Chiefs ‘not moving fast enough’ to fix Dargavel Primary School blunder

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Education bosses have been lambasted for showing a “lack of urgency” in addressing capacity issues at Dargavel Primary School.Renfrewshire Council said it would look at options to fix problems at the Bishopton school built last year with an intended maximum school roll of 548 pupils.Analysis shows space could be needed for as many as 1,100 in the near future.But the Express has learned the local authority has not yet approached the Scottish Government for funding to address the capacity blunder, expected to cost up to £20million to fix.The failure to approach the Scottish Government was revealed in a meeting held last week by Neil Bibby MSP, chairman of Dargavel Primary Parent Council Alan Kelly and Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Sommerville.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialAt the meeting on Thursday Ms Sommerville confirmed Renfrewshire Council had not submitted any applications to its learning estate investment programme despite having reportedly known about the issue since June.Mr Kelly told the Express that while he recognised the council was working to resolve the problems, he said it was