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Suffolk Libraries appoints a new IT Manager…me!!

Photo taken in the County Library in Ipswich This week I started a new job as IT Manager for Suffolk Libraries. I will be working for th...

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Where are the conservatives when you need them to get tough on strikers, scroungers and shirkers?

Laughing and smirking on the green benches As I grew up in the 70s and 80s in Middle Class England there were some strong and decent val...

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Should the Church of England change its electoral system in the wake of women bishops vote?

Women Bishops Twenty years ago the Church of England took what at the time appeared to be a controversial decision to ordain women as pr...

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IES Breckland forces closure of Brandon Youth Club

Cllr Eddie Stewart Update - see response from school at end of article IES Breckand school have forced the closure of Brandon Youth Cl...

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How long before we see a Free School bid for Bacton?

Bacton Middle School is preparing to be next in the line of Suffolk Middle Schools to see a free school bid. In what has become an all too...

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Ixworth St Mary's models itself on successful Debenham High

Mike Crawshaw former Debenham Head led the school to three "Outstanding" Ofsted judgements  As more details emerged about the ...

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Ixworth Free School: Peace breaks out in book bag battle

The new Ixworth St Mary's High School Website I recently blogged about the  “Battle for Bookbags”  which is really the battle for ...

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Would Colin Noble pass GCSE English?

Suffolk County Council Cabinet Member Cllr Colin Noble Some people just cannot stop themselves. As this blog has detailed Colin Noble  m...

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Dean of St Albans, Jeffrey John is @Out4Marriage

Jeffrey John is currently the Dean of St Albans. He would have been a Bishop now except for two facts. He is gay and he is honest about it. ...

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We need to fight ideology from the left and the right to Save Suffolk's Libraries

Front page of today's EADT If you read the EADT this morning you may well conclude that Suffolk's libraries are under threat a...

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Ixworth Free School: The battle for book bags

Throughout the free school controversy in Suffolk there has been something of a battle over whether schools should send out leaflets on beha...

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Cabinet Member Colin Noble dabbles in education

Colin Noble is the Suffolk County Council cabinet member responsible for adult social care (or as a Twitter follower of mine put it  “closin...

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Sir John Leman High launches free transport from Lowestoft

Tonight at a meting in the Hotel Victoria in Lowestoft Jeremy Rowe the Head of Sir John Leman High School in Beccles has launched the school...

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Church of England considers rival Ixworth Free School Bid

The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich have announced a possible rival bid for a free school at Ixworth with the support of the Thursto...

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Are Suffolk's libraries really "close to breaking point"?

Ipswich County Library A few weeks ago  an article appeared in the Evening Star reporting concern from staff about the new Suffolk Libra...

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Why is the undersubscribed Saxmundham Free School building an extension?

Saxmundham Free School Extension Plan Click on image to enlarge The press is currently full of stories about schools full to capacity an...

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Seckford refuse to say how much Beccles and Saxmundham Free Schools are costing

The Seckford Foundation Free Schools Trust have refused to answer a Freedom of Information (FOI) request first sent in early July asking f...

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Pupils reported to be leaving Saxmundham Free School "like flies"

Saxmundham children on the opening of the school Apparently as uniforms had not arrived they did PE for the first few days of term (EADT) ...

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Seckford admit financial advantage from free schools to Woodbridge School

Graham Watson Graham Watson, Director of the Seckford Foundation gave a presentation at a meeting in London last month hosted by educati...

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What's this Government got against Religious Education?

Gove: Prefers History Since coming to office this Government has taken a decidedly elitist view of education especially when it comes to...

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"Raising the Bar" needs to look at the difficult real issues on the ground to succeed

Raising the Bar website Suffolk County Council continue to be frustrated by the exam table performance of Suffolk at 11 and 16. Leader ...

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Seckford chain plan in ruins as they confirm no further bid for Stoke by Nayland

The Seckford Foundation’s plans for a chain of Free Schools across Suffolk lay in ruins today after they confirmed they would not repeat the...

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Bacton Middle proposes "all through school" as Stowmarket Consultation starts

Bacton Middle School The next phase of the “school organisation review” (SOR) has begun in the Stowmarket and Stowupland areas. Suffolk ...

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