Posts tagged secondary school
The Times: School woos 26 ex pupils to teach
The Times: School woos 26 ex pupils to teach

Many youngsters cannot wait to leave their schooldays behind — but one head teacher is so inspiring she has convinced 26 of her former pupils to return as teachers or other staff at their old school.

Rhian Morgan Ellis has formed her very own old boys’ and girls’ club at a secondary school in the Welsh valleys. It includes a former head boy and head girl in her senior management team, as well as a former pupil who started as a dinner lady and is now a support teacher for vulnerable pupils after Morgan Ellis spotted her gift for working with children. All 26 are on the 77-strong staff simultaneously.

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Education, Higher Education, Media ArticleSarah NorrisLando EducationThe Times, school, teachers, secondary school, Welsh, WalesComment
The Times: Power of violin helps transform problem school
The Times: Power of violin helps transform problem school

An inner-city secondary school that transformed behaviour and results after giving every new student a violin and three years of music lessons could have its success replicated across the country.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nicola Benedetti are patrons of the scheme, which is being taken beyond London for the first time and eventually aims to reach every school in England.

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Education, Media Article, MusicSarah NorrisLando Educationviolin, orchestra, musical instruments, problem school, government, inner-city, secondary school, The timesComment