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Tribute to Cheltenham teacher Richard Elgood who taught Rowan Atkinson, the Blackadder and Mr Bean star
Saturday 27th April 2024Many will remember Mr Elgood from his days teaching Pate's, Whitefriars and most of his years at St Edward's schools...
Ofsted applauds 'outstanding' school full of books and with high expectations of behaviour
Tuesday 23rd April 2024Northway Infants was hailed in a glowing report for a determination for all pupils to succeedRead full story...
New rules for motorists outside Gloucestershire's biggest secondary school
Monday 22nd April 2024New crossings outside Bournside School in Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, after years of campaigningRead full story...
Campsite lodges near waterfalls rejected
Saturday 20th April 2024Tremolo Limited had hoped to build 41 holiday caravan lodges at The Bearse campsite...
M4 closed due to broken-down horsebox
Saturday 20th April 2024The M4 has been closed in both directions while the horses are transferred to another vehicle...
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The US college protests and the crackdown on campuses - podcast
Friday 26th April 2024Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses...
Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds
Friday 26th April 2024Teachers say behaviour getting worse as survey also shows parents getting less supportive of school policiesOnly two in five children in England say they always feel safe at school, according to a government survey, and teachers from across Britain have told the Guardian they have seen pupils’ behaviour deteriorate over the last two years...
Teaching assistants deployed to ‘routinely cover’ lessons in England and Wales
Friday 26th April 2024Exclusive: New research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every classHundreds of thousands of pupils in England and Wales are being educated “on the cheap” by low-paid teaching assistants (TAs) covering lessons for teachers who are off sick or have quit, according to new research...
Teaching assistants routinely cover lessons in England and Wales, survey finds
Friday 26th April 2024Exclusive: Research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every classHundreds of thousands of pupils in England and Wales are being educated “on the cheap” by low-paid teaching assistants (TAs) covering lessons for teachers who are off sick or have quit, according to new research...
Morehouse students criticize Biden as commencement speaker: ‘A political pawn to get Black votes’
Thursday 25th April 2024Students react to school’s invitation to president to speak while authorities crack down on campus protests across USMorehouse College, a nearly 160-year-old historically Black college in Atlanta, announced on Tuesday that Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker for its commencement ceremony in May...
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