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Villagers to march in bid to save school

0902captsdahw A MARCH has been organised to protest the closure of Cumbria’s smallest school.

Last updated 9 February 2012
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Copeland schools celebrating their exam result successes

COPELAND schools are celebrating their exam results success following the release of the government’s school league tables. (1 comment)

Last updated 2 February 2012
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Awards ceremony for students

A SPECIAL awards ceremony has been held for former students at Whitehaven School’s Post 16 centre.

Last updated 12 January 2012
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Lakes pupils treat shoppers to street dance

SHOPPERS were recently brought to a stand-still recently when students from Lakes College treated them to a ‘flash mob’ performance.

Last updated 10 January 2012
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School celebrates its successes

STAFF and pupils turned out to celebrate their achievements at an annual awards evening.

Last updated 22 December 2011
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Pupils’ science competition makes a Big Bang

SCHOOLCHILDREN are being offered the chance to get involved in a major national competition.

Last updated 15 December 2011
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Children burst into song at meeting to save their school

PUPILS burst into song at a public meeting to lead the fight to save their school.

Last updated 8 December 2011
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School closure impact

THE closure of Captain Shaw’s School would have a devastating impact on the Bootle community.

Last updated 1 December 2011
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School is good, happy and safe – inspectors

ST Joseph’s in Frizington is a “good, happy and safe” school that is “outstandingly caring and supportive”.

Last updated 17 November 2011
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Whitehaven School in LionHeart success

WHITEHAVEN School pupils have been crowned the national winners of a prestigious enterprise challenge.

Last updated 11 November 2011
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Pupils love interactive room

A PRIMARY school’s science and technology facility is proving to be a hit.

Last updated 10 November 2011
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Youth training scheme hailed a great success

A TRAINING scheme to get young people into work has been hailed a great success.

Last updated 7 November 2011
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LAKES College West Cumbria has teamed up with one of the UK’s premier home study providers, UK Open Learning, to offer distance learning to those who prefer to study from home at their own pace and in their own time.

Last updated 7 November 2011
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Nominate learners

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2012 Adult Learners’ Week Awards.

Last updated 3 November 2011
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Sellafield supports student teams

SELLAFIELD Ltd is supporting six teams of students on the Engineering Education Scheme (EES).

Last updated 1 November 2011
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Local truancy figures double after changes

THE NUMBER of Cumbrian students persistently skipping school has more than doubled after the government changed the way it measures repeated truancy.

Last updated 27 October 2011
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Focus turns on excluded pupils

THE number of Cumbrian students excluded from school and who secure five GCSE passes above grade G is so low it has been left off official government data.

Last updated 20 October 2011
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CN Group Education and Learning Awards 2011: Winners revealed

Jericho Schoool in Whitehaven has been named Cumbria's best primary school in the 2011 CN Group Education and Learning Awards - and it was another triumphant night for Lakes College West Cumbria. (1 comment)

Last updated 7 October 2011
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Cream of the crop are up for county’s Golden Apples

MORE than 200 outstanding and inspirational figures from the world of education and training will gather tonight (Thursday) for the 2011 CN Group Education and Learning Awards.

Last updated 6 October 2011
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