Concerns have been raised about plans for a £30 million flagship “school on the hill” in Telford which will spearhead a £200 million revamp of every secondary school in the area.
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Good schools to be ‘freed’ from red tape
The Tories said today they would use the example of a successful Shropshire school to revolutionise secondary education and rescue under-performing schools from failure.
Victorian hot house converted to homes
Victorian greenhouses at a school near Tenbury Wells have been converted into eco-friendly homes for teachers.
Planners say no to Islam school club
Controversial proposals to use a residential house in Telford for Islamic teaching sessions for up to 70 youngsters have been thrown out by planning chiefs.
School’s boarding house to open
A £1 million boarding house at a county school is set to be officially opened tomorrow by a renowned artist.
Visit looks at future of schools in county
A fact-finding visit has been made to Shropshire by the independent policy commission which is investigating how best to secure the future of county primary schools.
Schools to get notices
A major shake up of county primary schools continued today as formal notices indicating closures and amalgamations were being served by council officials.
Application is made by trust
A bid to use a house in Telford for Islamic teaching sessions for up to 70 youngsters looks set to be rejected.
County heads’ call over testing fiasco
Secondary school headteachers in Shropshire are urging the Government to put more trust in teachers and so help restore confidence in the tests system.
Opening date as school is finished
The final touches are being put to a multi-million pound school set to open in Powys in the next fortnight.
Student centre plans welcomed
Vulnerable students across Oswestry are to be taught in a new, purpose-built centre in the town under new proposals welcomed by the county councillor with responsibility for children’s services.
GCSE joy in big turnaround
One of the biggest GCSE success stories today was The Grange School in Shrewsbury which has smashed the Government’s new GCSE standard just two months after it was branded as failing. Watch our video report.
Pupils celebrate record GCSE results
Pupils across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin notched up record GCSE results today, reflecting the national picture of one in five exams awarded top grades.
Deal to build £26m school before 2012
Education chiefs today named the preferred bidder for a £26 million project to rebuild a Shropshire school in time for the 2012 Olympics.
A-level exam pass record
Students from across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin 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.
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.
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