Education

Peterborough Benefits from £2.5m Pupil Premium

Schools in Peterborough will receive an extra £2.5 million of funding in the current academic year due to implementation of the Pupil Premium by the Coalition Government. This was one of the key pledges in the Liberal Democrat election manifesto in 2010 and shows how Liberal Democrats in Government are ensuring that ... [ more ]

PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR £14 MILLION NENE PARK ACADEMY

Plans for the proposed £14.25 million Nene Park Academy are set to be submitted by Bedfordshire based contractor Kier to Peterborough City Council’s planning team at Stuart House, St John’s Street, Peterborough, on Monday 15 August 2011 at 1pm. According to the City Council: "Once the plans have been ... [ more ]

EDUCATION PROVIDERS WORKING WITH CITY SCHOOLS AWARDED TEACHING STATUS

Peterborough City Council have today announced that two education providers, appointed to run The Voyager School and Stanground College in partnership with Peterborough City Council,  have been awarded teaching school status - SO WHAT? Well according to the Tory controlled city council: "Comberton Academy Trust, which runs The Voyager School, and Greenwood ... [ more ]

PETERBOROUGH SCHOOLS SHOULD HAVE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP CASH SAYS GOVERNMENT ADVISER

Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes - the government Advocate for Access to Education - has published his final report to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. The report makes over thirty recommendations to increase participation in higher education. The recommendations are directed towards schools, colleges, universities, government and regulators. Simon Hughes says that efforts to increase participation in universities from underrepresented groups should start ... [ more ]

FIGHT TO GIVE PART-TIME STUDENTS A FAIRER DEAL UNDER LOANS SCHEME

Cambridgeshire County Councillor, Belinda Brooks-Gordon is fighting for a fairer deal for part-time university students under the government’s education loans scheme. She has teamed up with Baroness Sal Brinton, former Cambridgeshire County Council Liberal Democrat leader to make sure part-time students are not discriminated under the scheme. For the first time, part-time ... [ more ]

TORY COUNCIL IS DESPERATELY EXTENDING SCHOOLS

The same Tory controlled Council in Peterborough that closed down a variety of secondary schools and primary schools (e.g. Honeyhill, Bretton Woods etc) in our city, are now spending millions and millions of YOUR pounds, in an attempt to extend existing school buildings, in order to manage requirements for school placements! On top ... [ more ]

Lib Dem hopes council keeps it’s education promises

Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson, Cllr William Trueman tell us he is eagerly awaiting action on the Councils promise to develop and eventually replace Bushfields Community College: Cllr William Trueman, who also represents the Orton Waterville electoral ward and is a former student at Bushfield, recently attended a formal briefing to give relevant ... [ more ]