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July 29, 2020

Merseyside teacher’s ‘Mari-thon’ effort raises much-needed funds for charity

Teachers at Maricourt Catholic High School in Maghull recently held a “Mari-thon” event – running over 100km and raising over £2,000 – in aid of the international development charity CAFOD’s Coronavirus Appeal. Mr Ken McCabe, the chaplain of Maricourt, took up running in earnest as a result of lockdown. After his wife suggested that he... Read More
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July 26, 2020

School closures could reduce pupils’ earning potential in the future, report warns

School closures could reduce young people’s earning potential in the future and damage the British economy for decades to come, a report has warned. Around a quarter of the entire workforce could have lower skills by the mid-2030s for half a century onwards, the paper from the Royal Society predicts. This could reduce pupils’ earning... Read More
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July 24, 2020

Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds could take longer to catch up – study

Secondary school children from the most advantaged families will take six months to catch up following the Covid-19 closure of schools while those from disadvantaged backgrounds could take up to a year, according to a study. Researchers from the University of Southampton also found that primary age children from advantaged families would be approximately a... Read More
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July 23, 2020

Fears bias will see students miss out on right grades

Pupils could miss out on the exam results they deserve this summer as the system risks being ‘unfair’ for disadvantaged students, MPs have warned. The Commons Education Select Committee report said England’s exams regulator’s process for allowing students to appeal their grades if they believe discrimination has occurred is not accessible for all students. With... Read More
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July 22, 2020

A flag with a difference for the continent without one

Year 7 pupils from Saint Paul’s Catholic High School in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, took part in a competition to design a flag for Antarctica. The wonderfully colourful flags were then taken to Antarctica as part of a project with Antarctic scientists.  The aim of this initiative is to inspire new generations about the Antarctic and... Read More
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July 21, 2020

Staff, parents and alumnae fight to save St Mary’s Shaftesbury from closure

Staff, parents and former pupils are fighting to keep an independent Roman Catholic school for girls open after it suddenly shut its doors permanently. St Mary’s School in Shaftesbury announced last week that it had shut permanently following the end of the summer term. The Sunday Times reported that the independent Roman Catholic day and boarding school for... Read More
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July 21, 2020

Winterfold School – The Big Sing

Talented singers from Winterfold School in Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire have produced an excellent rendition of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds as part of their Virtual School Choir. Over the last two weeks, pupils from Years 3 to 8 at the Prep school have been learning the track during their music lessons and have then recorded... Read More
Education
July 8, 2020

School plans marked down as ludicrous by Catholic head

A Catholic headteacher has condemned Government plans to issue fines to parents if they do not send their children back to school in September as “ludicrous” . The criticism comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said parents will be forced by law to send their children back to school in September, while the Education Secretary... Read More
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February 20, 2020

East Anglia so proud as new school approved

A new Catholic primary school in Hamptons East, Peterborough, has been approved by the local council and is believed to be the first Catholic school in the whole country to have been given the green light in a decade. The new maintained voluntary-aided school, which was approved by Peterborough City Council on 12th February, is... Read More
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