A decade on from the scandal of the Collective Spirit Free School, we now have something positive for the community coming.
Together with its sister school, the Manchester Creative Studio School, it was riddled with whistleblower allegations of corruption, safeguarding failures and children let down while its boss Raja Miah and his cronies lined their pockets, and he falsely dismissed the neglect as “all lies”.
A scandal hit school it was. I’m glad with the perseverance of former staff and parents we brought this to a close.
More positively, new homes to help tackle the housing crisis, including 60 affordable homes, and £2m towards community facilities is welcomed. Clearly we will work with the council, developer and the community to ensure the impact of the development works are managed thoughtfully and I’ll seek a meeting with the developer to speak about this importance of this. I know residents remain concerned about the revised changes, particularly the increased number of homes and access, and that will be reflected in the planning process itself. But for my own part I’m pleased to see things move forward.
Read more at the The Oldham Times on the proposals: https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/25825467.homes-built-site-former-schools-2m-paid/?ref=rss&fbclid=IwY2xjawPy7WxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81MTQ3NzE1NjkyMjgwNjEAAR7YjkIJvkdI5G5k6TqCJJLqm0iJ2zzW6IqpBtuhBVC54CjvxPIbcBhYHjNM5A_aem_Ovh9mE5ghR4bWn8Mgks1AQ
Jim McMahon OBE MP 