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Last 7 Articles Would primary schools, keeping their pupils for an extra two years, have a better chance of remaining viable than first schools in rural areas? About half of Northumberland\'s population is concentrated in the southeast of the county. The rural part of Northumberland has one of the very lowest population densities in England and there ...... Not Rated Last Update: 2006-01-07 Views: 1088 What stage in the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is Northumberland at? Building Schools for the Future (BSF) is a major government initiative to rebuild or refurbish all Secondary Schools in England over the next few decades. In early 2004 the Leader of ...... Not Rated Last Update: 2005-11-05 Views: 1263 Has the council written its education vision and statutory plans yet? In October 2004 Northumberland County Council stated that their future plans would be published for comment by the 8 December - the day before the County Council met to discuss whether ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-11-05 Views: 1293 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: 3649 Do schools in Northumberland have Low Standards? Pupils in Northumberland score in the top third of all schools in the country. You can use statistics to prove anything, but Northumberland County Council consistently paint the worst possible picture of ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-09 Views: 1721 Are there too many surplus places in Northumberland Schools? Northumberland County Council currently has approx 3800 surplus places, with a total of 48000 pupils. To allow for mobility and fexibility the DfES recommends 3 to 5% surplus places  or up ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-09 Views: 1268 Are Department for Education and Skills officials telling Northumberland that there will be no money for new schools unless they get rid of middle schools? “The answer is absolutely emphatically NO. There is no suggestion that ministers or officials in the DFES have prescribed that at all. We accept both systems can be effective and there ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-09 Views: 1463

Recent Discussions Eglingham First School to close Better news for Branton School- NCC concede it should remain open http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/people-power-helps-save-school-1-4460856... (6) Comments National Middle Schools website The Middle Schools website has recently been updated. http://www.middleschools.org.uk/index.php... (0) Comments Admissions for 2012 The new wording on Northumberland County Council web site excludes any referrence in search for First and Middle School admissions giving ony "Primary" and "Secondary" headings and the new statement following ...... (3) Comments Rural Schools There was a debate in House of Commons this week regarding rural small schools which prompted Sir Alan Beith to make several comments- almost in competition with the MP for Cumbria ...... (0) Comments Bedlingtonshire 'lower high & upper first' school to clo it is interesting to see the different interpretations of the Ofsted reports done over the same time period and to see the results each school has ove rtime.... (4) Comments KEVI and Academy status for Morpeth Three Rivers Foundation Brief statement on today's chool bulletin ACADEMY CONSULTATION Following consultation, the Governors of the Three Rivers Federation have decided to proceed to Academy Status for The King Edward VI School. The ...... (10) Comments Institute for Fiscal Studies paper on school funding This para says it all really: "The crucial question for the government is whether the advantages of a national formula – simplicity, transparency and responsiveness of funding – exceed the costs ...... (1) Comment

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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: 3649

Will standards improve by a change to 2-tier? There is absolutely no evidence to suggest standards will improve. Ruth Kelly (Secretary of State for Education) and Tony Blair have both said there is no evidence that a 2-tier system ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-07-26 Views: 2096

Are the educational standards in Northumberland poor? No. The results produced by the schools in Northumberland place us in the top 30% nationally. Some schools are better than others and there are some definite areas of weakness that ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-07-24 Views: 2025

Do schools in Northumberland have Low Standards? Pupils in Northumberland score in the top third of all schools in the country. You can use statistics to prove anything, but Northumberland County Council consistently paint the worst possible picture of ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-09 Views: 1721

Will the changes to schools affect any other services? YES Lead officers at Northumberland County Council produced papers highlighting the dire consequences of the Putting the Learner First strategy on other services. The Executive were informed of the heavy impact ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-06 Views: 1542

Building Schools for the Future What does it involve? BSF is A programme of rebuilding and renewal of secondary school provision. It is BSF funding that is being sought for the plan to change Education in Northumberand. Bids criteria can ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-07-23 Views: 1487

Are Department for Education and Skills officials telling Northumberland that there will be no money for new schools unless they get rid of middle schools? “The answer is absolutely emphatically NO. There is no suggestion that ministers or officials in the DFES have prescribed that at all. We accept both systems can be effective and there ...... ●●●●● Last Update: 2005-10-09 Views: 1463

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

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