[Simon Ellis]

As a former resident of Alty, its the market and the number of independent shops that have transformed the town centre, being so close to the Trafford centre they realised they couldn’t compete. A culture of encouraging independent traders and a focus on getting the “vibe” right have made the difference. The loss of Rackhams will make little difference. Wrexham could do worse than look to Shrewsbury market or even Oswestry

[Simon Ellis]

I couldn’t get the forum to work on a mobile device perhaps that is the issue.

[Simon Ellis]

@Mrs Crewe 19719 wrote:

There are other links to India in Wrexham, the Madras School is named after the Madras region of India. It’s old Elihu Yale again, he was the Govenor of Madras and gave money to Wrexham for various education establishments. Yale was part of the East India Company.

It’s my understanding that The Madras School is named after a style of schooling which allowed young people to discover and explore much earlier that it was popular. As mentioned above brought to Wales by the Kenyon family who founded the school.

[Simon Ellis]

Apologies and confusion that this thread has become about transport and The Maelor School, Penley. I had only meant to add my thoughts to the original question regarding advertising. Transport to schools 11-16 is governed by very specific rules. These are stated here :- Transport Policy – WCBC

And as mentioned before on this thread post 16 transport is currently under review.

Hope this clears up the confusion.
Simon Ellis – Headteacher – The Maelor School

[Simon Ellis]

Please rest assured that no student from the middle of wrexham are transported at taxpayers expense. In Wrexham you only get free transport if the school is your nearest. I suppose its down to parental choice.

[Simon Ellis]

As a Headteacher in Wrexham (Maelor School – Penley) I do agree that it makes much more sense to spend money on improving the educational experience of a student than advertising. Sadly the economics of competition means that there are distinct advantages to having more pupils.
In my opinion advertising school open evenings so that parents can have a look for themselves is enough.
As for education in England vs Wales it really does depend on the school. I am seeing a big increase in applications from pupils at school in England both at 11 and to join our 6th form at 16.

Simon Ellis
(Views are my own)

[Simon Ellis]

Thank you both for your kind words, what we really need to do (as all agencies or providers involved) is work together to improve the educational experiences for all pupils in Wrexham.
Simon Ellis – Headteacher – The Maelor School, Penley

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