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SCUK features in very best of journalism

Just saw this, which mentions us, which is nice. Apparently it was written by a “Stroud News and Journal Reporter”, but there are a few tiny clues that it might actually just be a press release cut and psted onto their website…. Not only have them managed to leave in the ‘Notes to the Editor’ [...]

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Nice bit of flash programming

Dutch department store Mark

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VB: Children are Unbeatable campaign (primary)

VB: Children are Unbeatable campaign

VB: Pupils see how democracy works

TEENAGERS got to see South Shields MP and foreign secretary David Miliband at his place of work. A group of nine Mortimer Community College students visited the House of Commons in a recent trip to the capital. Link Mark

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VB: hi voicebox primary

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James Gillespies High School

The James Gillespies High School School Council is a parent-led organisation…. Mark

VB: Gold award for democratic work

CHILDREN from Irthlingborough Junior School are to be among the first to receive a gold award for their democratic efforts. Link Mark

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VB: School wins praise from Ofsted inspectors

…. Inspectors were particularly impressed by the pupils’ participation in the school council to undertake community projects such as the Robotics Challenge and represent the school during musical performances. Link. Mark

VB: £800K Revamp for under threat school

Less than two years after facing a possible reduction in pupil numbers, Eastington Primary School is looking forward to a near £800,000 expansion … Pupils, and especially the school council, had a “huge input” into the planned development and Mr Strang said: “They’ve even had three or four breakfast meetings with the staff in preparation.”

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"Democracy sucks!!"

One school council blog Another here

VB: Student heads to Downing Street

A STUDENT from Bolton has met Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. Aziz Mulla, aged 15, who is headboy at St James’ CofE School in Farnworth, was a guest at a reception hosted by Mr Brown to celebrate the work of young people in helping others. “I was very impressed to hear about [...]

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VB: Pupils to set sail on voyage of a lifetime

YOUNGSTERS are riding on the crest of a wave after learning they will experience life as a pirate.

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VB: Gold medal for health!

ROYDS Hall High School has been awarded the Kirklees Healthy School Standard Gold award. Suzy Rhodes, the Primary Care Trust’s Healthy Schools Co-ordinator, said that Royds Hall High School has an active school council which helps get the message across and that it has carried out improvements to school lunches.

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VB: State-of-the-art school for Nailsea

Member of the school council, Matt Caine, aged 14, who helped to voice pupils’ opinions to developers, said: “We are really pleased with the design. It looks great for what we want and need to get the most out of the school. “We are excited that we’ll still be able to use the facilities here [...]

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VB: St Benedict's School

Possible article from students (to follow?). Mark

DCSF request for healthy recipes for 2011 cookery classes

From 2011, every 11 to 14-year-old will be given hands-on cooking lessons in how to make cheap, healthy dishes from simple, fresh ingredients, Ed Balls announced today (22 Jan 08). “That is why we are also asking people to e-mail in to getcooking.consultation@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk with suggestions for simply healthy recipes which young people could learn.” Full [...]

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Citizenship Survey

There’s some really interesting stuff in this. Amongst many other things it looks at how much influence people believe they can have on their locality and Great Britain, what they believe to be important British values, how discriminated against people feel and how much they mix with other ethnicities. Some facts that I thought were [...]

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Strong Schools and colleges urged to share their formula for success with weaker schools (dcsf news)

The strongest schools and colleges in the country are being urged to export their formula for success and collaborate with weaker schools to bring standards up to the levels of the best. Schools Minister Andrew Adonis launched a prospectus today ….. The Government is providing up to £300,000 set-up funding for high achieving schools that [...]

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Teachers pay (dcsf news)

Children, Schools and Families Secretary, Ed Balls, today announced that he accepts the three-year pay recommendations of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) for a 2.45 per cent pay rise for teachers from September 2008, with additional increases for some London teachers, and increases of 2.3 per cent per year from 2009 and 2010. The [...]

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