Blackpool Gazette - Education Feed

Schools set to merge agree to work together

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:32:51 GMT

Governors from the two Blackpool schools at the centre of a proposed merger have agreed to work with one another to bring the schools closer together.

‘Now listen Rooney, I’m the boss!’

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:02:53 GMT

He might only be eight, but Nathan Reardon reckons he can do a better job than David Moyes as the new Manchester United manager.

Staff pitch in at school building site

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:37:57 GMT

Teachers at a Fylde school learnt a new skill as they took to bricklaying for an afternoon.

Pupils’ posters set to wage war on a dog mess menace

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:15:27 GMT

Children blighted by dogs fouling on pavements they use to get to school have launched a campaign to tackle the mess.

Pupils and families just let it grow!

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:33:41 GMT

Children have stepped outside the classroom to take advantage of the spring sunshine by entering their very own flower competition.

Quest for a science legacy

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:06:07 GMT

Primary school staff and head teachers are set to explore new ways of creating a science legacy in Blackpool this summer.

Rise of coast’s woodlands all down to waste

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:51:04 GMT

The saying goes that mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow.

Exam work tastes good!

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:56:27 GMT

As exam time rolls around again, many pupils at Saint Aidan’s Church of England Technology College in Preesall are busy revising with their heads stuck in their books.

Watching their baby grow

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:25:45 GMT

Kind-hearted children have helped give a tragic Kenyan baby a safe home.

Bid to get youngsters to report crime

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:11:01 GMT

Police have been visiting high schools across the Fylde coast to encourage youngsters to report crime.

Trees to be planted across the resort

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:50:12 GMT

Pupils from Bispham’s Kincraig School are to help plant new trees.

BAE Systems is like a small village...

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:48:47 GMT

More than 70 youngsters got a peak behind the scenes at BAE Systems aircraft making plant at Warton.

Pupils tell it how it is... on television broadcast

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:43:49 GMT

Teachers at Palatine Sports College are actively encouraging their pupils to be glued to televisions in school.

Wraps are off £2.2m project at port school

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:01:25 GMT

This is the first peek inside a £2.2m extension at a Fleetwood school.

Passing the word down generations

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:18:05 GMT

A team of students are spreading the green message to the next generation of eco-warriors.

Time capsule tells a village history story

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:20:11 GMT

It has a heritage as rich as anywhere on the Fylde.

Teenager targeted school computers

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:26:26 GMT

A teenager carried out four burglaries at Fylde schools.

Rossall waterbabies take the plunge

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:11:32 GMT

These divers can breathe easy after gaining their Open Water Diving qualifications.

Racing effort in memory of school helper

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:01:39 GMT

A team of parents, staff, governors and former pupils will be sharing the same thoughts as they race in this year’s Blackpool fun run.

College boss bows out in true style

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:53:39 GMT

“There has simply been no better supporter of business and enterprise in Blackpool.”