Today was the day we visited the offices of Scottish Futures Trust in Edinburgh.  There were four of us from Moray and we met with representatives from SFT and the Scottish Government.  The Scottish Futures trust is co-ordinating the public sector building programmes.  It was our opportunity to outline the thinking behind the plans for the new Elgin High School building.  We were able to outline both our aspirations as well as some of the technical issues.  We were given a good hearing and it was very encouraging to see that our thinking is very much in line with the Scotland’s Schools for the Future Programme.  We are on target to achieve the aims of the programme for the EHS community.  Our audience was very supportive of the proposals.  Of course the subject of “ESA 10” was raised.  While there was much sympathy, it is also clear that the issues surrounding this are going to take weeks and not days to be resolved.  However, it was reassuring to learn that considerable effort is being put into finding a resolution.  As soon as this is done, we will be able to move forward.  Keep watching this blog for more information!