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An inspiring idea for Darwen youngsters

12:09pm Thursday 9th July 2009

A £450,000 bid has been made to raise the aspirations of Darwen’s most deprived youngsters.

Swine flu at 3 more East Lancashire schools

Darwen Vale School

11:46am Thursday 9th July 2009

CASES of swine flu have been confirmed at three more East Lancashire schools.

Airwaves taken over by Darwen Vale pupils

1:10pm Thursday 9th July 2009

DARWEN Vale pupils have taken over the airwaves this week.

Sophie Lancaster’s mum praises Rawtenstall school

Unicef’s Eddie Burke presents pupils Robert Pratt, 15, Zafor Miah, 14, and Alice Payne, 15, with the award, watched by Odette Freeman, trustee of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, deputy head Jo Griffiths and headteacher Iain Hulland

2:50pm Tuesday 7th July 2009

THE mother of a young woman who was murdered in Rossendale has praised a school for its efforts to defend the rights of children.

Blackburn pupils discover world of business

1:35pm Tuesday 7th July 2009

ENTERPRISING students will have the chance prove whether they have what it takes to run a successful business in a new pilot project.

Putting the pride back into Nelson school

MADE THE GRADE: St Philip’s Primary School head Kathryn Ellidge celebrates the good Ofsted report with pupils. From left, back: Hamza Arif, Zulgarmain Ali and Jacob Muzaffar; front: Emma Butterworth and Mur’emaz Maz

5:00pm Monday 6th July 2009

AN ‘IMPROVING’ Pendle primary school has been commended by education watchdogs for encouraging community cohesion.

The mummy returns to Ribble Valley

The mummy returns to Ribble Valley

5:04pm Monday 6th July 2009

A 2,500-YEAR-OLD Egyptian mummy has been returned to Stonyhurst College after more than 30 years.

Probe into Barnoldswick's GCSE results divide

8:00pm Sunday 5th July 2009

AN inquiry is underway after it emerged that GCSE results in one half of a Pendle town were significantly better than the other.

Strong leadership improves Knuzden school

5:30pm Saturday 4th July 2009

A primary school which was given notice to improve has now been graded ‘satisfactory’.

Kenya adventure for Ribble Valley schoolboy

VISIT: Jasper Green in Kenya with Maasai tribesmen at the centre where his school hopes to now forge links

4:30pm Saturday 4th July 2009

A RIBBLE Valley school is looking to set up links with Kenya following a trip by one of its pupils.

One in ten Burnley students being taught outside the borough

HOPE: Pat Case

8:00am Wednesday 1st July 2009

ONE in ten children leave Burnley every day to go to schools elsewhere, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal.

Lesson in life and death for Whitworth pupils

CUTTING CREW: Fire fighters cut open the ‘crashed’ car

12:53pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

STUDENTS from a Rossendale school got to witness first hand the horror of a road traffic accident as part of a special crime awareness event.

Muslims told to remove veils on visit to college in Blackburn

Muslims told to remove veils on visit to college in Blackburn

8:00am Tuesday 30th June 2009

AN emergency meeting is to be held by school bosses after its Muslim pupils and staff were allegedly told to remove their veils.

Education bosses in East Lancashire urged to install sprinklers in schools

10:00pm Monday 29th June 2009

EDUCATION bosses are being urged to ensure sprinkler systems are fitted in all schools.

Blackburn's £14m university centre 'will stop brain drain'

BRIGHT FUTURE:The new universtiy centre takes shape

8:30am Monday 29th June 2009

BLACKBURN College bosses are confident a new £14million university centre will stop the brain drain in East Lancashire.

Electric shock sparks safety review at Padiham school

ELECTRICS CHECKED: The new Shuttleworth College in Padiham

3:02pm Monday 29th June 2009

A SAFETY review will take place at a new super school in Padiham after a canteen worker received an electric shock.

Blackburn with Darwen youngsters rock on at festival

Our Lady and St John’s Holly Bridson sings with teacher Paddy Higginson

4:15pm Monday 29th June 2009

ROCKING youngsters hit the right note at a special live music event last night.

Second Darwen superschool planned

EXCITING: Head Lynn Dunning says education in the town is entering a new era

9:30am Friday 26th June 2009

A DARWEN secondary school is set to be revolutionised by a £20million cash injection - creating a second superschool for the town.

Barnoldswick pupils dig growing their own veg

GARDENING: Police officers Brendan Wood and Sean Goddard with teacher Robert Townson and green-fingered youngsters at West Craven High Technology College, in Barnoldswick

1:20pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

GREEN-fingered children are growing vegetables for their school kitchen as part of a pioneering scheme.

City bus adventure for Edenfield pupils

ALL ABOARD PLEASE: The pupils climb aboard the X44.

12:16pm Tuesday 23rd June 2009

YEAR six pupils from Edenfield CE Primary School swapped their classroom for a bus yesterday to help them with their transition to high school in September.

Homes may go in plans for new Nelson school

8:43am Friday 19th June 2009

A MUCH-needed new primary school will be built on former water board land, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal.

East Lancashire teachers are cream of the classroom

Gaynor Stubbs, head of Wensley Fold CofE Primary

6:09pm Thursday 18th June 2009

A BLACKBURN primary school teacher was crowned Primary School Headteacher of the Year at a lavish awards ceremony.

Alert over man seen loitering outside Ribble Valley schools

ALERT: The head teacher of Salesbury Primary asked parents to be vigilant

9:33am Thursday 18th June 2009

PARENTS are being urged to be vigilant after a man was spotted loitering around pre-schools in the Ribble Valley.

Hyndburn school in GCSE exam 'cheating' probe

ANGRY: Rhyddings headteacher Paul Trickett said allegations of cheating were false

9:31am Thursday 18th June 2009

A GCSE exam board has launched an investigation into allegations of cheating in an East Lancashire high school.

VIDEO: Hundreds of Blackburn with Darwen pupils join in ‘Big Sing’

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2:10pm Thursday 18th June 2009

HUNDREDS of singing children from across Blackburn with Darwen are performing during a musical spectacular.

500 pupils get arty at Burnley gallery

5:10pm Thursday 18th June 2009

MORE thans 500 students are now working with professional artists following exhibitions in Burnley galleries.

Lancashire schools are tree-mendous!

3:20pm Thursday 18th June 2009

SCHOOLS in Lancashire are top when it comes to going green.

Longridge school goes into maths battle

4:30pm Wednesday 17th June 2009

LONGRIDGE High School will join nine other schools in the 2009 Lancashire Mathematics Challenge Final after winning their district heat.

Recession prompts surge in university applications in East Lancashire

4:40pm Monday 15th June 2009

UNIVERSITY centres in East Lancashire have seen record increases in applications as more people look to retrain amid the recession.

‘Remove asbestos from East Lancashire schools’

10:45am Monday 15th June 2009

TEACHERS have called for the removal of asbestos from East Lancashire schools after it was revealed the substance is contained in hundreds of council-owned buildings.


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