Education news for Cumbria and the Lake District: South Lakes, Eden, North Lancashire, Dales

History of Windermere School revealed in new book

10:40pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

AN anniversary book looking at the ups and downs of the history of The Windermere School is being launched.

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Casterton School suffered '£535,000 loss', reveals Sedbergh School head as merger row continues

2:20pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

SEDBERGH School headmaster Andrew Fleck has robustly defended its merger with neighbouring Casterton, laying bare for the first time the reasons he claims the move was necessary.

Cumbria's Church of England schools receive more than £1m for improvements

10:08am Tuesday 30th April 2013

CHURCH of England schools in Cumbria have been handed more than £1 million to repair and improve their buildings.

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University of Central Lancashire will not become a limited company

9:00pm Monday 29th April 2013

THE University of Central Lancashire has announced it will not be proceeding with a proposal to convert into a company limited by guarantee.

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Schools win financial help for important green projects from park authority

9:00am Saturday 27th April 2013

TWO Yorkshire Dales schools have been awarded over £21,000 to help important green projects.

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Graduate launches wildlife filming course at Kendal College

10:39am Monday 15th April 2013

BUDDING David Attenboroughs are being sought for the region’s first wildlife film-making course at Kendal College.

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Ulverston primary school gets expansion go-ahead

8:47am Monday 15th April 2013

AN ULVERSTON primary school has been given the green light to expand from September.

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Police appeal for youths spotted on roof of Ingleton Middle School

9:15am Friday 5th April 2013

Police are trying to identify a number of youths who were seen on the roof of the old Ingleton Middle School last week.

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Kendal College gets £900,000 grant to improve facilities

10:23am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

KENDAL College has been given a Government grant of more than £900,000 to improve its facilities.

Kendal school introduces 'smarter' uniform

6:00pm Monday 25th March 2013

KIRKBIE Kendal School pupils will be expected to wear a new blazer after its head teacher and governors decided to smarten up the uniform.

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Teaching school status awarded to Queen Katherine at Kendal and Arnside National Primary

8:00pm Monday 18th March 2013

TWO outstanding South Lakeland schools have been chosen to help lead the way in raising teaching and edu-cation standards.

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Kirkbie Kendal School pupil wins engineering prize

10:38am Monday 18th March 2013

KIRKBIE Kendal GCSE student Lauren Hine has finished as runner-up in national engineering competition We Made It.

Good news for parents and pupils over secondary school places

8:00pm Sunday 17th March 2013

More than 96 per cent of applicants who applied by the closing date for secondary school places in Cumbria have secured their first preference.

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Parents vow to fight on despite failing to stop Casterton-Sedbergh school merger

9:32am Thursday 14th March 2013

CASTERTON School campaigners have vowed to fight on after failing in their bid to stop it merging with neighbouring Sedbergh.

Lancaster and Morecambe College students skip for charity

11:00am Sunday 10th March 2013

STUDENTS from Lancaster and Morecambe College put on their trainers to take part in a skipping event to raise awareness of healthy living.

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Angry parents in High Court bid to halt Casterton-Sedbergh schools' merger

12:20pm Thursday 7th March 2013

FURIOUS parents fighting the merger of Casterton and Sedbergh schools will take their battle to London’s High Court tomorrow.

Apprenticeships 'should be given same status as university degrees' call

11:37am Tuesday 5th March 2013

A CUMBRIA training provider is calling for apprenticeships to be given the same status as university degrees.

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Spotlight on Cumbria in rethink over distribution of cash for education

4:30pm Tuesday 26th February 2013

CUMBRIA is being used as a case study in a Government review into how schools in England and Wales are allocated funding.

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Cartoon characters help bring Windermere Reflections project alive in Lake District classrooms

2:52pm Friday 22nd February 2013

RENOWNED Westmorland Gazette cartoonist Colin Shelbourn and a university animation team are bringing eight quirky characters to Lake District classrooms.

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Gallery: Kendal children take part in world record 'sign2sing' attempt

2:53pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

PUPILS, teachers and parents from Kendal joined in a nationwide attempt to break the world record for the most people singing and signing simultaneously.

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