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The number of so-called 'ghost pupils' who missed more than 50% of school sessions in Suffolk has nearly doubled during the pandemic, new data has revealed.

A petition has been launched calling for more time before a decision is made on the future of Westley and Horringer Court Middle Schools.

A proposal to build a new County Upper School on the site of Westley middle school in Bury St Edmunds has been floated at a public meeting.

The aggrieved teachers made their position known in an open letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government Of The Federation, Office Of The Head Of Service, and Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission.

Parents have said it would be a "real shame" if Westley Middle School and Horringer Court Middle School are closed.

Two middle schools in Bury St Edmunds are proposed to shut in 2023 - closing the final chapter on the move to two-tier education in the county.

SIR – It is perfectly true to say that, in the wake of the Sarah Everard case, women no longer trust the police.

As many educated people who had been around the world and know Nigeria and her peoples personally would very easily understand, the country has great potential for progress and world leadership in everything. However, this has not been the case in practice. The many people who belong to this class of knowledge are not politicians in Nigeria. It is such knowledgeable and sensible politicians, or others who are wise enough to appoint such people to assist them in this job of political leadership,...

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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 11 May 2021 Some teachers working for the Nigeria Police Force have accused the Force Education Officer, Rabi Umar, of retiring them from service against the approval of a five-year retirement age extension/length of service for teachers in the employment of the Federal Government by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). During a Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Buhari, the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria B...