Education news


Two Telford schools could merge after head steps down

Two schools in Telford could be merged saving £100,000 a year, it was revealed today – and the move could be brought in as early as next January.


Possible rethink for £200m Telford schools plan

A controversial £200 million shake-up of secondary education in Telford – which would see six borough schools bulldozed – could be reviewed, it emerged today.


Shropshire teacher is named one of UK’s first troubleshooters

A teacher from Shropshire has become one of the UK’s first education ‘troubleshooters’.


Home and education centre bid for disadvantaged children

Plans were unveiled today for a care and education centre for disadvantaged children in Shropshire, which could create up to 18 jobs.


£1m bid to make Shropshire children more musical

More than a million pounds has been secured in Shropshire as part of moves to improve access to music for young people.


Pupils select logo for new combined school

Hundreds of children due to start at a new amalgamated school in north Shropshire in September have voted for the new school logo.


Councillors back plans to build new Telford academies

Six schools in Telford face being bulldozed to make way for four new academies catering for thousands of pupils as part of a £200 million scheme.


Telford primary school plan to take on 120 pupils

An extra 120 children could be taken on at a primary school in Telford after plans were unveiled to build four new classrooms in a bid to cope with a hike in pupil numbers.


Supporting those working with SEN pupils

The Government has announced that it is making £500,000 available to support the work of those who work with children who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.


Letter: Truant fines will hit poor

‘Higher fines if children play truant’ will only serve to make matters worse for poor families.


90pc of Shropshire pupils get first choice school

More than nine out of 10 Shropshire parents were given their choice of primary school for their children this year, new figures revealed today.


£200m Telford and Wrekin schools plan go-ahead

A massive £200 million shake-up of education in Telford and Wrekin, including controversial plans for a new academy in Oakengates, is set to get the go ahead this week.


Leader: Team work to get best education for your child

New figures released today paint a pretty rosy picture for parents in Shropshire. When it comes to getting their children into the school of their choice most succeed.


Village school ordered to raise its standards

A village primary school judged ‘inadequate’ by education watchdogs has been ordered to raise standards following a routine inspection.


Letter: Sex education in primary schools is wrong

Compulsory sex education in primary schools is completely wrong and immoral.


Get ‘guilty’ parents grafting in schools

The Government’s latest Tsar – this one in charge of truancy – wants to deprive parents of child benefit if their kids skip school.


Blog: The classroom of the future

On Good Friday, I was asked to link up, through Skype, with a conference taking place in India writes Professor Kit Field.


Shrewsbury headteacher’s concern over misuse of assistants

Many Shropshire schools are increasingly using unqualified assistants rather than supply teachers to cover lessons and save money, a county headteacher has warned today.


Move to save school building as village asset

Villagers are being urged to speak up to save a near 100-year-old school building from possibly being demolished and turned into housing.


Shrewsbury teacher attacks Michael Gove’s school plans

A schoolteacher from Shrewsbury caused a stir after criticising education minister Michael Gove over the Government’s controversial plans for more academies and Free Schools.


Coleg Powys chiefs deny crisis rumours

Bosses at Coleg Powys today hit back at rumours the college was in a ‘state of crisis’, claiming student numbers were actually on the up.


Headteachers resigned to Shropshire funding gap

Shropshire’s headteachers say they are ‘resigned’ to receiving far less funding for their pupils than schools in other parts of the country, but will continue to press the Government for a better deal.


College attacked in inspector’s report

Wolverhampton College, home to 15,000 students around the region including hundreds in Telford, has been judged ‘inadequate’ in a damning inspection.


Primary school put in special measures after report

A primary school has been placed in special measures following a damning report by education watchdogs. Hugo Meynell CE Primary School, in Loggerheads, near Market Drayton, was rated ‘inadequate’ by Government inspectors.


3,000 pupils playing truant at Shropshire schools

More than 3,000 pupils in Shropshire and Telford were persistently absent from school last year, new figures reveal.


Learning to read and write: Who should take responsibility?

This week the press made a big thing about our children’s low levels of literacy, which set me off thinking. We need to distinguish between ‘literacy’ and English teaching.


Dorrington Primary School’s delight at Ofsted report praise

A primary school on the outskirts of Shrewsbury is celebrating after being praised in an Ofsted report following an inspection.


Pupils failing test in literacy league

Literacy standards in English schools are falling behind those in other countries with one in five children failing to achieve the expected levels, Ofsted’s chief inspector today warned.


Council’s decision on Telford schools delayed

The final decision over plans to build four new schools in Telford has been delayed after a massive public response.


Schools minister Nick Gibb to visit Shropshire

Schools Minister Nick Gibb will meet county education bosses in Shrewsbury tomorrow.

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