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Top marks as builders finish school project

Friday, July 30, 2010

Building work has finished ahead of schedule at a primary school. The £640,000 building project started at St Peter's C of E Primary, Market...

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Win back cost of arts course

Friday, July 30, 2010

There is only one day left to be in with a chance of winning back the cost of an arts course. Embrace Arts, the arts centre at the University of...

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Girls get fitter

Friday, July 30, 2010

Hula-hooping, cheerleading and salsa sessions have helped encourage teenage girls to become more active. About 120 girls aged between 13 and 16 took...

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A head start

Friday, July 30, 2010

Aspiring head teachers are invited to attend a free information session on September 7. The session will cover the National Professional Qualification...

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'Help improve school meals'

Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Jamie Oliver effect has long been credited with improving school dinners, and now parents, pupils, and teachers are to be asked for their...

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Thousands of pupils in line for aid

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Nearly 12,000 children in Leicester could be given extra cash to help with schooling. The Government's "pupil premium" which will see extra money...

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Radio series to chart sport history

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Academics will help produce a 30-part radio series charting the history of British sport. Staff from the International Centre for Sport History and...

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College to maintain French link

Thursday, July 29, 2010

A college is planning to deepen links with France after taking part in a teacher placement project in the past year. William Bradford College, in Earl...

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School dance

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Youngsters received a standing ovation for a dance performance. More than 350 parents, family and friends of pupils at St Cuthbert's Primary, in Great...

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Record number of schools in Leicestershire rated good or outstanding by Ofsted

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

More schools in the county have been awarded top-class ratings by Government inspectors than ever before. An increased number of primary and...

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Councillor Ivan Ould, Leicestershire's education spokesman
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