522849 Miss Laura Chesby [Signature #3583] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522834?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 02:48:00 UTC 18522834 mr greg Christie [Signature #3582] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522737?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 02:30:34 UTC 18522737 Mr edny van den Broek [Signature #3581] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522690?utm_medium=rss i believe that we need to invest in our children's education, not cutting teaching time.

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 02:23:08 UTC 18522690 Nikki Wilson [Signature #3580] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522658?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 02:18:21 UTC 18522658 Ms Roberta Yeats [Signature #3579] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522539?utm_medium=rss This is a ridiculous idea, kids need their education and they are in school little enough as it is.

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 01:51:48 UTC 18522539 Professor Peter gregor [Signature #3578] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522416?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 01:20:17 UTC 18522416 Dr Karen Petrie [Signature #3577] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522325?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 12:49:29 UTC 18522325 Anonymous [Signature #3576] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522323?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 12:48:34 UTC 18522323 Ms April Robinson [Signature #3575] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522291?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 12:38:41 UTC 18522291 Dr Roy Dyckhoff [Signature #3574] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18522008?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 11:17:03 UTC 18522008 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #3573] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521941?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 11:00:19 UTC 18521941 Mrs Natalie Warneford [Signature #3572] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521881?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 10:47:01 UTC 18521881 Denis Moore [Signature #3571] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521483?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 09:03:04 UTC 18521483 Ms Anonymous [Signature #3570] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521385?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 08:33:39 UTC 18521385 Ms Jacqueline Fox [Signature #3569] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521360?utm_medium=rss It is diabolical that cuts to education are being mooted when there are other ways to shave costs from the education budget. Our children are our future they need to be taught and supported as a priority. Using head teachers for more than one school will also be a disaster as some heads cannot even manage the school they are in. It has been evidenced too that large class groups do not facilitate a good learning environment. We already have an horrendous amount of young children leaving school that are illiterate and cutting hours and expanding class size will exacerbate that situation. Children should be a first priority. Where will parents in work find the funds or support to keep their children safe if you cut the school week, it is already costly and difficult enough for working families. If you cut the hours now what next in the new shortfalls. maybe we should be looking at the Council budget in general and taking back from the excess flower beds in Fife and putting it into education. Just a thought.

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 08:27:23 UTC 18521360 Mrs Lindsay Creech [Signature #3568] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521229?utm_medium=rss This would only put Fife children at a disadvantage to the rest of Scotland !
What about the children with supported learning needs. Will these hours have to be cut as well ???????

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 07:46:23 UTC 18521229 Mrs Alexandra Porteous [Signature #3567] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521208?utm_medium=rss An absurd proposal. Talk about getting your pound of flesh! Teachers are to work twice as hard to achieve half the results due to overcrowded classrooms and, literally, not enough hours in the day. Stupid, just stupid!

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 07:39:00 UTC 18521208 miss Anonymous [Signature #3566] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521144?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 07:15:36 UTC 18521144 Mrs Irene Moore [Signature #3565] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521062?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 06:48:52 UTC 18521062 Miss Anonymous [Signature #3564] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18521047?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 06:42:12 UTC 18521047 miss michelle sommers [Signature #3563] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520983?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 06:17:56 UTC 18520983 mr Colin Vetters [Signature #3562] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520969?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 06:11:12 UTC 18520969 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #3561] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520890?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 05:36:07 UTC 18520890 Mrs Carlyn Smith [Signature #3560] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520865?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 05:19:50 UTC 18520865 Mr olivier bellot [Signature #3559] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520793?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 04:41:02 UTC 18520793 Mr Fin Glanvill [Signature #3558] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520787?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 04:38:18 UTC 18520787 Ms L Grant [Signature #3557] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520784?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 04:37:27 UTC 18520784 Mrs Kirsty McNiece [Signature #3556] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520782?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 04:36:26 UTC 18520782 Ms Grace Cervantes [Signature #3555] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520708?utm_medium=rss This proposal is not about improving education, it's about budget cuts. Our education system is failing our children in comparison to the rest of the world and I do not want to reduce the learning time in class at all.

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 03:49:51 UTC 18520708 mr Anonymous [Signature #3554] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520696?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 03:43:26 UTC 18520696 mrs Margaret duff [Signature #3553] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520660?utm_medium=rss Common sense should prevail. It's our future generation that will loose out

]]> Mon, 9 Feb 2015 03:19:33 UTC 18520660 Mrs Stacy Martin [Signature #3552] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520440?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 01:14:45 UTC 18520440 MRS Inga Jack [Signature #3551] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18520431?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Feb 2015 01:10:08 UTC 18520431 Dr Emma Modrate [Signature #3550] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18519321?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 05:49:37 UTC 18519321 mrs Anonymous [Signature #3549] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18519138?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 04:36:04 UTC 18519138 mr Anonymous [Signature #3548] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18519134?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 04:35:07 UTC 18519134 Mrs Jennifer Robb [Signature #3547] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18519004?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 03:58:21 UTC 18519004 MRS Annette Culross [Signature #3546] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18518884?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 03:22:03 UTC 18518884 mrs susanne millar [Signature #3545] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18518752?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 02:51:18 UTC 18518752 Mr Daniel Crerand [Signature #3544] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18518599?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 02:12:01 UTC 18518599 Karen Gubby [Signature #3543] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18518479?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 01:39:08 UTC 18518479 Mrs Helen Macdonough [Signature #3542] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18517752?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 10:53:04 UTC 18517752 Mrs J Anderson [Signature #3541] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18517716?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 10:44:55 UTC 18517716 Claire Spittlehouse [Signature #3540] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18517546?utm_medium=rss Closing small schools should be reconsidered - why are the council not considering this when it would apparently save more money?

