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Almost £1m for children's centres

Monday, March 15, 2010

MONEY totalling £960,000 is to be spent on Derby's children's centres which provide childcare and advice for parents of under-fives.

West End Children's Centre at Central Nursery School is having £350,000 spent on offices and meeting rooms.

At Spondon...

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Chaddesden school celebrates its 70th birthday

reunion: Top, Chaddesden WI includes some former Cherry Tree Hill pupils in its ranks. From left are Janet Wood, Pam Twells, Wyn Brook, Pat Burgess, Margaret Hurst, Lesley Gaskin, Carol Jones and Jan Sprange. Old pictures from the school (above left and centre) and Gordon Bowley and Don Shaw at the anniversary celebrations. Below left, Connie Brannan, nine

Saturday, March 13, 2010

FINDING out he was the first-ever child named on the register of a school celebrating its 70th anniversary this week was a moving moment for a Derby...

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School celebrates official opening

Thursday, March 04, 2010

STAFF and pupils at a Burton primary school will be celebrating its official opening tomorrow. Outwoods Primary was created following the merger of...

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Coping with school repair programme is similar to painting the Forth Bridge

'GROTTY': Lawn Primary School Council's vice-chairman Lucy Wagg inspects the girls' toilets which have peeling paper and holes in the walls.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

KEEPING Derbyshire's schools fit for purpose is a job akin to painting the Forth Bridge – it never stops – believes education chief Les...

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Mickleover school to be improved at a cost of £2.1m

Monday, March 01, 2010

MORE than £2m is to be spent carrying out improvements at a Derby junior school – just months after the buildings were criticised by...

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Chaddesden school celebrates its 70th birthday

OLD AND NEW: Pictures recalling events down the years at Cherry Tree Hill Junior School are examined by, from left, David Barber, 10, Brandon Blackham, nine, and Sophie Armstrong, 10. Right, car tyres provided obstacles at a sports day in the 60s.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A SCHOOL which opened during the Second World War and often saw its first pupils evacuated to air-raid shelters during lessons is preparing to...

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Teacher bowing out after three decades at the same school

fond farewell: Mr Stanley waves goodbye to his pupils.

Monday, February 15, 2010

WHEN Edward Stanley arrived at Ravensdale Junior School he only intended to stay for five or six years. But, more than three decades later, he said...

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Fascinating diaries added to archive

Monday, February 15, 2010

THE First World War diaries of a Buxton soldier and a school visit by a former England cricketer are new additions to the county's archives. The items...

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School's toilets to be revamped

Saturday, February 13, 2010

WORK costing more than £130,000 is due to be carried out refurbishing the toilet and cloakroom of a junior school. County councillors are...

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Rallying cry for SATS boycott by teaching union boss

lessons: Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, with Belper School pupil Megan Thurman.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

A LEADING union boss has issued a rallying cry to teachers across Derbyshire ahead of a proposed boycott of SATs tests in May. Christine Blower,...

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