education
Set back as new college turned down
City College has stated its commitment to world class training for energy, engineering and advanced manufacturing, despite missing out on a bid to open a University Technical College. Read More…
Ofsted’s verdict on two Norwich high schools
Inspectors have issued Notre Dame High School with their latest Ofsted report, singling the faith school out for praise in many key areas.
City Academy Norwich, once a failing school as Earlham High, has also impressed Ofsted.
College swaps classrooms for yurts
Why students are being taught in yurts in south Norwich. Read More…
Black pharaohs, forgeries and finds
In the early 1900s, Jeremiah Colman bought a 3,500 year old mummy shroud, along with over 200 other Egyptian artifacts. The shroud is now part of the Castle Museum collection, alongside a mummy gifted by George V.
The stories behind the collection will be explored in a series of talks at the RC cathedral throughout October.
Photo: (c) Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Comment round-up
This month comments have been coming thick and fast on a range of local issues.
Among them, the plan to merge two of Norwich’s faith schools… and Jamie Oliver’s new restaurant in the Royal Arcade. Read More…
School merger talks underway
Dozens of people attended public meetings this week to discuss the impact of merging two of the city’s faith schools. Read More…
School merger plans: add your views
Two public meetings are being held next week, giving people in south Norwich a chance to have their say on plans to combine two local Catholic schools.
Traffic congestion is one of the issues that’s been raised, if the merger goes ahead.
Free School seen as flagship by PM
The Prime Minister toured Norwich’s Free School this morning, citing it as a model: “We want to provide what parents want: a very good education, slightly smaller class sizes and wrap-around care.”
Costing 1/6th of a normal new primary school, he added it was good value for money and would “drive up standards for children in this school and in schools across Norwich.”
Photos: Steve Adams.
David Cameron’s speech in detail
The Prime Minister delivered a key speech outlining education reform from south Norwich this morning.
In Simon Wright’s view, this was:” a clear signal that Norwich is doing something innovative and exciting – a model for other schools”
Here’s an edited version of his speech, picking out key themes to his reforms. Read More…
Opinion: Knock-on effect of scrapping subsidies
From today, children at faith schools no longer have buses to bring them to school.
A decision to scrap transport subsidies was made earlier this year, saving the local authority thousands of pounds.
But over in our Opinion section, we argue that with two Catholic schools in south Norwich, the impact will fall on what are already congested roads.
