A recent study has revealed that art subject are not actually pushed out of the classroom. Despite claims that the English Baccalaureate favors scientific subjects, research has shown that as many students as 4 years ago are taking arts subjects at GCSE. Moreover, it has also been shown that those who take arts exams at …
Redbridge Council has decided that children with SEN (special educational needs) no longer will receive assistance on their way to school. The decision has been made at the last council meeting in Ilford. Due to budget cuts only the ones that are considered most in need will be brought from door to door. All other …
Children of Aldborough Primary School have taken the initiative. When children heard about their teachers collecting food for the Redbridge Food bank, they wanted to participate, too. As part of the Canadian Charity WE, the student leadership team started to ask their parents for food that they would not need at home. The food collected …
Since a mother has been injured in an accident on Sunset avenue after dropping off her daughter, the school has been fighting for more safety in front of their school gates. However, since the school itself is situated in the borough of Waltham Forest but the road is part of Redbridge, none of the authorities …
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Bravo To Zero author Andy McNab is criticizing the education system. While in earlier days teachers paid attention to conveying the joy in reading to students there is no time for doing so left nowadays. By standardizing the education system and focusing on “box ticking” the teachers simply get no chance to stress the importance …
The newly introduced progress 8 GCSE league table looks at the best 8 grades in GCSE across the country. Redbridge schools were ranked 10th out of 150 schools across the UK. In particular, Woodford County High School scored 0.73 with 99% of pupils getting at least 5 A*s. The results can indeed be indicatory for the …
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After Rushcroft Foundation school was ranked lowest in the borough, the headmaster Mark Morrall is defending the school. The governmental ranking only takes GCSE results into account which have been low due to the school taking in oversea refugees. Hence, Mister Morrall stresses that some of the children joined the school half way through the …
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From May onwards, the new mayor Linda Huggett of Redbridge will be officially in office. The new mayor has served as deputy mayor from 2014 to 2015. On the 19th of January, all 63 councillors voted in favor of her in Redbridge Council Hall. Linda Huggett is taking over office from Labor Cllr Gurdial Bhamra. After being …
New changes in the distribution of funding for Grammar Schools has forced some schools to ask parents for financial contributions. This money is used to pay for necessities like the salaries of teachers or teaching material. Although public school’s great advantage is the fact that they are free, many fear that this might change now …
This year the highest number of Sixth formers at Bancroft’s School ever recorded was accepted into Oxford or Cambridge. 25 students, of which 17 were accepted into University of Cambridge and 8 were accepted into University of Oxford, celebrate their outstanding results. Teachers confirm that this year group has been standing out from other year …
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