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11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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”.
17. 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.
18. School reopens after sickness bug
Get Bracknell, Friday 19 November 2010A Bracknell school has re-opened this morning after an outbreak of a virus led to 62 pupils and staff going sick.
19. Students’ peaceful protest hijacked by violent minority
Get Bracknell, Thursday 25 November 2010A college student from Birch Hill, who was one of more than 50,000 people protesting against a proposed hike in tuition fees, has criticised a ‘small minority’ who turned the protest nasty.
20. St Margaret Clitherow is ‘a good school to be proud of’
Get Bracknell, Friday 14 January 2011Pupils at a Catholic school in Hanworth are “right to be proud” after it was given the seal of approval by Ofsted inspectors.
