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West Town Primary to relocate on former hospital site (Thorpe Road)
So ….. building work has started on a new primary school on the former hospital site on Thorpe Road, Peterborough. Although technically, it’s NOT a new school, as the new building will house West Town Primary Academy who are relocating from Williamson Avenue. The Council says the new building will open in 2016 (presume September?) and provide places for […]
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Teacher training opportunities available in Peterborough
Teaching opportunities are available in Peterborough to graduates who train under a scheme run by Peterborough City Council. The Peterborough Teacher Training Partnership, in partnership with the University of London, is looking for graduates to train to become a teacher in schools in Peterborough. The Teach East scheme has been training teachers for over a […]
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Enjoyable Q and A session with students from St John Fisher School @sjfpeterborough
I had an enjoyable chat recently with students from St John Fisher, after receiving an invite from the school’s head teacher to take part in a question and answers session. I was pleasantly impressed with the students knowledge of politics and the present nation issues and policies, of the major parties. From the response that […]
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More funding for local schools @WPS_school
When the Lib Dems were elected to government in 2010, one of their highest priorities was to tackle the school funding problem here in Cambridgeshire. It is simply unforgivable that local schools were receiving £600 per pupil per year less than the national average – the least of anywhere in the Country. It is a […]
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Well done to those parents who do walk with their children to school! @pcctravelchoice
Commenting, local Lib Dem ward councillor, Darren Fower, said: “Over the past 20 years, the percentage of children travelling to school by car has doubled, almost 40% of primary and 20% of seconday age children are now driven to school each day. “In Peterborough, this factor was exacerbated by the Tory controlled City Council, when […]
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How much extra money for our local schools? View the MAP! @pboroagainstpov
In Coalition, the Liberal Democrats have created a £2.5 billion Pupil Premium, which targets extra money at pupils who need the most help. See how much extra cash your local schools are getting by CLICKING HERE! Commenting, local Lib Dem ward councillor, Darren Fower said: “In this area alone we have seen nearly £250k given […]
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Peterborough has 3rd highest rate of statementing in country 4 pupils with Special Educational Needs!
The provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) is under review and a new SEN strategy is due to be developed and implemented in Peterborough sometime during 2013. Already the local authority have discovered: • Too much funding is being targeted at high needs children. This money is arguably better spent in early intervention services. […]
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Peterborough City Council faces “sufficiency shortfall” due to extension of free early education places!
Members of the City Councils Creating Opportunities and Tackling Inequalities Scrutiny Committee were recently informed: “From 2014, the government is proposing to extend free entitlement (15 hours) to 2 year olds. This support will be targeted at 40% of the children nationally with eligibility criteria focused on economic disadvantaged and those with SEN. In Peterborough this is […]
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