Education
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Book inspired kids to draw fantasy Liverpool
Liverpool schoolchildren have been drawing fantasy pictures to win a signed copy of a popular novel that explores local history.
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Waterside walk to help rough sleepers
The Whitechapel Centre has hosted its first ‘Waterfront Walk’ in a bid to raise funds for homeless person’s charity.
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Coronavirus case closes Wirral school
Children have been sent home from a West Kirby school after a pupil’s parent tested positive for coronavirus.
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Local schools come top of the class
Schools were honoured at the Regional Education Awards, with local teachers among those celebrating.
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Wirral museum plans boosted by new fund
A brand new £11 million museum for children could be closer to becoming a reality on the Wirral.
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Law lecturer up for woman of the year title
A Liverpool law lecturer has been announced as a finalist for the English Woman of the Year Award.
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Musician’s art used as education tool
An art exhibition is to be used as an education aid for schoolchildren across Liverpool.
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Ex-military warning schools on terror risk
A Bootle-based military academy has set out to provide children with skills that could keep them safe in a terror attack.
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Doors open at new Bootle cookery school
A Bootle-based cookery school has opened and is ready to teach the next generation of caterers.
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‘Teacher shortage’ divides opinion
A so-called ‘teacher shortage’ in England generates claims of a strain on schools, but the Government denies this.
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Government paves way for accelerated degrees
The government has revealed plans which would allow universities to offer more two-year degree courses.
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Cookery school for chefs with disabilities
A catering agency has set up a cookery school to offer training for people with learning and physical disabilities.
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‘Safe Skills’ bid to stop online grooming
A project to help protect young people from being sexually exploited is being launched in Merseyside.
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Outstanding results at Bootle school
St Monica’s Catholic Primary School has achieved yet another ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report.
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Pupils’ prospects ‘must improve’ in Knowsley
Knowsley Council’s £1m Education Commission has been launched in response to a critical report.
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Figures show just 18 black teachers in city
Research warns of a “crisis in representation” as statistics show there are only 18 black teachers working in Liverpool.
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Knife crime rise prompts education call
Local organisations have stressed the importance of educating young people after a rise in serious knife offences.
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Head ‘proud’ of school’s high ranking
Three Merseyside schools have been named among some of the best performing secondaries in the region.
