Last week we revealed the council had set out plans for the new campus which will see Haldane and Jamestown primaries amalgamated on the current site of St Kessog’s, with a new St Kessog’s also constructed there.

It would create a co-located campus similar to the one under construction in Bellsmyre.

A new Jamestown Nursery would also be built on its current site as part of the plans.

As well as this, a brand new Additional Support Needs (ASN) facility will be built as part of the campus.

During the construction phase, pupils from St Kessog’s would be decanted into Haldane Primary. At a meeting of the Educational Services Committee on Wednesday, councillors agreed to move forward with the plans and they will now be part of a public consultation.

Terry Lanagan, executive director of Educational Services, explained to committee the three primary schools could no longer be deemed suitable for modern education. Mr Lanagan said: “We have a situation where we have three facilities that are quite different but are all, in one way or another, in very poor condition.

“Jamestown Primary is a 150-years-old, listed building — which is a warren really. Haldane is one of the least attractive schools in our estate and St Kessog’s has not got a lot of life left in it with all the problems associated with flat-roofed buildings in Scotland.” Council leader Martin Rooney suggested that rather than just decanting the St Kessog’s pupils into Haldane, the Jamestown pupils should also be to moved in during the construction phase to prepare them for the co-located school.

Mr Lanagan said this could be added to the consultation options but would mean another set of pupils would be disrupted during the construction phase.

Councillor Jonathan McColl expressed his concern that Haldane Youth Services (HYS) — who currently use two classrooms in Haldane Primary School during school hours — might be left without a home.

Mr Lanagan confirmed there would be no provision for HYS in the new school and added: “We would work together with Haldane Youth Services to find a new facility.

“We don’t know if they would be able to stay during the decant process, it’s touch and go.

“We wouldn’t want to jeapordise the future of the group but to build another facility for them wouldn’t be something we could justify.”