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Teaching union boss says Ofsted should be independent

2:52pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the National Association of Schoolmasters and union of women teachers, said she believed Ofsted should be completely independent. The call came after the inspecting body released a report entitled ‘The most able students: Are they doing as well as they should in our non-selective secondary schools?’ Mrs Keates said: “Teachers and parents deserve an inspectorate which is truly independent and which celebrates the achievements of teachers and pupils, rather than denigrating them at every opportunity. The report highlights the increasing politicisation of Ofsted.”

East Lancashire teachers urged to learn first aid

2:46pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

TEACHERS and school staff are being encouraged to learn first aid to protect against allergies and injuries.

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University of Central Lancashire appeals to Chinese community

2:44pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE University of Central Lancashire is calling on the region’s Chinese community to help shape a visual arts project.

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Hyndburn MP fears rewards for popular schools will be 'damaging'

2:42pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

AN MP has been lobbying education secretary Michael Gove over fears that rewarding ‘popular’ schools will damage education.

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Schools in East Lancashire criticise government plan to scrap coursework

2:36pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

HEADTEACHERS have criticised the government’s plans to scrap coursework for GCSE students.

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