Arden 2020
With regard to the proposed Arden 2020 Project, I would like to make the following observation: whilst Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath have growing populations and hence there is, and will be, the need for additional school places, the focus of this proposal should be exclusively on the pupils and driving up standards of education in these areas of Solihull. Therefore, would it not be more appropriate to leave Arden Academy where it is and meet the demand for secondary school places by building another school on proposed site? This way, we would see competition for pupil numbers between the schools which would serve only to drive up standards as parents and pupils would effectively vote with their feet. I do not see how the proposed "super-school" would improve the education of our children; if anything, it would encourage lower standards through complacency.

I look forward to receiving your reply on this matter.

Best regards