Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Lomond School in Helensburgh, St Leonards School in St Andrews, Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, and Hutchesons' Educational Trust in Glasgow, submitted their plans by OSCR's stated deadline date, and these have been confirmed by OSCR as meeting the requirements of its directions to date. The regulator will monitor the schools' progress in implementing the plans, with the final decision to be taken in October 2011.
‘This is an important stage in the process,' said OSCR's Chief Executive, Jane Ryder. ‘We have seen all ten charities take steps to address our concerns. In the case of the schools, they have met our requirements to date and it remains with them to implement their plans in order to meet the final stage of the directions issued. We will continue to monitor the schools and make our final decision based on the actual situation in October 2011.'
SCIS is delighted with the news and has warmly congratulated the schools on the efforts they have made to meet OSCR's requirements. It is good news for the whole sector as all schools reviewed to date have either passed the test or hopefully will do so by October 2011.