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Beverley Osborn: We NEED to keep villages like this ‘ALIVE’

I must stress the importance of keeping our local school open (Corby Glen). The children here are happy, content, and respectful in their manners, that you will not find in places that have been left to ruin, and that's exactly what we are heading for. We need to SUPPORT unique places like this NOW, and for our FUTURE. Villages like ours are few ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Brian - it was Ofsted which found the predecessor school to St Hugh's "outstanding" (more details in my thread on this subject below). The last news I heard was that West Grantham Academies Trust was trying to find another chain ......"

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Shane Rae: We Did It!

Outstanding! We have resisted the pressure coming at us from all areas (particularely from the LA) to convert to an Academy. The people of this community have worked extremely hard together to reach the very highest level. Along the journey, OFSTED raised the bar on us but we remained committed. Together, as a community, we have not converted (and will not) ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Tubby Isaacs: "Well done, Shane, just seen this...."

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Henry Stewart: Educate and Celebrate: Schools LGBT at the Emirates Stadium

It is two years since I wrote about the LGBT celebration at Stoke Newington School. A lot has happened since then and that event seems a long time ago. Ofsted inspected the school's work on homophobia and LGBT equality, pronounced it Outstanding and now promotes the school's work in its best practice section of its web site. Elly Barnes, the ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "I hope that anyone who sneered at Stoke Newington's work on LGBT awareness two years ago reflects on their attitude especially if they have anything to do with schools...."

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Fiona Millar: In praise of Camden – proof that excellence isn’t the preserve of any one ‘type’ of school

I have written a piece today in the Guardian about my local schools in the London Borough of Camden, and about our local primary school in particular. Here is a slightly longer version of the article. It is coming up to Christmas so I am going to allow myself a touch of sentimentality. A few weeks ago I felt a stab ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Tubby Isaacs: "So those LEAs who were supposed to get out of the headteacher's way are now in trouble for not doing more? Utter farce...."

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Janet Downs: 147 countries look to the UK for inspirational primary education ideas – Cambridge Primary Review shows the way

147 countries have accessed the website of the Cambridge Primary Review looking for an alternative way of reforming primary education which goes beyond high stakes testing, a narrow curriculum and education privatisation. Chile is the latest eager to learn from the Review. Professor Robin Alexander, director of the Cambridge Primary Review, recently met Chile's Minister of Education in Santiago and gave ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Roger Titcombe: "More solid support for this. See, 'Rushed maths leads to superficial learning'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20678353 This is really important. It underlines my hypothesis that the 'school improvement' brought about by the league table system is actually depressing standards. It follows from this that the ......"

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Julia Cushion: My state school has given me a lot more than just 11 A*s

Firstly, I apologise for the self-congratulatory title but I really am here to talk about how brilliant my school is! I am a 16 year old girl, at the start of my AS Levels. I have been going to a comprehensive school in Caerphilly, South Wales for the entirety of my secondary education, and am staying there to do my A-levels. ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by 3arn0wl: "You do credit to your school, your family and above all, to yourself. I wish you and your sister every success...."

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Fiona Millar: The comprehensive generation breaks through

Very much looking forward to Ed Miliband's conference speech this afternoon. I have read the early reports of what he will say and picked up the sneering comments from some commentators and others in response to his description of his comprehensive school days at Haverstock School in Camden, where I live. I think this bit of his speech matters a  lot. ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by agov: "Really? I thought he went to Portsmouth Northern Grammar School for Boys...."

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Linda dale: Embedding a deep understanding and passion for learning in a primary school is a tall order

Embedding a deep understanding and passion for learning in a primary school is a tall order, but at Amesbury Archer Primary School, one mile from Stonehenge, we think we have something special. Today it opened the doors of its brand new seven class extension welcoming in an additional 100 pupils from the rapidly expanding new surrounding estate. I know all schools ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Linda dale: "The bones, the contents, the isotopic analysis and similar finds in the area are the evidence around which the status of the man has been constructed. Yes his personality traits are an invention but the find was of national and ......"

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Janet Downs: English learners perform well in language competiton.

UK foreign language learners finished ahead of their European peers for the second year running in the Association for Language Learning (ALL) World Championships 2012. UK students answered 5,821,761 questions in a ten-day on-line competition. UK was third in the world overall, winning Bronze medal behind New Zealand (Silver) and Australia (Gold). The top UK school was Colonel Frank Seely School, ... read more and comment →

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emma kay: An outstanding education in Islington

Our school, Highbury Grove, is in one of the four most deprived boroughs in London, in terms of education and family income levels, with 44% child poverty (in London only Tower Hamlets has a higher percentage, figures from HMRC 2009). Islington has been known in recent decades for its poorly performing secondaries, which are traditionally shunned by its most affluent ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Melissa Benn: "Emma - Your post is incredibly inspiring. The breadth of activities and learning offered by the school, its refusal to expect anything but the best from its inner city intake and the individual stories that you give are all ......"

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