2,815 source-backed education facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 19 of 29.
“More than 1,000 students were inside the school at the time of the alert, some of them taking their GCSEs.”
“Staff and pupils were told to stay inside the building for nearly two hours and all entrances and exits were sealed while police investigated.”
“Mark Saville took his finals in 1960, and won the top first.”
“The youngsters at our church can't wait to use it.”
“We've already got two football teams that run from the church so we know how important sport is for generating a community spirit and friendships.”
“We believe that the introduction of this facility within targeted areas of the community will provide a positive, worthwhile activity that youngsters might not have had access to.”
“The school will close at the end of term on 29 June.”
“The school including the nursery has 397 pupils and 143 staff, 69 teaching and 74 non-teaching.”
“When Chloe started primary one there were nine pupils in her class but by the end of the year there were 13.”
“The challenge now is to find another school before they all close for the summer in two weeks' time.”
“which is meant to spread to all schools in August.”
“The Scottish government said it was providing an extra day's training as part of a series of measures to tackle problems.”
“The fund to mark its 800th anniversary was launched in 2005.”
“More than 45,000 alumni have contributed to raising the funds.”
“The first phase will see three students recruited in the cathedral works department to train in stone masonry, lead-work and joinery.”
“Sabia Sajid, 20, was slapped on her hip by IT lecturer Steph Crossley at Kirklees College last year.”
“Miss Crossley, 57, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, claimed that she might have acted as she did due to an anxiety about fires.”
“The tribunal had earlier heard Miss Crossley was teaching a class at the college on 27 January when she and her pupils smelt smoke.”
“He ruled that she "intentionally hit Miss Sajid with a sideways sweep of her hand".”
“The student was not injured or seriously hurt.”
“Judge Kendrick Horne said Miss Crossley, who had an unblemished record at the college since 1984, should have been aware that unless there was immediate physical danger she should not have touched a student.”
“She said at the time: "I don't like fire because I was involved in a school that had a real fire, whether that's at the heart of it I don't know."”
“The group of 18 students were studying for a foundation degree in animal management and welfare and were on a wildlife study tour in the region.”
“The two course lecturers on the trip were among those admitted to hospital.”
“Ms Gallahan said she had been taking pupils to Bryntisilio, near Llangollen, for the past eight years.”
“The students were believed to be studying animal management and welfare.”
“Ofsted Inspectors found behaviour to be "good" or "outstanding" in all the county's 31 schools.”
“Cornwall is one of only nine authorities in England to receive top marks for the behaviour of students in 100% of its schools.”
“Cornwall's results compare with the national average of 78.6%.”
“Director of Children's Services Trevor Doughty said Cornish schools had worked hard to meet the "more challenging" framework introduced by Ofsted last year.”
“It will merge with Haven High Technology College in 2011 in a move backed by the county council and the Diocese of Nottingham.”
“The Boston Witham Schools' Federation currently encompasses Haven High Technology College, Boston Carlton Road Primary School and Boston Staniland Primary and Nursery School.”
“The diocese is pleased that a decision has been agreed regarding the provision of secondary education for the Catholic community in Boston following the requirement from the Department for Education to close the school.”
“All parties were determined to agree a solution that ensures sustainable, high quality education for all secondary pupils.”
“Over the coming weeks and months, the members of the Interim Executive Board and the governing body of the Boston Witham Schools' Federation will be working closely to ensure a smooth and effective transition for staff and students across …”
“Nottingham City Council has been told by the Department for Education that the year-long pilot, due to start in September, had been withdrawn.”
“Meanwhile, a 200-seater circular lecture theatre was built using a rammed earth system like that used in Cornwall's Eden Project.”
“CAT director Paul Allen said: 'CAT is a world-class training centre with 35 years of expertise and working examples of sustainable technologies.”
“North Lanarkshire Council wants to build a £44m joint campus for St Ambrose High School and Drumpark School in Coatbridge.”
“The planning application was approved by councillors, subject to conditions, in April”
“The joint campus will have music and drama studios, specialist rooms for teaching hospitality, health and beauty and technical vocational skills, four flood-lit sports pitches and two full-size grass pitches.”
“Councillor Jim Logue, convener of learning and leisure services, welcomed the fact the development has been given the green light by ministers.”
“Appeals against places allocated for primary schools have jumped from 33,000 to 38,000 - a rise of 16.8%.”
“At secondary level, there was a drop in appeals - down from 53,400 to 50,200.”
“Appeals have risen dramatically in the past few years - almost doubling since 2004.”
“One quarter of parents whose primary school cases were heard by an appeals panel were successful - down from 27.8% in the previous year.”
“The chances of success were higher at secondary level, with 33% of parents winning their case, up slightly on last year.”
“Statistics released on Thursday relate to appeals lodged in 2008-09.”
