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“The fact that there are three per cent fewer schools rated as outstanding does not mean school standards have fallen”
“The figures clearly show that less than half the Academies inspected since September have themselves been judged to be outstanding or good.”
“An eight-year-old boy from Essex was left behind on a school trip”
“The school apologised to his mother”
“Geraint Lloyd Jones, 29, received a police caution after the incident at Ysgol Y Creuddyn secondary school, near Llandudno, Conwy in February 2008.”
“Mr Williams, who also taught technology at the school, described how he discovered the 12" (30cm) 'bomb' when he placed his hand in the bag to retrieve a book for a pupil during a lesson.”
“a three-hour commute”
“When they stop the buses in 2015, my kids will face a journey that will involve getting three buses, taking over an hour and a half every morning and evening.”
“A school for children between three and 19 could be built in Hertfordshire to meet demand for places and "drive up standards", a council has announced.”
“The new school could open on the Francis Bacon site by September 2011.”
“It is anticipated that a formal consultation will begin in the autumn term, the council added.”
“We have to think we can get the £2m by the end of term on 29 June.”
“I received a call from the parent of a former pupil who pledged £10,000 because she said the school must not close.”
“some parents with, for example, three children, had paid for next year's fees in advance in order to gain a discount and were now worried they had lost up to £30,000.”
“It is understood the school is at least £2m in debt as a result of falling pupil numbers.”
“The business plan proposes some "very radical surgery" including cutting staff, raising school fees and selling the nursery building.”
“It was announced last week that the school would close at the end of term on 29 June.”
“St Margaret's Parent and Friends Association, which was set up to raise money for extra items at the school, is now being used to fundraise to save the 120-year-old institution.”
“At Monday night's meeting, which lasted about 90 minutes, four liquidators were present, including Blair Nimmo, and it was as amicable as it could be.”
“We had a very helpful meeting with the consortium last night (Monday). We provided them with further information and an explanation of the process. As we understand it they have gone off to consider their position with a view to seeing if …”
“There were 18 students and two teachers on the trip.”
“Pupil numbers have fallen from almost 950 in 2004 to around 600.”
“The school was placed in special measures in April after an inspection found it was performing "significantly less well" in English, maths and science compared to its counterparts.”
“The head teacher and deputy head teacher retired at Easter.”
“There are significant and growing surplus capacity within the secondary sector which makes the current organisation unsustainable in the medium term.”
“A decision is expected later in the year.”
“Ceredigion council's cabinet backed the plans at a meeting, and a report will go before the full council on 30 June.”
“The super-school is designed to educate children from three to 19.”
“A proposal to replace seven schools in the Tregaron area with an all-through school, has been deferred until 6 July.”
“A feasibility study, chaired by former Ceredigion MP Lord Elystan Morgan, was carried out into the 'all-through' scheme.”
“cost per pupil figures for primary and secondary levels in the towns and their catchment areas was among the highest in Wales.”
“Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi's (in Llandysul) site has serious shortcomings in terms of developing the site and the quality of the buildings. The site is not suitable for development into a modern secondary school with adequate resources.”
“In Llandysul, a Welsh medium school would be built on a new site, but this means shutting the town's secondary, its primary and others in nearby CoedyBryn, Aberbanc, Pontsian and Capel Cynon.”
“Parents with children at the five primary schools under threat have started an action group.”
“We, as parents of pupils at the five primary schools in the Llandysul area, are disappointed but not surprised at the decision taken today by the cabinet of Ceredigion County Council to go ahead and establish the 3-19 school in our area an…”
“The JFS children were billeted with the villagers, and the Jews' Free School, Mousehole, was established in the premises of Mousehole School.”
“Pupils will be held in a tent for 20 minutes unable to leave or speak”
“we have being fundraising recently to help pay for visas to get four Burmese teachers over here to schools in the area”
“three Campie teachers and headteacher Sheila Laing are going to visit their partner school, the Burmese Child Development Centre in Mae Sot”
“Up to 2,000 families in Norfolk could be eligible for a free computer as part of a scheme to support children's learning.”
“So far, 3,370 families have received grants for computers but the council said many more could be eligible.”
“The £300m Home Access scheme was first announced by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2008.”
“In January, the county council called on families with children eligible for free school meals to apply for a computer.”
