Website ratemyteachers.com has been criticised for undermining teachers’ authority. The firm behind it, however, says it is helping education. Andrew Owen tries to find out who is right.
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BA degree for gran, 92
A Shropshire grandmother has proved age is no barrier to learning by becoming one of the oldest people in the country to graduate.
Inquiry call on schools’ cash ’scandal’
Shirehall leaders have been urged to probe the “scandal” of why some schools have been allowed to build up balances totalling millions while others struggle financially due to poor funding.
Pupils getting physical
Alternative sporting activities are creating a lot of interest and proving to be a popular way of keeping fit, writes Ben Bentley.
Swine flu fear shuts county school
Staff shut a Shropshire pre-school amid fears it had been hit by a swine flu outbreak after a number of staff members reported suffering symptoms.
New head of school is revealed
The new headmaster of Shrewsbury School has been selected and will take up the reins in September next year, it was announced today.
Truancy cost revealed
Children bunked off almost 4.3 million days of school during the autumn term last year as the truancy rate rose, Government figures showed today. Many miss a day of school every week.
Letter: Teaching is no easy life
LETTER: As a teacher in his second year of teaching it always intrigues me when people comment on teachers’ pay, teachers’ holidays and the fact that they have an “easy job working 9.00am until 3.30pm every day”.
Village school will close
A Powys village school with just seven pupils is to close, council officials today revealed. Llanfihangel Primary School, near Llanfyllin, will shut its doors for the last time on December 18.
Letter: Unfair criticism of teachers
LETTER: I would like to correct Mr Thomas on the scale for teaching – this can be variable depending on experience and where you teach – and is not always £600 a week as he stated in his letter.
Letter: Wrong view of teachers
LETTER: In reply to the letter headed “Spotlight may fall on teachers” I would like to respond in the strongest terms. As a newly qualified teacher I found the letter to be both factually incorrect and insulting.
Schools pledge welcomed
A Shirehall opposition group has welcomed the pledge of the new leader of Shropshire Council to safeguard small rural schools.
Parents saved axed leavers’ ball
A county school leavers’ ball which was axed after a number of students threw flour and egg bombs on their last day of school was back on today after parents stepped in.
Growing school given £170,000
A Shrewsbury primary school is to get a £170,000 extension to cope with rising pupil numbers.
College is seeking firms for students
A Shropshire college fears it my not be able to provide apprenticeships for students unless more employees come forward to offer places.
Inspectors’ praise for town school
Pupils at a south Shropshire school reach above average standards, Ofsted inspectors have said.
Pupils earn praise after lift rescue
Firefighters came to the rescue of four youngsters who got stuck in a lift at a Shropshire school.
Promise after education criticism
Action will be taken over the quality of Welsh education on offer in secondary schools in parts of Powys after worried parents called for the issue to be looked at.
Sixth forms in funds boost
Sixth forms facing teaching cuts next year in Powys are to get a share of almost £9 million of extra Government cash.
School flooded after roof theft
Thousands of pounds of damage was caused by flooding from heavy rainfall after thieves stole lead from a Shropshire primary school’s roof.
Exam monitor’s arrest fury
A 63-year-old Telford exam invigilator was arrested on suspicion of assault and fingerprinted and DNA tested by police for pushing away a rowdy teenage schoolboy, it was revealed yesterday.
Children in ‘good behaviour’ contracts
Young children have begun signing special good behaviour contracts after concerns were raised about youngsters causing havoc on a Shrewsbury estate.
Letters sent out over children’s weight
Parents in Telford & Wrekin are starting to to receive letters informing them whether or not their children are a healthy weight.
School set for closure
A school in Powys is to close due to a fall in the number of pupils. Ysgol Efyrnwy in Llanwddyn, near Lake Vyrnwy, will shut on August 31.
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