Haringey Liberal Democrats have welcomed support from the borough’s new Director of Education, Sharon Shoesmith, for a much-needed new primary school.

With pressure on primary school places, the need for a new school has been a long-standing Lib Dem commitment, recently taken up by Haringey Labour party after a u-turn in last year’s council elections.

Commenting on the news, Cllr Ross Laird, Leader of the Opposition, said:

“This early support for the need for a new primary school to serve fast growing areas such as Hornsey and Crouch End is very welcome. We would like to welcome Sharon Shoesmith to her new job as Director of Education and we look forward to working with her in fulfilling such an important commitment.”

Cllr Barbara Fabian (Fortis Green), Education spokesperson, added:

“Every year we are inundated with concerned parents trying to get their children a place at overcrowded local schools. The sooner we see movement on this front, the better as it could reduce class sizes, which have been creeping up over the years, and ease the annual misery of parents trying to secure places for their children.”