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£3m skills base opens for pupils 10:19am Fri 16 May 08 A FLAGSHIP skills centre for York pupils has been formally opened by a top civil servant.

Pupils raise £900 for cancer unit

12:00pm Thursday 15th May 2008

PUPILS at Tadcaster Grammar School took part in a Gowns And Glitter evening and raised nearly £1,000 for a hospital.

School builds a little nest egg

8:04am Thursday 15th May 2008

ANIMAL-LOVING youngsters have been keeping chickens as part of a classroom business project.

‘End the testing overload’

8:36am Wednesday 14th May 2008

THE call for tests taken by more than a million pupils every year to be abolished has been backed by York teachers.

University gets down to business 10:17am Tue 13 May 08 THE York St John Business School, part of the university's faculty of business and communication, was being launched today.Reader comment (1)

Bayley explains his role to politics pupils

8:33am Tuesday 13th May 2008

CITY of York MP Hugh Bayley went back to school when he talked to York College pupils about politics.

New head takes over the reins at Pocklington School

11:11am Monday 12th May 2008

A NEW head teacher has been unveiled at Pocklington School.

School passes the test

10:06am Monday 12th May 2008

POPPLETON Ousebank Primary School has received a positive inspection report from Ofsted.

City school leaflet man’s hostel fear

9:10am Wednesday 7th May 2008

A MAN who handed out leaflets warning parents picking up their children from a York school that a paedophile was being housed at a nearby bail hostel has defended his action.

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Executive class for pupils

8:17am Wednesday 7th May 2008

Entering the world of work for the first time can be daunting at the best of times, but even more so if you are still at school. Education reporter Haydn Lewis caught up with teenagers at one York school who went to the boardroom of a major employer to tell business leaders about their work experience.

Primary school given thumbs-up by inspectors 1:59pm Tue 6 May 08 PUPILS and staff at a York primary school are glowing with pride after earning a top-class report from inspectors.Reader comment (1)

Pyjama game helps boost trust

8:13am Tuesday 6th May 2008

PYJAMAS and boxer shorts helped a group of budding entrepreneurs from a school near York raise more than £3,000 for charity.

School’s garden is green to go

11:16am Monday 5th May 2008

GREEN-FINGERED youngsters at a North Yorkshire primary school have received £3,000 to help their garden grow.

Budding builders

11:16am Monday 5th May 2008

HUNDREDS of budding young engineers from schools across York and North Yorkshire have been invited to take part in a building competition.

Publication looks back at the history of York College 7:57pm Fri 2 May 08 THE history of York College and the important role it has played in the city for nearly two centuries is at the heart of a new book.Reader comments (2)

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