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Asif Khan Asif Khan (40) will officially begin his role at Blackburn Sixth Form in May and arrives with a wealth of experience from his time on the Senior Leadership Team at St Mary’s College, and before that Accrington Academy. Asif will lead the brand-new, redeveloped Blackburn Sixth Form, which will open in September. Asif said: “I am excited to head up Blackburn’s newest Sixth Form and looking forward to helping bring a completely dedicated A-Level study centre to the Blackburn Colleg...

Harrogate school goes offline for day as students are asked to get creative Harrogate’s Ashville College went offline for an entire day yesterday, Thursday, with pupils swapping time in front of their computer screens for activities that encourage them to get active, get creative and to give something back. Friday, 26th February 2021, 12:24 pm Ashville College in Harrogate - Instead of formal lessons delivered remotely, pupils from the Colleges Prep School, Senior School and Sixth Form wer...

Last modified on Thu 25 Feb 2021 00.13 EST Teachers will get sweeping powers to decide exam grades in England this year, in a move that was welcomed by school leaders but brought warnings of “extremely high grade inflation” because of a lack of clear guidance. Rules announced by the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, will emphasise “fairness and flexibility” in how each school decides to award A-level, GCSE and vocational grades to replace the summer exams that were scrapped by the ...

SCHOOLS in North Yorkshire have plans in place to ensure all pupils can enjoy a safe return to school next month - including Covid-19 testing for…

AN academy trust which has taken over a Bradford secondary school is aiming to make it “outstanding”. Queensbury Academy, which was run by the Feversham Education Trust, has been re-branded as Trinity Academy Bradford by the Trinity Multi-Academy Trust, which runs a number of schools in neighbouring Calderdale and the wider Yorkshire area. As well as an aim to drive up standards at the school, improvements are also due to be made to create a “better working environment”, with disc...

St Gabriel’s Independent Day School, Newbury - Virtual Open Morning 6 March 2021 St Gabriel’s, Independent Day School, Newbury offers an innovative and inspiring education to pupils, established over 90 years ago it is a vibrant and cohesive school community, educating  pupils, from nursery, through Junior and Senior School, to the Sixth Form.  In 2021 St Gabriel’s announced it will extend its co-educational offering to the Senior School, welcoming boys, alongside girls, into Yea...

A school in Ealing will be opening this September, after a year’s delay due to COVID-19. Ark Soane Academy (ASA) which will be based on Gunnersbury Lane, will be welcoming its first cohort of Year 7 students after its opening was delayed in 2020. Matthew Neuberger was appointed headteacher in January, and hes quite impatient to get started following the delays. He said: “Everyone who is a part of the team is excited and impatient to get this project underway as quickly as we can....

Lady Linlithgow, Matt Edwards (Ysgol Llanfyllin IT Manager) and Dewi Owen (Headteacher). Picture by Phil Blagg Photography Ysgol Llanfyllin will benefit from the generosity of a local benefactor and businesses who have been donating laptop devices to pupils to help them access online learning. Lady Linlithgow of Bryngwyn Hall, who has already secured four laptops for pupils at the school, is leading the campaign. She said: “In these strange times things have changed immeasurably for all...

Pupils at Cheltenham Ladies’ College will be able to enjoy flexible boarding options from September 2021 – with day girls being able to sleep overnight.

Infrastructure projects outlined for 2,500 homes at Thatcham Masterplanning documents suggest options for education , transport and environment John Herring  ); WHAT would “the single largest development in West Berkshire’s living memory” - 2,500 homes in north east Thatcham - provide for the town? Masterplanning documents drawn up by David Lock Associates and Stantec outline infrastructure from developing the homes. The documents are not a planning application and do not represent a f...