A special committee was expected to be set up today to discuss proposals which could see up to five secondary schools closed in Mid Wales, amid reassurances no decisions have yet been made.
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Young gardeners wait for the warmer days
Youngsters at a Telford & Wrekin school are waiting for the frosts to end before they improve their vegetable garden.
Probe over school place ‘cheats’
Some parents in Telford & Wrekin cheated in a bid to get their children places in their first-choice secondary schools, it emerged today.
Fears over sexual images and children
Children are being increasingly exposed to sexual imagery, with parents finding it difficult to stop it, a report for the Home Office said today.
Thieves smash way into school
A Shropshire school had hundreds of pounds of damage done to it after thieves smashed their way in and made off with a classroom projector worth almost £600.
Protest fails to stop schools axe
Placard-waving protesters have failed in their bid to get controversial proposals to close up to five schools in Powys scrapped.
Letter: We need to look again at county schools
Letter: The problem of surplus school places in Shropshire is back on the front page (Shropshire Star Feb 2)
Burst pipe closes school
A Shropshire school shut today sending its 1,300 pupils home after a burst water pipe saw the main supply cut off.
County schools face massive fall in pupils
Shropshire secondary schools are facing a massive fall in pupil numbers over the next six years, leaving education bosses facing a £25 million headache.
The MMR jab: One mother’s experience
I have been dreading this appointment since my son Beau was born. I knew it would come and I knew I would have no choice but to face it. Today Beau, at just over 14 months, is scheduled to have his MMR jab.
Letter: Teachers are born, not made
Letter: The Conservative leader stated he wanted the highest qualified graduates to be teachers.
Rally cry to save schools
Parents, pupils and teachers in Powys are being urged to bombard council bosses with letters as part of a campaign against plans to close up to five secondary schools.
Sex lessons for 11 year olds plan
Children as young as 11 should be given lessons on the importance of marriage, according to new Government guidance. It also recommends children as young as seven be taught about sex and domestic violence.
Letter: Praising school for its standards
In response to the article “Anger after girl sent home over piercing”, Shropshire Star January 13, I am also a parent of a pupil who attends Blessed Robert Johnson and I would like to congratulate the school on its stance on standards.
Schools axe plan hits staff morale
Pupils have been left devastated and staff morale at five Powys high schools threatened with closure has sunk to an all time low, it has been claimed.
Town’s talents to step into the limelight
Street dancers and singers stepped into the limelight as auditions for Telford’s Talent 2010 continued at Lawley Community Centre.
Anger after girl sent home over piercing
A Shropshire father hit out at a rule which saw his 14-year-old daughter sent home from school for having lip piercings.
Borough students’ best ever results
Students across Telford and Wrekin are celebrating after official confirmation that they have achieved the borough’s best ever GCSE results.
Poor schools ’still failing’ their pupils
Hundreds of thousands of children are still being failed by poor secondary schools, according to new performance league tables published today.
Schools closed after snow falls 06/01/2010
Shropshire Council has announced that the following schools are closed after last night’s snowfall.
School dinners back on menu for pupils
Efforts to persuade more Shropshire secondary pupils to have school dinners are paying off.
Town school “inadequate”
A Telford school has been given the lowest possible mark by government inspectors in a damning report in which it was branded “inadequate”.
Workers at cash crisis school face redundancy
Redundancies could be made among staff at Llanfyllin High School as governors seek to solve a cash crisis, members of the town council have heard.
Are school lunches healthy?
Parents could be packing more than 12 teaspoons of sugar into their children’s lunch-boxes by giving them snacks designed for kids. Watch the video here.
Flu-like outbreak school still shut
A Shropshire school which is closed because more than half of the pupils and staff are absent or displaying flu-like symptoms is likely to remain shut this week.
County school exclusions shock
About 20 pupils each week are suspended from schools across Shropshire for attacking a teacher or another student, new figures have revealed.
County’s education chief will retire
Shropshire schools’ boss Liz Nicholson is to retire in April, it was announced today.
Teachers ‘facing false claims by pupils’
More than a quarter of school staff have had a false allegation made against them by a pupil, according to a survey published today.
Nursery manager suspended, parents told
The manager of a Shropshire nursery has been suspended, it emerged today.
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