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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: 1166 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: 1958 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: 1446 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: 2307 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: 2027 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: 1741 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: 2064

Recent Discussions Major rebuild plan for Primary Schools - NCC fail again... Are they ever going to learn? These kind of failures to perform would not be acceptable in a commercial environment.... (1) Comment Consultation: Alnwick Hard Federation Any feedback from the meetings that have taken place so far in Alnwick?... (6) Comments Public Question Time 5th November Raised at NCC Alnwick Area meeting today with comments by Roger Styring as well as other councillors. Alnwick schools are federating in order to take a step closer to a single ...... (5) Comments SEN provision As Ed says the justification for this, and Hexham Priory, hangs on savings from not sending pupils to other authorities. Both involve loans which will have to be paid off over ...... (2) Comments Would a mayor be useful in the new Unitary Authority? Joe, There is no clear guidance on what a Councillor will do. I have asked for these details from NCC but been told that they do not yet exist as the ...... (3) Comments Proposed closure of Millfield First school, Berwick Partners I think we are likely to see more and more of these closures, federations, Trusts and other solutions over time.... (2) Comments Alnwick Area Committee Meeting Thurs 6th Nov Lynn I would love to come but have just returned to work after sick leave. Not sure I can get off again so soon. Please don't think I am not interested. ...... (1) Comment

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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: 2307

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: 2064

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: 2027

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: 1958

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: 1929

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: 1741

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: 1446

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

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