(Post made at 1620 UK BST time on 3 Sep 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests).Further to this post last year, below are the Wessex Youth Orchestra (WYO) rehearsal schedules for the past academic year. They are still marked secret on the CWYM website ("for WYO members and … Continue reading Secret Bournemouth and Poole College Wessex Youth Orchestra rehearsal schedules for 2017/2018
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The Bournemouth and Poole College’s poor compliance with the Freedom of Information Act continues, having failed to reply to internal review requests after almost a year
(Post made at 1618 UK BST time on 6 Jun 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests).The Bournemouth and Poole College is extremely late in responding to two Freedom of Information Act internal reviews:How often have fire drills taken place at the Centre for Wessex Young Musicians? (see here).andDiscrepancies in … Continue reading The Bournemouth and Poole College’s poor compliance with the Freedom of Information Act continues, having failed to reply to internal review requests after almost a year
A year ago, Bournemouth and Poole College and the Centre for Wessex Young Musicians carried out an act of senseless destruction, which was not in the interests of the children in my opinion
(Post made at 1727 UK BST time on 11 May 2018 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests).An act of destruction11 May 2017: an act of destruction at the College and the Centre for Wessex Young MusiciansIn my view, a year ago (on 11 May 2017), Bournemouth and Poole College … Continue reading A year ago, Bournemouth and Poole College and the Centre for Wessex Young Musicians carried out an act of senseless destruction, which was not in the interests of the children in my opinion
Bournemouth and Poole College: a failure of governance because of a lack of accountability and little apparent concern for ethics
(Post made at 2245 BST on 25 Sep 2017 in a personal capacity. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests). In my opinion a flawed complaints system (which is being used to silence criticism rather than address it) is preventing accountability for poor practices. In what way is the College accountable for what I believe … Continue reading Bournemouth and Poole College: a failure of governance because of a lack of accountability and little apparent concern for ethics
Bournemouth and Poole College "Long Overdue" with their response to Freedom of Information Request (about discrepancies in their responses)
Post made in a personal capacity at 0945 BST on 1 July 2017. Please see here for important background and disclosure of interests).Discrepancies in information given by College about communicating Wessex Youth Orchestra rehearsal dates to schoolsI have just received an email from WhatDoTheyKnow informing me that the College is long overdue in providing a … Continue reading Bournemouth and Poole College "Long Overdue" with their response to Freedom of Information Request (about discrepancies in their responses)
Freedom of Information Request (no 3, 20 April): complete correspondence, including College Response (late, 6 June)
(Post made at 2318 UK time on 07 Jun 2017. This post is made on a personal basis, as a member - and until 4 February 2017 Chairman -of SWYM because of my significant concerns about the running of the musically excellent Wessex Youth Orchestra, and about recent aspects of the governance of SWYM and … Continue reading Freedom of Information Request (no 3, 20 April): complete correspondence, including College Response (late, 6 June)
Bournemouth and Poole College delaying response (already overdue) to request made under Freedom of Information Act 2000
Please see the comments I have just added to my post of 17 May, here. The College are either delaying their response to a request which they should have provided two days ago under the Act, or are declining to answer it altogether. I hope it is the former.
Freedom of Information request (no. 3) to the College dated 20 April 2017
(Published at 0752 UK time on 18 May 2017. Copy of email sent on 20 April 2017 to freedomofinformation@bpc.ac.uk, the address at the Bournemouth and Poole College for Freedom of Information Act requests. I received an acknowledgement on 24 April. The requirement to respond within 20 working days means that the response is due - after … Continue reading Freedom of Information request (no. 3) to the College dated 20 April 2017
Freedom of Information Request (no 4) to the College asking for clarification of discrepancies in their responses
(This post is made on a personal basis, as a member - and until early February 2017 Chairman -of SWYM because of my significant concerns about some aspects of the running of the otherwise excellent Wessex Youth Orchestra, and about recent aspects of the governance of SWYM. Please see https://musicmattersandculture.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/welcome-disclosure-of-interests-terms.html for important background and disclosure of interests)Further … Continue reading Freedom of Information Request (no 4) to the College asking for clarification of discrepancies in their responses
Secret WYO rehearsal schedules which both the WYO Director and the College repeatedly tried to stop publication of
(This post is made on a personal basis, as a member - and until recently Chairman -of SWYM because of my significant concerns about some aspects of the running of the otherwise excellent Wessex Youth Orchestra, and about recent aspects of the governance of SWYM. Please see https://musicmattersandculture.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/welcome-disclosure-of-interests-terms.html for important background and disclosure of interests).Almost … Continue reading Secret WYO rehearsal schedules which both the WYO Director and the College repeatedly tried to stop publication of
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