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DIY brought into the classroom with room makeover

11:38am Wednesday 8th February 2012

Room makeovers are not just the preserve of television designers as education reporter Haydn Lewis found out when he visited a York secondary school.

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University blaze cause still unknown

9:34am Wednesday 8th February 2012

WORK to determine what started the fire which caused significant damage to the chemistry department at the University of York could begin today.

University of York scientists in hard drive breakthrough

8:24am Wednesday 8th February 2012

SCIENTISTS from the University of York have helped develop a new way of recording information, using only heat.

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Teachers learn textile design

7:54am Wednesday 8th February 2012

TEACHERS from around North Yorkshire returned to the classroom to learn the art of textile design to take their skills back to share with their pupils.

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Panel confident of better GCSE exam results

9:52am Tuesday 7th February 2012

A PANEL set up to look into why East Yorkshire schools delivered “disappointing” GCSE results in 2011 said it believes their performance will be better this year.

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Students aim to beat RAG week target

9:03am Tuesday 7th February 2012

STUDENTS at the University of York launched their RAG week with a balloon launch and lots of fun and games.

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Former headmaster dies at the age of 87

7:59am Tuesday 7th February 2012

A FORMER headmaster of Haxby Road Primary School, James Corney, has died at the age of 87.

Murder-mystery event at Millthorpe School

8:26am Tuesday 7th February 2012

BUDDING sleuths at Millthorpe School in York took part in a murder-mystery event as part of an extended learning day.

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Head teacher steps down to care for father

8:21am Monday 6th February 2012

THE head teacher at a North Yorkshire secondary school is stepping down after more than 11 years at the helm.

Entrepreneurs fight it out at Young Enterprise event

8:08am Monday 6th February 2012

ENTREPRENEURIAL pupils held an Apprentice-style competition at York’s Designer Outlet at the weekend.

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Ukulele workshop at Boroughbridge High School

8:50am Monday 6th February 2012

IT was a case of “uke can make a great sound” when pupils from schools across North Yorkshire took part in a concert designed to help them with their transition to secondary school.