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“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.”
“The small school with just 200 pupils has won the 'best of the best' award.”
“The judges rarely select the same school for the top award in two consecutive years, so this is a measure of the fantastic work being done at Jones Memorial Primary.”
“The school received £500 to help them with their 'green' endeavours.”
“at 17.2%, is higher than for any other ethnic group in the US.”
“32.9% drop out.”
“8.5% for the second generation”
“only half as many of them go on to complete a bachelor's degree.”
“concern about the Hispanic community often centres on its high school drop-out rate, which, at 17.2%”
“the first generation, of whom 32.9% drop out”
“The rate goes down to 8.5% for the second generation”
“Roughly the same proportion of second-generation Hispanics and (non-Hispanic) whites enrol in college, according to the Pew Hispanic Center”
“but only half as many of them go on to complete a bachelor's degree”
“The Ashmolean is one of five training sites across the university”
“The museums and botanic gardens arm of the University of Oxford has been awarded a grant of more than £400,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).”
“Twelve trainees will spend 18 months working with collections, in volunteer management and understanding new media and technology.”
“The grant is part of a £17m windfall for heritage projects in the UK.”
“The trainees will all undertake their training at three of the five different sites across the university: the Ashmolean Museum, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, the Pitt Rivers Museum, the Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcour…”
“Trainees will begin their placements from spring 2011.”
“On Tuesday, Nesbitt was formally installed as chancellor.”
“The ceremony took place at the Riverside Theatre, Coleraine - a venue that inspired the budding actor.”
“So he began a degree in French at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, but left after a year to pursue his real love, acting.”
“Joining him at the ceremony on Tuesday were four new honorary graduates - actor Conleth Hill, and business leaders Tony Hopkins, Peter Fitzgerald and Bro McFerran.”
“When it came for us to identify a new chancellor, James Nesbitt was the obvious and unanimous choice,”
“The Heritage Lottery funding will lead to 70 placements for jobseekers in skills varying from digitising archives to conserving historic gardens.”
“It said 30 placements would be on offer at some of Wales' biggest heritage sites from St Fagans: National History Museum in Cardiff to Dyffryn Gardens in the Vale of Glamorgan, and Aberglasney and National Botanic Garden of Wales in Carmar…”
“Trainees will then undergo an additional three-month placement at partner sites including the National Library of Wales, and public libraries and museums in Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Swansea and Torfaen.”
“In 1958 the family moved to Rothesay, where Mr Harrison was appointed director of education for the isle of Bute.”
“The £55bn Building Schools for the Future programme has been renovating and rebuilding schools across England.”
“Alex Cunningham, MP for Stockton North, said there had been no new secondary school built in his constituency for 40 years”
“and that £5m had already been spent on rebuilding plans.”
“Last autumn saw the biggest opening of new schools since the Victorian era.”
“Alex Cunningham, MP for Stockton North, said there had been no new secondary school built in his constituency for 40 years - and that £5m had already been spent on rebuilding plans.”
“The new school will be on the site of the former Old Lea Junior School and will share the premises with the Iqra Muslim School in Wexham Road. It will offer two new classes for reception age children.”
“In Slough the birth rate has increased by 873 children a year over the last six years. That's 29 reception classes and upwards.”
“The Lea Junior School's old buildings were due to be demolished after it closed in 2007. Now, they have been refurbished to create the two new classrooms.”
“The Lea Junior School's old buildings were due to be demolished after it closed in 2007.”
“He moved to Slough in October, but has no nursery place and school place for his son.”
“Philip Walker, 60, retired two years ago from Brymore School, a state-run boys-only boarding and day school.”
“Brymore, near Bridgwater, is a 176-pupil school teaching boys aged between 13-17 and places emphasis on rural skills.”
“Ntombifuti Nyoni watches over 100 children in her toddlers' creche”
“In three weeks time 55,000 pupils in Scotland will leave primary school and in August they will be the first wave of youngsters to be taught the curriculum for excellence in secondary school.”
“Six years ago leading figures in education called for lessons in which there is an emphasis on learning skills and information which can be applied in the real world.”
“They argued one of the main weaknesses of the present curriculum was that it was a mile wide and an inch deep.”
“From August all primary - and secondary schools - are expected to be operating the new curriculum although the government said it was likely to be phased in over months and years.”
“Campaigners also say that in state schools only a minority seem to have a rounded education”
“There could be 100,000 applicants with good A-levels missing places”
“applications to some universities are up more than 30%”
“two Welsh universities said they will not offer places through clearing this year”
“On average the number of applications to Welsh universities is up 15% on last year”
“Swansea Metropolitan University reports a 33% increase”
“Glyndwr University in Wrexham says applications are up 31%”
“Bangor University taking on 17% fewer students this summer”
“Figures obtained by the Politics Show Wales reveal applications to some universities are up more than 30% while places funded by the assembly government remain roughly the same.”
“On average the number of applications to Welsh universities is up 15% on last year.”
“Glyndwr University in Wrexham says applications are up 31%.”
“Meanwhile, the number of places universities are able to offer with money from the assembly government remains about the same as last year.”
“with Bangor University taking on 17% fewer students this summer.”
“Swansea Metropolitan and Aberystwyth universities told BBC Wales they do not intend to enter the clearing process this year for the first time.”
“With many courses already filled Bangor University, University of Wales Newport, Glamorgan University and UWIC said there will be fewer places offered through clearing than last year.”
“the assembly government plans to impose a cap on university places from next year to control spending.”
“Universities have been asked not to recruit above agreed levels this summer”
“I paint every day in the conservatory after school, sometimes for the whole day.”
“George Thampy of St Louis, Missouri, the 2000 Champion”
“Mr Thampy, now 22”
“Scripps, where 11 million contestants nationwide vie for the champion's trophy.”
“The Scripps bee began in 1925”
“This year will be the 15th time sports network ESPN has broadcast the semi-finals”
“and the fifth time ABC has shown the final in prime time”
“In 1958, Michael Petrina finished 24th at Scripps”
“launched by the AARP, an American association for retired people, in 1996”
“his 91-year-old father”
