Secondary school latest

Carlisle school pupils' sponsored cycle for Nepal visit funds

Pupils at a Carlisle secondary school cycled all day to raise money for a hiking trip next year.

Last updated 11 February 2012
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Austin Friars head leaving for new job in summer

The headteacher of Carlisle independent school Austin Friars St Monica’s has announced he will leave at the end of the academic year.

Last updated 10 February 2012
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Brampton school’s fitness suite far from run of the mill

William Howard School is celebrating the opening of its new £50,000 fitness suite extension.

Last updated 3 February 2012
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World famous philosopher chairs Cumbrian student debate

A world famous philosopher visited Cumbria for the first time this week to inspire 200 school pupils.

Last updated 3 February 2012
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Employers’ day sheds light on north Cumbrian pupils’ possible careers

Pupils at a north Cumbrian school who will soon be choosing their GCSE subjects have been getting a flavour of working in different industries.

Last updated 27 January 2012
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Carlisle's Richard Rose Central Academy bosses certain GCSE results will improve

The Richard Rose Central Academy in Carlisle is one of 107 under-performing secondary schools in England, according to government figures.

Last updated 27 January 2012
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Penrith senior school one of best in England, league tables show

Cumbria's only selective grammar school is today once again named as one of the best in the country as new figures confirm that the county continues to enjoy record-breaking GCSE exam success.

Last updated 26 January 2012
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Cumbrian school teacher suspended after kicking pupil

A Cumbrian teacher has been suspended for nine months after he kicked a first year pupil in the leg, grabbed him, picked him up by the collar and shouted at him.

Last updated 19 January 2012
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Firms back careers academy at Carlisle schools

Businesses have thrown their weight behind a new careers academy for Carlisle teenagers that could help them recruit future workers.

Last updated 14 January 2012
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Caldew School headteacher announces retirement

North Cumbrian secondary school headteacher Andy Abernethy has announced that he is to retire.

Last updated 6 January 2012
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New chaplain for Carlisle's Trinity School

Trinity School in Carlisle welcomes a new chaplain this month.

Last updated 4 January 2012
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Entrepreneurs make own luck

A TEAM of young entrepreneurs from Brampton were crowned champions during a business showcase in Carlisle.

Last updated 23 December 2011
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Daniel is a leading pupil – Oh yes he is

CUMBRIA’S youngest pantomime director this Christmas has picked up his school’s top honour.

Last updated 23 December 2011
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Cumbrian schools get cash to help 4,000 more kids

More than 4,000 extra children in Cumbria are set to benefit from cash to help disadvantaged youngsters after the criteria was widened.

Last updated 14 December 2011
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Carlisle academy school sets up text messaging service

A Carlisle secondary school is sending parents texts to update them on their child’s progress.

Last updated 7 December 2011
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Head of Wigton's Nelson Thomlinson School to retire

The headteacher of Wigton’s Nelson Thomlinson is to retire at the end of this academic year.

Last updated 2 December 2011
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Life in The Lords explained to Cumbrian school pupils

Peer Lord Inglewood visited a Cumbrian school to give youngsters a lesson in politics.

Last updated 11 November 2011
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Carlisle school pupils’ poignant visit to 1914-18 battlefields

Pupils from a Carlisle school have travelled to the battlefields of France and Belgium to pay their own tributes to fallen heroes ahead of this year’s Armistice Day and Remembrance commemorations.

Last updated 10 November 2011
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