http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/ Staines Guardian /education/educationnews/ en-gb Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:45 +0100 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:45 +0100 http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/resources/images/1000739/?type=rsslogo http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/ http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8297004.Shock_figures_reveal_13_000_school_days_lost_this_year/?ref=rss Parents who take their children out of school to go on holiday have been warned they could face a fine or a court appearance - after shock figures revealed more than 13,000 school days were lost in Merton this academic year. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0100 665c7ca3ec79eba23ba1694acab8441b http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8297389.Schools_asked_to_reserve_more_places_for_Sutton_children/?ref=rss With Sutton facing a shortage of 400 secondary school places by the end of the decade, the council is pleading with schools to guarantee more places for Sutton children. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:10:00 +0100 b4694c568ad1638b0fd0fb6c11bd8e89 http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8295286.Pupils_quiz_Education_Minister_over_school_funding/?ref=rss Three pupils have quizzed the Secretary of State for Education after the Government revealed it may withdraw £40.9m of funding for their school. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:30:00 +0100 dbac0daaa75cecad1018e4f5503fe9ac http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8295192.Humanists_launch_petition_against_school_being_church_run/?ref=rss Kingston humanists have launched a campaign against the proposed north Kingston secondary school becoming a church school. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100 36e1be03039c241eba86a893aa9f2cf9 http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8296570.Parents_must_wait_for_school_decision/?ref=rss Desperate parents must wait until after the summer holidays to learn if a new school is coming to Merton. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:03:42 +0100 acc007049c0d88c4d25bf4da5c3cdcad http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8293099.Union_criticises_highly_paid_headteachers/?ref=rss A union has criticised the high salaries of some Lambeth headteachers, saying they should not be paid more than the Prime Minister. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:14:44 +0100 c18868876b7f193c10a8b20e8fff69ae http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8290550.Primary_school_crisis_deepens_amid_new_school_row/?ref=rss Emergency plans to relieve Merton’s deepening primary school places crisis have been thrown into disarray with doubts over construction of a new school. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100 c84dbc31e2dffa73ab640b2eee919eb4 http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8282379.Pupil_heads_to_US_for_leadership_summit/?ref=rss A Southfields Community College pupil has landed a place at a leadership summit in the home of American politics - Washington DC. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:40:00 +0100 7781b2cde303aa061e360d1b37813ed2 http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8283062.Student_wins_award_for_cruelty_of_war_speech/?ref=rss A 15-year-old student won third place at the Jack Petchey speak out challenge with a first-hand account of the war in Sierra Leone. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:30:00 +0100 e617a81649c5803b930422277c64162f http://www.stainesguardian.co.uk/education/educationnews/8289594.New_Children_s_Centre_opens_in_Wallington/?ref=rss A new Sure Start Children’s Centre in Wallington has opened to provide support to young families. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100 ca6b29e324e0d673f599bb475989a374