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Darland School in Rossett has achieved its best ever Key Stage 3 results for Year 9 students and the school is in celebratory mood. The results, in the form of externally verified levels are a national measure of performance at 14. Last year across Wales, the percentage of 14 year old gaining at least Level [...]
SOME of Wales’ best teachers were rewarded for their efforts at the annual Teaching Awards in Cardiff. Among them were winners like Joy Bishop, of Parc Primary in Treorchy, who picked up the trophy for Primary Headteacher of the Year. Like many of the winners, Mrs Bishop said her strong team of support staff were [...]
Pupils at two primary schools have been kept indoors at lunch-time after a fox was spotted in the playground. The animal was spotted outside Cefn Onn Primary School, which shares a site with Ysgol Y Wern Primary School in Llanishen, Cardiff. It followed an incident where twin babies in east London needed hospital treatment after [...]
CHILDREN have made an impassioned plea to dog walkers to tidy up “disgusting” dog mess at a beauty spot. Class AJG from St Giles Primary School visit Erddig County Park every Thursday and have become increasingly fed up with seeing dog fouling everywhere. Teacher Andrea Jones said: “The kids are horrified when they see it. [...]
The Governors and Staff of Madras V.A. Primary School in Penley are pleased that their recent Estyn inspection report has identified that this is a “good school with many outstanding features.” These include “inspirational teaching, high quality care, support and guidance for all pupils and a wide range of interesting and stimulating learning experiences.” We [...]
THE principal of Deeside College says teachers and lecturers must work together amid fears over the future of sixth forms. David Jones made the call after councillors and headteachers raised fears that further education in parts of Flintshire could be swallowed up by the ever-expanding college. At a meeting of Flintshire’s lifelong learning committee last [...]
TEACHERS at a Wrexham secondary school will go on strike as GCSE exams get under way this week in protest over potential redundancies. NASUWT balloted its members after Wrexham Council announced eight posts at Darland High in Rossett were to be cut as part of a restructuring programme, and 19 members have agreed to take [...]
HEAD teachers in Bristol have a message for the new Education Secretary, whoever he or she might be, about tests at the end of primary school. They say the national "Sats" in English and maths put too much pressure on children and schools and they want to see the system changed. This is a view [...]
Rhondda school with a glowing inspection report has been congratulated by local AM Leighton Andrews. Porth County Community School received a superb Estyn report, with inspectors praising its standards of teaching and positive ethos. Mr Andrews, who represents the Rhondda in the Senedd, wrote a letter to headteacher Steve Bowden, saying: “Following the superb Estyn [...]
Members of Cathays High School Table Tennis Academy’s team were crowned Division 4 Champions of the Team Championships of Wales 2010. Cathays High’s team members, Tom Goodall, Inthrayut Kongchun, Emmanuel Olaoye and Kian Emadi, have played well all season and are now rewarded for their hard work. At the start of the final day of [...]