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1. School cuts may increase mental and sexual health problems
Get Bracknell, Wednesday 08 February 2012Concerns have been raised over future mental and sexual health problems among teenagers after cuts to services last year and further proposed cuts in 2012.
2. Education course cuts hit teens
Get Bracknell, Tuesday 31 January 2012Government cuts to post-education courses have been cited as a reason for more than 50 young people in Bracknell not being in work or further education.
3. School gets green light to expand
Get Bracknell, Tuesday 17 January 2012A school in Priestwood will expand to cater for more than 600 pupils, despite fears over traffic chaos at pick-up and drop-off time.
4. Ofsted report provokes councillor's fury
Get Bracknell, Monday 19 September 2011The Ofsted inspection system is “absolute balderdash” and needs totally overhauling, according to a councillor after two recent inspections of local services.
5. Pupils target the dozy parkers and win lollipop lady
Get Bracknell, Monday 10 May 2010Children at a school which suffers from parking and speeding problems have put their project to try to solve the issue in front of Bracknell councillors.
6. SATs tests taken despite wider boycott
Get Bracknell, Tuesday 18 May 2010Headteachers across Bracknell decided not to boycott the much-criticised SATs tests this year, but have hinted they may in the future.
7. Truant figures on the slide
Get Bracknell, Monday 14 June 2010Children in Bracknell are clearly keen to learn as new figures reveal numbers of youngsters skipping school are lower than the national average, and dropping.
8. Schools ‘nod’ to academy status
Get Bracknell, Tuesday 20 July 2010Two “outstanding” local schools have registered an interest in becoming specialist academies but a political party has cited research which says there is no proof such a move would have a positive effect on performance.
9. Ofsted praises council’s work with children
Get Bracknell, Wednesday 15 September 2010A snap inspection found services for children at Bracknell Forest Council are “well managed” and staff morale is “high”.
10. Gap between rich and poor pupils needs
Get Bracknell, Tuesday 21 September 2010More than £3,000 per pupil is needed to close an “unacceptable” gap in education standards between rich and poor children in Bracknell Forest, according to new research.
