Hyndburn apprenticeship event leads young people to work

11:30am Wednesday 19th June 2013

YOUNG people will get the chance to try their hand at dentistry and joinery at a training event.

Darwen headteacher suspended from school

Michele Tracey

10:30am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A PRIMARY school headteacher has been suspended amid concerns over her leadership.

Long-serving Accrington headteacher retires

Alasdair Coates with pupils and new head Richard Jones, back, left, and chairman of governors Frank Whitehead

3:46pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE UK’s longest serving head of a faith school has been honoured with a service held at Blackburn Cathedral.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Burnley College students to join Oxford University Summer Programme

9:09am Tuesday 18th June 2013

TWO outstanding A-level students from Burnley College’s sixth form have been chosen out of more than 8,000 applicants to join the prestigious Oxford University Summer Programme.

Prank leaves boys trapped in Rishton school

Norden High School, where two pupils were trapped at the weekend

9:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

TWO teenagers who broke into their high school ended up having to set off the fire alarm after becoming trapped inside.

Solar panel work starts at Burnley College

6:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

THE future of Burnley College is looking brighter - after 600 solar panels are being fitted to power the multi-million pound campus.

Campaigning artwork of Blackburn College students to go on display

12:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

THE work of Blackburn College graphic design students who used their skills to create posters tackling high profile local issues like dog fouling and fly-tipping goes on display next week.

Bikes stolen from Burnley school are found in police raids

Pupils celebrate the return of their bikes

4:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

PUPILS at a Burnley school are ‘wheely’ celebrating after a fleet of stolen bikes were recovered by police.

Architecture prize for Blackburn's St Silas' Primary School

Head Hillary Hinchliff inside the school

3:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

AN ‘INSPIRING’ new primary school building has been given an international award in recognition of its architectural excellence.

Revamp bid to tackle safety issues at Colne school

5:44pm Friday 14th June 2013

A HIGH school is set to redevelop a 1970s building which has ‘serious health and safety issues’.

Whalley parents' fears allayed

1:17pm Friday 14th June 2013

DETECTIVES have reassured parents that incidents of suspicious activity which have been reported have been thoroughly investigated.

Accrington and Rossendale College gives away Jeanette Winterson books

5:02pm Thursday 13th June 2013

A COLLEGE has distributed 100 copies of a local author’s book to spread the word.

Deadline for East Lancashire schools to enter green awards

4:41pm Thursday 13th June 2013

NOMINATIONS for the It’s Our Planet Awards 2013 close tomorrow.

Robes given to Blackburn Cathedral for use as part of its education programme

Diana Holden, chairman of the Blackburn Diocesan Fellowship of Church Needleworkers

4:34pm Thursday 13th June 2013

A COLLECTION of imaginative children’s church vestments will go to their new home in Blackburn Cathedral this weekend to become one of the highlights of school visits.

Party wrecked Rossendale astro turf pitch

4:22pm Thursday 13th June 2013

VANDALS caused £1,000 of damage to a school astro turf pitch.

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