Yesterday afternoon’s meeting was one of those key moments when the reality of what is happening became even more evident.  Although it lasted nearly three hours, sitting down with representatives of Hubco, JM Architects as well as the Moray Council team, the meeting marked a significant landmark in the process to date.  Not only was there reassurance that what we had done so far means we are on schedule, but also when we began to discuss details of what will be happening over the next 30 months there was a sense of anticipation about the potential opportunities for the school and local community.  These included educational projects for departments that can be incorporated into the design and construction processes as well as even thinking about planning how to avoid difficulties other schools have encountered when physically transferring from one building to another!  It is not often a Head Teacher will admit to this, but it was good to be able to start filling in the diary.   We have started to plan a series of meetings that will look at options and requirements for the new building as well as arrangements for consultation with many people.  A busy term lies ahead and more details to follow…