Education

£1m cash shortfall hits school plans

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

THE headteacher of Stoke-on-Trent's most popular high school today accused council officials of short-changing its pupils.

David Dickinson spoke out after it emerged Haywood Engineering College, in Burslem, is getting £1.1 million less than expected to create a...

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School closure could spell the end for traders

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

BUSINESS bosses say they face an uncertain future if plans to shut a high school go ahead. Traders operating out of six commercial business units on...

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Parents demand school is rebuilt after setback

TIME FOR A FACELIFT: Mother Catherine Tellett with son Sebastian, aged 10, outside Sneyd Green Primary School, which she says needs updating. Picture: Mark Scott

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

PARENTS have called on education bosses to make good on their promise of a new school building. Families of pupils at Sneyd Green Primary School had...

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Education dictates home search priority

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A COMPANY which builds houses has linked up with The Good Schools Guide so it can provide prospective homebuyers with information on each area's...

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Expansion plan will leave no cash for college refurbishment, claim protesters

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep a secondary school in their community have branded plans to expand a comprehensive as a deliberate attempt to "thwart"...

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'It's head and shoulders above other options'

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

TWINS Grace and Bethan Davies will be following in their family's footsteps when they start at Haywood Engineering College in September. The...

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Drama highlights forced marriage and violence issues

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

HONOUR BOUND: Forced marriages and 'honour' violence are the focus of a drama project visiting schools. All Our Daughters, a compelling theatre...

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Step this way to plan future

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

STUDENTS will be given help in deciding what to do after leaving college. Newcastle College is hosting its second annual Next Steps Week, which runs...

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