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Almost £18m to be spent on urgent school repairs in Lancashire this year

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Almost £18m is expected to be spent on the most urgent repairs needed by Lancashire’s maintained schools over the next year. However, the cash will not be enough to clear […]

2 months ago
Lancashire schools unable to reduce classes to ‘acceptable levels’

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Lancashire schools with more than 30 pupils in some of their classes will be unable to reduce the headcount to “acceptable” levels because of insufficient funding, a leading teaching union […]

2 months ago
Expanded size of Archbishop Temple high school in Fulwood set to be made permanent

Pupils at Archbishop Temple Church of England High School Pic: Archbishop Temple A proposal to permanently increase the size of a Fulwood high school is being consulted on. Archbishop Temple Church of England High School in St Vincents Road is taking an […]

2 months ago
Preston pupils win international maths competition 

Children at the CIDCO Exhibition and Convention Centre in Navi Mumbai, India. Pic: GHS Seven children from Preston won an international maths competition which was held in Mumbai on 28 December. The children, aged seven to 15, represented the UK in the PAMA (Pan-Asia […]

2 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Lea Community School has extension greenlit with pupil numbers to double

Lea Community School in Greaves Town Lane Pic: Google Plans for a major extension to a Preston primary school have been given the go-ahead amid claims from a nearby resident that it will result in children “looking straight into” […]

2 months ago
Lancashire County Council appoints new director in charge of schools in Preston and county

Paul Turner is the new director of education, skills and culture at LCC Pic: Lancashire County Council A new chief in charge of Preston and Lancashire’s schools has been appointed. Paul Turner takes on the role of director of education, skills and culture at Lancashire County Council. […]

2 months ago
Decision expected on plan to double capacity of Lea primary school

Lea Community School in Greaves Town Lane Pic: Google A decision on whether to grant planning permission to double the capacity of a Preston primary school is inching closer – more than a year after the proposal was first […]

3 months ago
Longridge High School set for brand new building to house students as demand surges

Longridge High School Six new classrooms are to be built at a Ribble Valley secondary school after councillors gave the go-ahead to an expansion needed to cope with a huge increase in demand […]

3 months ago
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