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Last 7 Articles If the Council is actually investing over £26 million in Cramlington schools, with some new schools and great facilities at the high school, isn't that something we should be pleased about instead of criticising all the time? A lot of the schools are in need of repair and updating. It\'s true that some of our school buildings do need a lot of work doing to them. But our argument is that it is clear that the county does not have ...... Not Rated Last Update: 2006-11-06 Views: 1533 What Council resolutions have been broken in relation to Putting the Learner First? What is going to be done about the Council failing to fulfil its own resolutions? The council resolutions or 9 June 2004, 8 December 2004, and 19 April 2005 commit the ...... Not Rated Last Update: 2006-02-03 Views: 2184 What did the Standard Board for England say? There were at least eight complaints against Councillors in Northumberland. The reports specifically states that Cllr Davey and Cllr Wright deliberately withheld information from the public and other councillors. One of the summaries also ...... Not Rated Last Update: 2006-02-01 Views: 1676 What does 'unlawful' mean in this context? The case law has developed a number of instances  where a council\'s actions could be found to be unlawful. A decision could be unlawful because it has failed to take something ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2006-01-10 Views: 2723 So what is this legal challenge about? In April 2005, the old county council\'s final act was to vote to move to a two tier education system of primaries and secondaries over a period of fifteen years or ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2006-01-10 Views: 2475 Could the Council not put things right and agree to have an independent evaluation? Since last April, Councillors have been asked on a number of occasions to reopen the debate about Putting the Learner First, especially since the state of the county\'s finances is becoming ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2006-01-10 Views: 2159 Who are Parents for Legal Action and what is 'cost capping '? The group is a sister action group of the Northumberland Action Group which shares the general commitment of NEAG to preserving and improving our three tier system after two years of ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2006-01-10 Views: 2457

Recent Discussions Your child, your schools, our future And presumably linked to this I received this from NCPTA Dear NCPTA member, The government is proposing some important changes to the curriculum that your children experience in school, and is ...... (1) Comment Ponteland Learning Trust I think this looks a very sound and interesting concept - good luck with the consultation and plans afoot.... (1) Comment Government approves plan to introduce new Middle School Similarly the new academy in Sunderland has been set up in three buildings but on one site, so in effect a first middle and high... (1) Comment Middle schools representative for Schools Forum There is currently a vacancy for a middle school representative on schooos forum. Representatives are a mix of headdteachers and governors and are nominated by the middle school heads. I suggest ...... (0) Comments Allendale Middle It should be pointed out that Allendale Middle School was above both the UK and LA average for all subjects at both level 4+ and 5+. The OfSTED report also said ...... (2) Comments BSF and IT contracts From the EDucation Guardian: "Deal, or no deal Why, in order to get up-to-date buildings, must schools throw out excellent ICT systems? Polly Curtis The Guardian, Tuesday 17 February 2009 The ...... (0) Comments Very clear statement at last on rural school closures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7923908.stm re: surplus places There seems to be an increase in birth rate elsewhere in the country which seems to be causing problems due to lack of places.... "The government insists ...... (3) Comments

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What does 'unlawful' mean in this context? The case law has developed a number of instances  where a council\'s actions could be found to be unlawful. A decision could be unlawful because it has failed to take something ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2006-01-10 Views: 2723

So what is this legal challenge about? In April 2005, the old county council\'s final act was to vote to move to a two tier education system of primaries and secondaries over a period of fifteen years or ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2006-01-10 Views: 2475

Who are Parents for Legal Action and what is 'cost capping '? The group is a sister action group of the Northumberland Action Group which shares the general commitment of NEAG to preserving and improving our three tier system after two years of ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2006-01-10 Views: 2457

Is the Current First/Middle and High School structure in Northumberland inferior to a Two Tier Primary/Secondary structure? Almost all commentators now agree that the key difference in educational performance comes from leadership and quality teaching, not from the structure of the school “We accept as a Department that ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-09 Views: 2201

What Council resolutions have been broken in relation to Putting the Learner First? What is going to be done about the Council failing to fulfil its own resolutions? The council resolutions or 9 June 2004, 8 December 2004, and 19 April 2005 commit the ...... Not Rated Last Update: 2006-02-03 Views: 2184

Could the Council not put things right and agree to have an independent evaluation? Since last April, Councillors have been asked on a number of occasions to reopen the debate about Putting the Learner First, especially since the state of the county\'s finances is becoming ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2006-01-10 Views: 2159

What did the Standard Board for England say? There were at least eight complaints against Councillors in Northumberland. The reports specifically states that Cllr Davey and Cllr Wright deliberately withheld information from the public and other councillors. One of the summaries also ...... Not Rated Last Update: 2006-02-01 Views: 1676

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The taxpayers of Northumberland
DO NOT
want to change their successful education system

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