Students from across the Shropshire Star region have achieved record results in their A-levels again this year as the national pass rate today soared above 97 per cent for the first time.
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A-level passes and A grades up
There has been another increase in the A-level pass rate and the proportion of entries awarded the top A grade.
Don’t let our vocabulary disappear
I was watching Big Brother recently . . . for research purposes only, of course, writes blogger Emma Suddaby.
Schools sending SATs papers back
Primary schools across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin are to send test papers back for re-marking amid fresh claims today that results have been “tarnished” by delays and inaccurate scores.
School vandals go on wrecking rampage
Vandals went on a wrecking spree at a Powys high school, smashing a classroom window, setting a bin on fire and driving a motorbike over the all-weather pitch.
More pupils gain required test mark
Primary school test results improved this year with the number of 11 year olds reaching the required standard in maths and English rising, figures showed today.
Anger over test delays
A Shropshire education boss has labelled a tests marking delay as “diabolical and unforgivable”.
Claim marking of tests in meltdown
A leading Shropshire teacher has warned that schools can have no faith in the marking system for SATs which is “clearly in meltdown”.
Bitter divide over rural school plan
Controversial plans to build a school in a tiny south Shropshire village have split the community, with some residents behind the scheme and others deeply opposed.
School to close for the last time
Pupils and staff were preparing to leave a Shropshire primary school for the final time today.
Missing pupils spark security fear
Parents at a Telford school today raised concerns at security arrangements after two six-year-old pupils went missing.
Test results delay still affects pupils
Primary schools across Shropshire today still do not know the full test results for 11-year-olds after an administrative fiasco delayed marking.
Strikes set to shut schools
Dozens of council services across Shropshire are set to grind to a halt over the next two days as workers strike over their latest pay offer.
Teacher spared ban over cheating
A Shropshire deputy headteacher who brought her profession “into disrepute” by changing dozens of pupils’ test papers to boost her school’s results has escaped a teaching ban.
Event marks school closure
Past and present pupils at a Shropshire primary school were due to turn out today to mark its closure after more than 150 years.
Pupils’ exam results delayed
More than 6,000 pupils in Shropshire have not had their SATs exam results because of technical problems and delays in marking, it was revealed today.
Deputy head in tests cheat
A Shropshire deputy headteacher changed dozens of pupils’ test papers over a two-year period, a disciplinary hearing heard today.
Council staff walkout will close schools
Strike action by Shropshire council workers protesting against their latest pay offer will force several county schools to close and disrupt services for two days next week.
Schools part of £125m plan
Schools across Powys could be transformed thanks to a £125 million investment, with talks due to be held next week on the ambitious plans.
Head blasts test markers
The headteacher of a Telford school which faces closure unless its results improve today blasted examiners after almost a third of his 14-year-olds’ SATs exams were returned unmarked.
School meals losing £13,000 a month
School dinners in Powys are losing the education authority more than £13,000 a month due to soaring food and fuel costs, councillors revealed.
Complaint lodged over schools policy
A complaint of maladministration against Shropshire County Council for the way it handled the controversial schools organisation policy has been lodged with the local government ombudsman.
New choir in TV competition
Just a few months ago a group of teenagers from a Shropshire school were thinking ahead to exams and university.
School is ‘wrongly’ on fail list
A £70 million super-school in Telford has challenged the Government claiming it was wrongly named on a list of underperforming schools.
Schools fight is moving forward
The fight to halt Shropshire’s controversial policy for tackling falling pupil numbers, has been taken to the local government ombudsman.
Schools fight may go one more round
Education watchdogs could re-examine plans next month to merge two Shropshire primary schools if opposition councillors once again send the matter for re-investigation.
Leaders vote to merge schools
Angry campaigners were left in tears today as Shirehall leaders moved forward with plans to merge two Shropshire village schools.
School losing an early end to week
Pupils at a Market Drayton school will soon say goodbye to their early Friday finishes as education chiefs bring learning hours into line with the rest of the county.
Teaching jobs go as pupil numbers drop
The equivalent of 17 teachers’ posts have been lost over the last year as a result of a fall in the number of schoolchildren across Telford, it was revealed today.
Parent power wins on schools
Parents fighting to save their children’s schools in south Shropshire turned out in force to urge a council watchdog to give them another chance - and won.
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