‘Send our friends to school,’ Belle Vue Boys tell world leaders
/* The group of pupils holding up their ‘buddy chains’ A group of year 7 students from Bradford are reminding world leaders that all children should get the chance to go to school. Pupils at Belle Vue Boys’ School have been busy cutting out ‘buddy chains’ and writing messages about the value of education that may well end up More...
Plans to re-train retired workers as teachers supported by teaching agency
/* A supply teacher agency based in Wakefield has shown support to government proposals for retired workers to re-train as teachers. The proposals were put forward by a panel of senior Conservatives, More...
High costs putting people off higher education courses
/* Image courtesy: The Northern Council for Further Education An educational charity has reported that the high cost of further education has prevented almost half of UK adults gaining advanced qualifications. The More...
Drawings by Syrian and Bradford children compared in school
/* Schoolteacher Niela Ahmed with Diana, Eshal, Aniqah, and Qais (front row) Drawings by Syrian youngsters (top row) and drawings by local children (bottom) ‘What Is Home?’ was a question More...
Boxing stars Junior Witter and Brendan Ingle visit Carlton Bolling College
/* Brendan Ingle and Junior Witter (front) with Carlton Bolling students Students at Bradford’s Carlton Bolling College have had a surprise visit from two famous boxing personalities. Boxing champ Junior More...
Community Games Day fun for over 200 schoolchildren in Leeds
/* Leeds schoolchildren have tried their hand at a variety of sporting activities for Sky’s annual Sport Community Games Day, now in its 11th year. Held at the University of Leeds, over 200 youngsters aged More...
Junior Witter to mentor performing Carlton Bolling College pupils
/* Boxer Junior Witter Boxing champ Junior Witter has backed Bradford’s Carlton Bolling College as it puts on a theatre production combining the world of boxing and dance. Under the guidance of the More...
Bradford schools had the most absences in West Yorkshire during 2012-2013
Government statistics have revealed that primary, secondary and special schools in Bradford had the highest number of absences in West Yorkshire during 2012 and 2013. Released by the Department for Education on More...