]]> Sun, 8 Feb 2015 10:09:46 UTC 18517546 Mrs Heather Paterson [Signature #3539] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18517349?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 09:24:15 UTC 18517349 Mrs Tracey Wilson [Signature #3538] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18517045?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 08:05:20 UTC 18517045 miss sara speed [Signature #3537] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18517037?utm_medium=rss This disheartens me that council are even considering education cuts is a good idea.

]]> Sun, 8 Feb 2015 08:03:38 UTC 18517037 Mrs Gillian MacArthur [Signature #3536] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516984?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 07:51:09 UTC 18516984 Lord Mark Morgan [Signature #3535] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516918?utm_medium=rss this cut will have massive effect on child care and my working hours. redusing my hours of work , income thus not helping in child poverty. its another money saving exersize at the cost of our childrens education. amoung other issues. the list goes on. its a disgrace, but i feel this petition will do nothing as the council have already decided what they are doing anyway, our oppinion means nothing, they have porved this before many times. discusting.

]]> Sun, 8 Feb 2015 07:38:13 UTC 18516918 mrs kristen ross [Signature #3534] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516524?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 06:12:43 UTC 18516524 Miss Anonymous [Signature #3533] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516438?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 05:57:25 UTC 18516438 Ms Anonymous [Signature #3532] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516405?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 05:51:07 UTC 18516405 Fiona Gillan [Signature #3531] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516166?utm_medium=rss Children need max education, not reductions.
We the UK esp scotland want to have our kids of the futures as entrepreneurs/good jobs futures from the top ladder to the bottom in any company. Giving them a poor education puts us amongst the poorer countries with children disadvantaged. Any local authority wishing to keeps it's residents needs to put all resources into the kids. Otherwise they move to another local authority meaning less income for you. And they the bring their kids up in a different authority. You loose
WRONG wrong wrong
SUPPORT from a WDC parent

]]> Sun, 8 Feb 2015 04:47:08 UTC 18516166 MS Anonymous [Signature #3530] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516153?utm_medium=rss As a teacher, and a parent, I find it appauling that this is being considered as a money cutting option. Why is this ludicrous idea not common knowledge?

]]> Sun, 8 Feb 2015 04:42:57 UTC 18516153 ms leona grant [Signature #3529] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516111?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 04:23:08 UTC 18516111 ms carol berna [Signature #3528] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516095?utm_medium=rss I personally don't feel that this needs to happen there is other ways to cut costs Down this isn't one.

]]> Sun, 8 Feb 2015 04:17:41 UTC 18516095 Dr Anonymous [Signature #3527] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516051?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 03:59:54 UTC 18516051 Stephen Ross [Signature #3526] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18516012?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 03:41:57 UTC 18516012 Ian ross [Signature #3525] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18515942?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 03:04:04 UTC 18515942 mtrs Anonymous [Signature #3524] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18515856?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 02:23:07 UTC 18515856 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #3523] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18515837?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 02:12:30 UTC 18515837 Miss Tracy Hood [Signature #3522] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18515717?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Feb 2015 01:05:52 UTC 18515717 Mrs kirstin Pennycook [Signature #3521] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514929?utm_medium=rss Reducing children's time in school is not the answer!

]]> Sat, 7 Feb 2015 06:26:28 UTC 18514929 Mr Anonymous [Signature #3520] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514675?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 05:11:39 UTC 18514675 Mrs Beverley Allan Clark [Signature #3519] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514641?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 05:02:25 UTC 18514641 Mr Cameron Clark [Signature #3518] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514626?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 04:59:52 UTC 18514626 mr Carl Smyth [Signature #3517] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514579?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 04:45:28 UTC 18514579 Mrs Jan Smyth [Signature #3516] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514558?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 04:40:53 UTC 18514558 Mrs Gillian Doig [Signature #3515] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514512?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 04:28:28 UTC 18514512 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #3514] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514211?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 03:22:08 UTC 18514211 mrs Anonymous [Signature #3513] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18514178?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 03:12:34 UTC 18514178 Mrs Anne Mason [Signature #3512] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18513786?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 01:37:29 UTC 18513786 MS MARIA SANCHEZ [Signature #3511] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18513670?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 01:05:09 UTC 18513670 Mr brian breen [Signature #3510] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18513584?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 12:43:32 UTC 18513584 olwen mcgarvey [Signature #3509] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18513580?utm_medium=rss Although not in Fife I'm a teacher and a parent and strongly disagree that children's eduction will not be harmed by reducing the hours during which they are taught.

If this move is accepted in ANY council the floodgates will open.

It's about money. Pure and simple. Money.

]]> Sat, 7 Feb 2015 12:43:10 UTC 18513580 mrs Angi Pinkerton [Signature #3508] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18513566?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 12:39:26 UTC 18513566 Mrs Marlene Black [Signature #3507] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18513561?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Feb 2015 12:37:51 UTC 18513561