“Parents need to apply through the Home Access website by the end of the week.”
“Currently about 43% of 18 to 30-year-olds progress to higher education.”
“replace the island's six schools in September 2011.”
“over a 14-week period.”
“between 14 June and 23 July”
“has attracted more than 600 members”
“has attracted about 223 members”
“It was announced last week that the school would close on 29 June.”
“Loretto is the closest but it is about £6,000 a term.”
“The school, including the nursery has 397 pupils and 143 staff - 69 teaching and 74 non-teaching.”
“Senior pupils pay £2,456 per term and boarders £2,628 per term.”
“We have come up with a business plan, which I believe can work by cutting costs at the school savagely and raising the fees. There are also a number of things we can do such as have a whip round of the parents, raise new financial backers,…”
“The GP, who qualified in Nigeria, had been working in the UK for decades.”
“In 2006 he had received training from the local NHS designed to make family doctors aware of child protection issues.”
“Thirty six out of 61 schools in the county are affected by the plans.”
“There are 1,900 empty places in Conwy schools”
“the council said the proposals could see 36 schools reduced to 17 if its preferred options go ahead”
“The plans are being put out for consultation until September allowing parents to have a say.”
“If all the council's first choice options went ahead, it would mean children from up to nine smaller villages would have to travel elsewhere to school.”
“Undergraduates will take part in an eight-week summer placement project”
“graduates can participate in a six to 12-month paid posting.”
“Graduates will also be placed in businesses to help transfer their university knowledge in placements lasting between 10 to 40 weeks.”
“the current cap of £3,225 on university tuition fees is currently under review.”
“A fifth of those asked put the economic contribution of the sector at £100m a year, while a further 10% said it was zero.”
“universities contribute around £31bn each year to the nation's economy directly and £59bn indirectly.”
“two million people go to UK universities.”
“The 2000 people surveyed by Populus for UUK rated universities most highly in terms of their research.”
“Almost six in 10 said UK universities had a major impact on technological innovation, with another 30% saying they had 'some impact'.”
“44% said they thought the firms played the biggest role, compared with 24% who thought universities did and 19% who said the NHS did.”
“Populus interviewed 2010 adults, aged 18 plus, online between May 21 and May 23 2010.”
“A 13-year-old Plymouth boy has won the best student award in an army cadet training scheme.”
“Kyle Holden came top of the class out of about 30 others at the Cornwall Army Cadet Force Outreach programme.”
“It offers low achievers the chance to take part in a five-day course at St Mawgan in Cornwall.”
“Last year 21 army cadet forces around the country ran similar outreach programmes.”
“It will fund four apprentices in dry-stone walling and two year-long graduate trainee posts.”
“The region's top dry-stone wallers will pass on their expertise to the apprentices, working on real walling jobs during their 10-month training programme.”
“up to 44% of suicides among 10- to 14-year-olds may be bullying-related.”
“26 out of the 59 cases reported in the national media were linked to intimidating behaviour.”
“Beatbullying said the Office of National Statistics had recorded 176 cases of suicides of 10- to 14-year-olds between 2000 and 2008 in England, Scotland and Wales.”
“at least 14% (26 of 176) were clearly linked by the press to bullying.”
“However, the press covered only 59 cases and the charity thinks up to 78 of the total could have been related to bullying.”
“four voluntary schemes”
“axe more than 100 staff”
“only the second university”
“all three campus trade unions”
“one trade union”
“University and College Union members plan to strike on 18 and 21 June”
“The result of the ballot is expected on 25 June”
“and be implemented from 1 September”
“Both the school, which has 1,700 pupils, and many local residents objected to the change of use of a former grocery store into a takeaway.”
“We are extremely relieved at the safe return of six of our students to the UK.”
“The new document has fleshed out the council's plans with seven models drawn up for the future of schools and three options for post-16 education.”
“This includes a proposal to scrap sixth forms and hand responsibility for post-16 education to the county's further education college, Coleg Powys.”
“Pupil numbers have been falling for the past five years and are predicted to continue that trend to 2015.”
“As a result 15% of secondary school places are surplus at a cost of £1m per annum”
“and that percentage will increase to 25% by 2015, doubling the annual cost.”
“Mr Jones said a number of schools were "already experiencing severe budget deficits and are being forced to take very difficult decisions as a result".”
