School Closures 2011, page 2


We fight on, say Wakeman and Stiperstones schools

CAMPAIGNERS AT Shrewsbury’s Wakeman School have today vowed to fight until the bitter end to save it from closure.

We fight on, say Wakeman and Stiperstones schools

Hundreds at Llanfyllin High School meeting

Hundreds of protesters packed into a mid Wales school to air views over planned changes to sixth form education. Three rooms were used to hold the 700 people who attended the meeting in Llanfyllin High School.

Hundreds at Llanfyllin High School meeting

11th hour lifeline for closure-threatened Shropshire schools

AN 11TH-HOUR lifeline has been thrown to five Shropshire schools facing closure.

11th hour lifeline for closure-threatened Shropshire schools

Council votes to close Shrewsbury’s Wakeman School

Shropshire education chiefs have today voted unanimously to close Shrewsbury’s Wakeman School.

Council votes to close Shrewsbury’s Wakeman School

Shirehall march ahead of crucial Shropshire schools meeting

Protesters today marched on Shirehall in a last-ditch bid to convince Shropshire education chiefs to save five county schools from closure.

Shirehall march ahead of crucial Shropshire schools meeting

Shropshire Council ‘breaking guidelines’ over Wakeman closure plan

An independent policy officer today accused Shropshire Council of breaching government guidelines in its attempt to close a county secondary school.

Shropshire Council ‘breaking guidelines’ over Wakeman closure plan

Two Shropshire school heads earning over £100,000

Campaigners fighting to save closure-threatened schools across the county have today spoken of their “shock” and “sadness” after it was revealed a number of headteachers across the UK are earning in excess of £100,000.

Two Shropshire school heads earning over £100,000

Telford New College protest over redundancies plan

Teachers and students at a Wellington college today held a protest against planned compulsory redundancies.

Telford New College protest over redundancies plan

Hammer blow of Shropshire schools cuts

A sledgehammer blow was today delivered to a number of schools across Shropshire after the latest proposals to overhaul the county’s education system were released.

Hammer blow of Shropshire schools cuts

MP Owen Paterson to lobby for fairer Shropshire school funding

A Shropshire MP is to present a fresh bid for fairer funding for county schools to Education Secretary Michael Gove.

MP Owen Paterson to lobby for fairer Shropshire school funding

Wakeman School closure ‘will bring £1m Shrewsbury education windfall’

Plans to close Shrewsbury’s Wakeman School will result in a £1 million plus windfall for town schools which will receive extra funding for their pupils, Shropshire Council says.

Wakeman School closure ‘will bring £1m Shrewsbury education windfall’

£35m cost of replacing Shrewsbury Wakeman School

EDUCATION CHIEFS will have to spend £35m on building a new school in Shrewsbury within the next 10 years if they go ahead with cost-cutting plans to close the town’s Wakeman school, a governor claimed today.

£35m cost of replacing Shrewsbury Wakeman School

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