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Last updated: Monday 20 March 2006 09:39
LEIGH SCHOOLS & EDUCATION NEWS
Students spend holiday making estate film
STUDENTS put their half-term break to good use by creating a film about life in their local area.
Teachers in ski challenge for charity
IT will be all downhill for two local teachers next week.
Tips on how to beat the school run
A NEW booklet could cut school run congestion.
SuperKidz promote healthy living
SUPER kids united for a special health awareness event at Golborne High School.
Estate residents get fit and friendly
RESIDENTS on an Atherton estate were invited to help improve the community spirit and get fit at a Saturday school sports day.
Talented pupils win day with MP
PUPILS at an Atherton school have won a day in Westminster with MP Andy Burnham - thanks to their artistic talent.
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BOLTON SCHOOLS & EDUCATION NEWS
Pupils log on for Far East calling
PUPILS at three Bolton schools are leading the way with online teaching.
Coping with the leadership crisis
LONG hours, mounting paperwork and increasing pressure. These are some of the factors being blamed for putting teachers off wanting to become heads and causing a leadership crisis in Bolton.
Schools are learning the language lesson
ENGLISH speakers often believe learning another language is pointless. After all, English is the most widely-spoken language in the world, so surely the onus is on non-speakers to learn it.
School extends half term break
A PRIMARY school has extended its May break to two weeks to tackle the problem of parents taking children on holiday during term time.
End of line for playgroup
A POPULAR playgroup is to close its doors after more than 30 years.
School holiday ruling: Children `will miss out'
CHILDREN could miss out under a High Court ruling which gives headteachers the power to stop parents taking pupils out of school to go on holiday, a union chief said.
Scrapped courses are lost ' lifeline'
AXEING adult education courses will cut off a vital lifeline for pensioners, it was claimed.
Kelly laughs off egg attack
EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly has spoken for the first time of the moment she was attacked with eggs by a protester.
Contest is a trial for pupils
A GROUP of teenagers found themselves in the dock at Bolton magistrates court to plead their innocence.
Head of top school sad to be retiring
THE head of Bolton's top performing state school is retiring on doctor's orders after 17 years in the job.
Former failing school earns praise
A FORMER failing school has been praised by education watchdogs who say it is now going from strength to strength.
University top of class
BOLTON University deserves its boosted status, according to the students who study there.
Shame of Bolton's school arson attacks
BOLTON is one of the two worst towns in Greater Manchester for arson attacks on schools.
Bolton's tallest man back in limelight
STANDING at a towering 7ft 4in tall, Alan Bannister is thought to be the tallest living Boltonian.
Amir's big thank you to pupils
PRIMARY school pupils were knocked out when Bolton boxer Amir Khan dropped into their Friday afternoon assembly.
Pupils bring fiction alive
CHILDREN brought to life fictional characters from the books shortlisted for Bolton's second Children's Book Award
Language help for patients
PATIENTS who need help with English are being given round-the-clock access to an interpreter.
Crausby tells pupils of Hong Kong slip
IT was Question Time at a Bolton primary school when MP David Crausby dropped by for a visit.
Mayor holds VIP day for Alex
A TRIP to the mayor's parlour might not be what every eight-year-old boy dreams of, but when Alexander Lawrence was forced to miss out on a visit, he was distraught.
Youngsters choose their own MPs
VOTING closed on Wednesday in the Bolton poll to elect two young MPs to the UK Youth Parliament who will attend debates in Westminster.
Bloomin' heck! What a bloomer
IT was all too much for primary school pupil Danny Ashton.
£4,000 for school's playground
A BOLTON school has been given £4,000 by NatWest bank to improve its playground.
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BURY SCHOOLS & EDUCATION NEWS
School campaigners to stand in local elections
PROTESTERS fighting the closure of Broad Oak High and Prestwich Arts College are to stand in May's local elections.
Headteachers walkout in closure protest
HEADTEACHERS walked out of an emotionally-charged meeting in disgust, before councillors voted to go ahead with plans to close two Bury high schools.
New head delivers a class inspection
A GOOD school with outstanding features is how one inspector has described a top-performing Bury primary.
Mother is jailed after daughter's truancy
A MOTHER has been jailed for 20 days for persistently failing to send her daughter to school, despite claiming the 14-year-old barricaded herself in her room.
High schools beat average at GCSE
HIGH schools in Bury are continuing to perform better than the national average, according to new tables released on Thursday.
Ross is a brave little star
A BRAVE schoolboy who continued to sparkle despite being diagnosed with a brain tumour has been named a 'Little Star' by Cancer Research UK.
Pupils were wild about animal creation
PUPILS were heartbroken to learn that willow wildlife they had made to brighten up their school grounds had been stolen.
Glenys is play time champion
BREAKTIME equals playtime for the pupils at Edenfield Primary School as the finishing touches to their transformed playground finally fall into place.
Trek drives up computer fund
A Greenmount school is on a high after receiving a £2,600 boost from a trekking expedition.
The new safe way to school
YOUNGSTERS will be reminded to "Stop, Look, Listen and Live" with special new road markings on their way to school.
Kids' kit bags to help Africa
KIND-HEARTED youngsters are putting their unwanted clothes to good use by donating them to children in South Africa.
College course offers chance to learn signing
BURY College is continuing to lead the way by offering a new range of basic sign language and deaf awareness courses.
Council and learners join the library
RAMSBOTTOM library is on course to become a 'one stop shop' for council services and adult education.
Council lists cuts options
HIGHER school meals and parking charges - but lower standards of street cleaning - are on the way as the council tries to balance its budget.
St Andrew's recreate life as evacuees
PUPILS took a step back in time to 1940s wartime Britain with the help of artist Lizzie Lockhart.
Mum punished over truant daughter, 15
THE mother of a 15-year-old girl who attended school less than two per cent of the time has been ordered to do 120 hours of community service.
'Stars' night boosts junior football club
FROM football managers to singing superstars, staff at Seedfield Junior FC certainly have a lot to shout about.
Street's Vicky back at school
CORONATION Street star Vicky Binns proved herself to be a class act when she dropped in at a Bury primary school.
Local libraries get in the RaW
BURYS libraries are taking part in the country's biggest adult literacy drive by the BBC's Reading More and Writing Better (RaW) campaign.
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