- Falkland military claims rejected
- Mills will give evidence to Leveson
- Race abuse fan gets three year ban
- Pandas a hit with YouTube viewers
- Tory MPs demand Livingstone apology
- Airport tweet 'made law look silly'
- Coogan settles NotW hacking claim
- Capello quits as England manager
- Trust reveals tallest tree in UK
- Hacker 'in terror' over extradition
- Pay to freeze for MPs in 2012/13
- Gazza's phone-hacking 'distress'
- Met in gang crime crackdown boost
- Milly killer appeal bid rejected
- RBS boss 'underestimated' bonus row
- River Cottage badly damaged by fire
- Drink-drive Merson handed road ban
- Harry Redknapp cleared of tax dodge
- Pensioner struck by stolen car dies
- Elderly suffering from care cuts
Education
Transatlantic teaching
BACK in September two teachers embarked on an exciting transatlantic journey to bring two schools closer together.
Pupils enjoy a really g’day
PUPILS at a Northampton school were flying the Australian flag to celebrate their partnership with their counterparts Down Under
Heading in the right direction at school
A SCHOOL in one of Northampton’s deprived areas is overcoming underachievement, according to Ofsted’s new inspection framework.
1 commentSchools online safety scheme
SCHOOLS in Northamptonshire will be supporting an initiative to help keep children safe online.
Parent’s plea for road safety measures near Northamptonshire school
A PARENT of a pupil at Whittlebury Primary School has called for road safety signage to be installed on the main road through the village to slow down speeding cars.
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Schools succeeding against the odds
LOOKING at their profile, the odds should be stacked up against them.
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Comments invited on proposed changes to popular school’s admission change
PARENTS have another week to give their comments on proposed changes to the admissions at an over-subscribed Northampton school.
New policy at over-subscribed Northampton secondary school is ‘fairer’ parents told
LITTLE opposition has been expressed by parents to proposed changes to admission criteria at one of the most over-subscribed secondary schools in Northampton.
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Special school bids to become a new academy
PARENTS, staff, pupils and community groups are being invited to comment on proposals to convert a Northampton special school into an academy.
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Consultation under way with parents on entry rules at in-demand Northampton secondary school
THE headteacher of an over-subscribed Northampton secondary school says proposed changes to admission criteria would make it fairer for all parents who apply.
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GCSE stats show students getting better all the time across Northampton
GCSE results significantly improved last year at some of the traditionally lower-performing secondary schools in Northampton, official data has shown.
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The art of learning punchtuation video
THERE’S a strange chanting sound that can be heard from the corridors of Eastfield Primary School.
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1,000 mph rocket car replica to go on show at Northampton college
THE TEAM behind a bid to break the land speed record with a 1,000 mph car will tour Northamptonshire over the summer, inspiring students and children to learn about engineering.
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Council criticised for only selling three of 16 former Northampton school sites, valued at £90m in 2007, for less than £5m
THE LEADERS of Northamptonshire County Council have been accused of incompetence after it emerged that out of 16 former school sites across Northampton which were due to be sold for more than £90 million in 2007, only three have been sold to date, earning less than £5 million.
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£3m revamp of Northampton academy unveiled
A MULTI-million pound refurbishment of a Northampton secondary school, including a complete overhaul of the sixth form centre, library and art and music departments, has now been completed.
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Plagiarism on the rise by students at University Of Northampton
INCIDENTS of plagiarism by students at the University of Northampton in exam coursework have increased by 65 per cent in the past four years.
19 comments- BREAKING NEWS: Man dies following motorway smash on Northamptonshire border
- BREAKING NEWS: Police inundated with hundreds of complaints over snowball fights
- Huge cigarette haul by masked burglars in armed raids at Northampton stores
- BREAKING NEWS: Police name man killed in crash on motorway in Northamptonshire
- Student flats planned for Northampton town centre revealed
- BREAKING NEWS: Fishmarket art gallery offered new home
- Student flats planned for Northampton town centre revealed
- New manager of Northampton’s Grosvenor Centre says ‘This is the beginning of a new era’
- Neighbours raise concern about bid to build new house three inches from their home
- Four-storey replacement for Fishmarket gallery should open in September
- Exclusive: Saints voluntarily move key Heineken Cup match to Milton Keynes
- Sooty may be left with bullet in neck following senseless attack
- Ashton determined to end Saints career on a high
- Sons honoured for care of their father
- West Northamptonshire Development Corporation in bid to purchase site of former power station
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Wednesday 08 February 2012
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