Liverpools week in education: top stories January 11-18 Here’s what has been going on this week in the world of education. 1) ECHO publishes primary schools guide Jane Davis, from The Reader, centre, is joined by BBC Radio Merseyside’s Roger Phillips, left, and poet/author Levi Tafari, right, together with pupils from Whitefield Primary School in Breck Road to help launch a video on behalf of the ‘GiveUs5′ campaign to encourage people to give up five minutes to help more people get into reading We crunched data from primary schools across Merseyside to publish a definitive guide. The best in the region is Everton’s Whitefield Primary School, which clocked up 82.16 points out of a possible 100. It was followed closely by Our Lady and St Edward’s Catholic Primary School, in Birkenhead, with 81.85 points. 2) Toilets locked at Bootle school to prevent vandalism Hillside High School has been forced to lock toilets during lesson time after repeated vandalism Hillside High School in Bootle has been forced to lock its toilets during lesson time to prevent vandalism. Now children must ask the headteacher for a key when nature calls after pranks and graffiti left the facilities in an “absolutely disgusting” state. One dad said: “Most people say they don’t [...] liverpoolinnews/liverpools-week-in-education-top-stories-january-11-18/
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:46:09 +0000