National Middle Schools' Forum News Archive

Book your place at 2010 Conference now   06/06/2010
Special Day Conference - February 26th, 2010 - Writing a Middle School SEF.   08/02/2010
Cambridge Primary Review Endorse Middle School Approach   27/11/2009
Launch of new Middle Schools Directory 2009 at National Conference   17/10/2009
Suffolk calls a halt to reorganisation plans   25/09/2009
Book now for the National Conference 2009   11/05/2009
Recent additions to the website   25/02/2009
Two important developments:   30/01/2009
Presentations from Conference 2008   22/10/2008
Have you booked you place at Conference?   09/09/2008
Regional Meetings specifically for Middle Schools   19/06/2008
Isle of Wight opts for two tier system   26/03/2008
Ed Balls uses the language of middle school education   23/11/2007
Primary Review Interim Report suggests the creation of more middle schools   12/10/2007
Conference 2007 - delegate preconference information   05/10/2007
Suffolk parents vow to continue the fight   29/03/2007
Parents against change - Suffolk Parents Group   10/01/2007
The Suffolk School Review Panel makes recommendation for change   03/12/2006
Middle Schools and the first year of the New Inspection Framework.   15/10/2006
Fighting for the middle ground - 5 /9/2006   05/09/2006
   13/07/2006
Schools Adjudicator rules in favour of retaining middle school.   29/06/2006
Breaking news - Northumberland County Council have lost judicial review   26/05/2006
The Forum invites proposals for articles about interesting practice in your school   08/01/2006
Under-11s 'damaged' by all-rounder teaching tradition   14/10/2005
A judicial review over education in Northumberland   10/10/2005
Battle for the middle ground   03/06/2005
Plan to scrap middle schools consigned to dustbin in local elections   09/05/2005
A golden age that could disappear   26/09/2004
Year 8 is Boring?   11/04/2003
Australia to introduce middle-years specialist   03/09/1999
Using the middle years   18/06/1999
The Tragedy of middle England   03/01/1997
Two tiers for the Audit Commission   29/09/1991

Breaking news - Northumberland County Council have lost judicial review

                      - Consultation was inadequate and must be repeated

“The judge found that the process followed by the council since April 2005 has denied the communities of Cramlington, Blyth and Alnwick the chance to put the case for the retention of their local Middle Schools, individually or as part of school partnerships.  This was despite earlier assurances by the council that there would be an opportunity to have such a debate, a situation the judge described as ‘unfair’ and ‘not in accordance with the law’.” 

The judge was clearly unhappy with the council’s behaviour, finding that ‘neither the consultation process as a whole, nor the Stage 2 consultation on its own, is adequate’.

Click this link for full press release from Northumberland parents  -

http://www.neag.info/PFLAPR18May2006.htm

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