“The figures show that an increasing number of parents are unhappy with the school choices open to them.”
“It has 45,500 students studying by distance and flexible learning in 180 countries.”
“Another 6,000 students in the UK do the same.”
“applications for this year are up 16.5% on last year.”
“It has 45,500 students studying by distance and flexible learning in 180 countries. Another 6,000 students in the UK do the same.”
“Record numbers of young people are applying to UK universities - applications for this year are up 16.5% on last year.”
“The university is made up of 19 colleges and institutes.”
“The University of Wales Institute in Cardiff is one of the institutions evaluating the software to see if it could be viable for some of their students.”
“"Nothing is 100% secure, even traditional examinations aren't, but it does add an extra dimension."”
“"No technology is completely infallible and it is crucial to ensure the fairness and integrity of assessment is maintained for all students."”
“The rodents were found at St Mary's aided school at Brymbo in Wrexham two weeks ago”
“On Monday, 30 children failed to turn up after the half-term holidays and on Wednesday 10 were still absent”
“A reception class and the nursery unit at the school was closed after the infestation was found last month”
“the school, which is more than 100 years old”
“Many university vice-chancellors are pressing for the current cap of £3,250 on annual tuition fees to be raised or even scrapped.”
“A review of university finance, by former BP chief Lord Browne, is currently underway and is due to report in the autumn.”
“In a speech at Sheffield University, Mr Lambert said "a large cohort" of universities were heading for "very big trouble".”
“In the 2009 school census in England, 656,500 children in nursery and primary education qualified for free meals.”
“This academic year, nearly four in five primary children has taken free school lunches.”
“Bradford Council has been told by the Department for Education that the year-long £8.34m pilot, which was due to start in September, has been withdrawn.”
“Two months ago, Bradford, Islington and Nottingham councils were told they would be the second wave of a free school meals pilot which started last September in Durham, Newham and Wolverhampton.”
“Weston Favell school rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted”
“In an Ofsted report inspectors said there was 'very little improvement' in students' progress.”
“Teachers at the school went on strike in opposition to the academy plans on 3 December.”
“A new headteacher has been in post since the start of the summer term.”
“The report said: 'The progress lower attaining students make remains a concern largely because there has been limited progress in addressing major shortcomings in the provision for students with special educational needs and/or disabilitie…”
“The songwriter made his comments in the Rax Active Citizenship Toolkit, published next month by New Internationalist magazine for students of GCSE Citizenship Studies. In the interview, carried out in February, Yorke said...”
“The education secretary has announced more than 10 measures designed to tackle problems.”
“Only education and research will be spared from the cutbacks, receiving an extra 12 billion euros as planned.”
“During her three-year period in remission, Ms Dryburgh wrote two books, The Way I See It and Talk to the Hand, and received both the Diana Award and the inaugural Anne Frank/Miep Gies award.”
“Ms Dryburgh wrote two books, The Way I See It and Talk to the Hand”
“When they enter the school system they are Spanish dominant or bilingual, but by the time they graduate from high school, they are bilingual and their preferred language is English,”
“The £4,800-a-term school, founded in 1624, counts actors Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman as former pupils.”
“Head Peter Winter said the expelled boys have been allowed to return to school to take their A-level exams.”
“The sixth-formers are sitting papers in a different room to other students, Mr Winter said.”
“He added that he allowed the expelled boys to take their A-levels as 'I am not in the business of ruining kids' chances in the future by not allowing them to take their exams'”
“The council was told in 2005 it had to improve both primary and secondary schools after poor academic results.”
“Last year, GCSE results in Bristol improved by 5%, with 40% of students achieving five or more A* to C grades, including English and maths.”
“The city council runs 119 primary and nurseries and 12 secondary schools.”
“There are also eight academies in Bristol.”
“The first building phase was due to start in November, with the final phase being scheduled for August 2012.”
“Sixteen other secondary schools were due to be rebuilt or refurbished as part of the programme but funding has not been secured for that work yet, it added.”
“The number of children excluded from primary schools in Oxfordshire has more than halved in the past three years, according to figures obtained by the BBC.”
“In 2007 to 2008 a total of 227 youngsters were suspended or expelled.”
“But figures obtained by a Freedom of Information Request show that in 2009 to 2010 the number had dropped to 89.”
“Gill Hudson, head teacher of Pegasus School in Oxford, joined the school 11 years ago when it was in special measures and behaviour was an issue.”
“A report by Ofsted inspectors in June last year said that schools could avoid excluding very young children through techniques to manage behaviour.”
“Evidence of rats being present in two classrooms and toilet accommodation at the school were reported to public protection in May”
“which is more than 100 years old”
“Evidence of rats being present in two classrooms”
“reported to public protection in May”
“Jones Memorial Primary School in Mullylogan, Enniskillen, has topped the 'best kept list' for the second year running.”
