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Why Sir John Leman High School performs better than Woodbridge School

Woodbridge School Throughout the whole free school debacle in Suffolk the Seckford Foundation and the DfE have constantly made reference...

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Stradbroke Post Office "temporarily closed"

As the  Diss Express report  Stradbroke Post Office is “temporarily” closed. It is still not clear exactly what happened but following a vi...

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DfE announce unqualified teachers move just as Olympics starts

As the country became gripped with Olympic fever the DfE decided it was a good time to release the news of its latest “academy freedom”. I...

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Lessons from the "Twitter Joke Trial" for Seckford and friends

Yesterday Paul Chambers was finally cleared of sending a “menacing” communication under s127 of the Communications Act 2003. As is well do...

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Seckford Foundation make light of real act of harassment against campaigner

A Suffolk anti-free school campaigner was recently shouted at in the street, sworn at and had campaign leaflets snatched from him and thrown...

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The IPS Launch at Bungay Library

Just over a year ago Mark Bee as the newly elected Leader of Suffolk County Council visited Bungay Library and was handed a “scrapbook”. He ...

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Beccles Free School claims to be "outstanding" before it even opens

In a glossy half page advert in the Beccles and Bungay Journal some hyperbolic claims are made about Beccles Free School under the heading T...

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Revealed: The political and profit making agenda of IES Breckland Free School

Were it not for the complete scandal of the “Beccles 37” down the road the new free school in Brandon, IES Breckland might be getting a bit ...

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"IPS" takes over libraries in Suffolk

From 1 August the new Suffolk Libraries “IPS” (Industrial and Provident Society) will take over libraries in Suffolk having agreed a contrac...

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Beccles Free School: How wrong did the DfE get it?

Back in March the civil servant responsible for free schools in Suffolk, Paula Lovitt MBE wrote this letter to a prominent Beccles resident...

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Third Seckford School turned down by DfE

The DfE have turned down the Seckford Foundation's bid to open a third free school at Stoke by Nayand. A bid by a local group to open a ...

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DfE refuse to release Beccles Free School impact assessment

Sir John Leman High School v the Secretary of State for Education The DfE have continued to refuse to release information about the Becc...

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Leiston big winner as Suffolk CC change school transport plans

Following the consultation on school transport that was reported in detail on this Blog the County Council have gone away and made some chan...

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Saxmundham Free School's low numbers exposed

Ian Flintoff, Leiston Headteacher The incredibly low numbers of applicants for Beccles Free School - 37 across three year groups - has p...

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Beccles Free School: Just who is making "misleading" claims?

In a letter sent to parents in the Beccles area -   a full copy can be seen on Wikisuffolk  - Rob Cawley the Principal of the Seckford Free ...

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