Middleton academy worsens as quality of teaching hinders students, says Ofsted report
A Middleton secondary school has worsened from ‘good’ to ‘requiring improvement’ because of the quality of teaching, according to an Ofsted report.
‘Absolutely right’: Manchester should celebrate Ramadan exam shift, says media pundit
The ‘minor changes’ to GCSE and A-level exam timetables to accomodate Muslim students fasting for Ramadan is not Islam being given special privilege in the UK, says a Rochdale commentator.
‘Over-generous’ evaluation and ‘ineffective’ leaders stop Crumpsall school progress
A Manchester primary school has been told it requires improvement after an Ofsted inspection found it had been given ‘overgenerous’ evaluations by the council.
Manchester charity urges inspiring young adults to join fight for educational equality
A youth social action charity is looking for inspirational young adults to help transform the lives of children in Greater Manchester.
Schools struggling to raise cash for learning equipment as parents feel the pinch
Schools in the North West are facing an increasingly difficult battle to raise funds for essential learning equipment, a survey has revealed.
Manchester council took FOUR MONTHS to deal with mouse infestation and ‘fresh droppings’ in school kitchen
Council staff at a Manchester primary school failed to deal with a mouse infestation until after food hygiene inspectors said the kitchen ‘required major improvement’, an FOI has revealed.
Three-year-old threatened at gunpoint on way to school in ‘terrifying’ Sale robbery
A three-year-old child was threatened at gunpoint whilst walking to school, when a man robbed a mother in Sale on Friday morning.
Diabetic says Manchester healthcare ‘fantastic’ but rest of UK sufferers not so lucky
Diabetes services in Manchester are thriving, while hundreds of patients in other regions are being denied vital information about how to cope with their lifelong disease.
Rob’s Rwandan reform: One man’s ‘God-given’ mission to transform an African village
A Manchester man transformed by newfound faith has spent years helping some of Rwanda’s poorest villagers, hoping that his latest endeavour can help give the country and its children a life away from its harrowing past.
‘World-class’ Manchester seeks out public opinion on new school development
Manchester City Council are seeking the views of the public, as they move ahead with plans to create a new school in the city centre, to provide children with a ‘world-class’ education.
Manchester Academy joining All Schools rugby programme shows RFU World Cup legacy
Attention may be focussed on England’s premature exit from World Cup 2015 but for RFU development director Steve Grainger the introduction of rugby into previously non-playing schools demonstrates the lasting legacy of the tournament.