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STUDENTS a taR ib - b le V a l le y sch o o l d e lig h ted te a c h e r s w i th t h e i r GCSE r e s u l t s , b u t th e i r headmaster told them that, contrasted with their success, was a crisis in school funding “which gives us abso lutely nothing,to cheer about at all.” Mr Anthony McNa
by Tony Cliff
our school community takes in the success of our young people. They have achieved a splendid set of
of them. • • ' : . ■ ,“The jargon term for;
mara, head of St Augus tine’s Roman Catholic High School, was addressing students, their families and local digni taries at the school’s Cele bration Evening, at which GCSE certificates were presented to successful students. Mr McNamara said: We all share in the pride .
academic results, far higher than the average recorded nationally and for our own county of Lanca shire. Even more impor tantly, our leavers’ perfor mance at GCSE level was much better than we pre dicted for them on the basis of the tests they were given when they started at St Augustine’s five years ago.” Tests developed allow
this is Value Added, and ever since the project began in Lancashire the scnool has performed exceptionally well,” Mr McNamara said. The recipe for the
, situation,: with staff, reduced this year from 52
of the worsening funding
schools to measure how far they can stretch young people to achieve better GCSE results than might reasonably be expected
MP’s homage to veterans
instructed-his retailing business in Swansea to cease trading during a two-minute silence to remember the dead of two world wars and he wants other shopkeepers up and down Britain to do the. same.
RIBBLE VALLEY MP‘ Nigel Evans has
name to an Early Day Motion which calls for the silence to be observed on the traditional day, at the 11th hour of the 11th day
Mr Evans has put his m
school’s success had three basic ingredients: the efforts of the students, the dedication of the staff, and the support of the parents. It was not a recipe that could be rustled up quickly. It had been worked on over the years and, like all perfectionist chefs, the staff at St Augustine’s felt that they could improve on it still further. Mr McNamara said that
.to 49 full-time teachers, while pupil numbers con tinued to rise. Schools in Lancashire were being warned to plan for even deeper cuts in the next financial year, but the school’s reserves had eva porated and there was nothing left to cut back on, other than the already-de pleted staffing. Mr McNamara said:
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it was important to accen tuate the positive aspects of the school’s life; because
“We are trying to provide the best possible education for your children in a cli mate of fear about job security, and despair at the continued hacking away of our limited resources. If ever there was a false economy, asset stripping the life chances of the young has to be the
most shameful example of all.” He said he was
encouraged by the grow ing determination of par ents to make the proper resourcing of their local schools an issue which all political parties were going to have to address in the lead up to the next election. There was good news to report, as well. Thanks to
the support of Salford Dio- cese and Lancashire County Council, a bid for. additional classrooms was being forwarded for approval by the Depart-, ment for Education and Employment and well over
£100,000 worth of refur bishment was to be carried out to science laboratories, computer rooms and the drama studio. A further £16,000 had been spent on
improvements on various exterior areas. The. school’s PTA had raised funds for a new minibus and new decorations in the school hall. School leavers had given £300 and 16 new computers had been installed through funding from other sources. - -Mr McNamara told the
you-have, made to St
ex-students: ‘Tonight, we recognise, the contribution
Augustine’s, congratulate you on your hara-eamed success and wish you every happiness in,what ever career you decide to pursue. I know that these live years have not always been smooth ones for you, but you know the bad news for youthful mem bers of the awkward bri gade is that you tend to end up as pillars of the establishment.’.’ ;
•presenting some
of.the prizes and those receiving. them: from the left, Mr Mark Dixon, Stephen Dunleavy, head boy James Coonan, Mr John Carroll, head girl Clare Almond, Mr Mike Finley, Amanda Newell, David Dunn, Catriona Fenwick, Chloe McCarrick and St Augus tine’s head • Mr Anthony McNamara.
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'to defend our freedom and values is something that evryone who lives in this country should observe;”
this mark of respect for those who gave their lives
of the 11th month. Mr Evans said:“I feel
motion was especially rele vant this year as we cele brate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. The tradition should be re-es tablished to show the veterans the respect they deserve.
Mr Evans said that the
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AFTER only 10 weeks in the Army, a 20-year-old Billingtonisoldier, Richard Astridge, of the Royal Signals, has already gained distinction by win-, ning a trophy for being best recruit and. for being best at'physical training in his troop.
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Visitors miss major attraction
VISITORS to Clitheroe; anyone inconvenienced, during-’ this >
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term holiday1 fouhd'one of decided
to.closethe Castle the ‘town’s- main- attrac-1 Museumvat the, end of tions' closed, despite signs October. Signs stated that
week’s half-1 explaining that lUiaftbeen
to the contrary. ; i- >• . the museum would be K Tourism officer Mr , closed on. October 31st,
Purse theft — man sought
Clitheroe Police,;, said, the, purse, containing £60,,was.
Thursday. The man sought by the
eith Taylor apologised to ; but the museum actually *
closed to visitors on the last Sunday in the month, for operational reasons. “We are aware .that !we:
; POLICE investigating the. theft of. a purse: from..a Wh'alley; shop?,want, to speak to a man seen in, the, building at the time - Det Sgt Phil Vernon; of
! stolen' from the kitchen of Crab Apple Crafts, King Street, at 4-40 p.m. on
;: medium build, ;in:his 40s,, with dark thinning hair.
police, is described as. white, 5ft 9m. tall, of
Det. ’Sgt' Vernon said a witness felt.:that the man had problems;with one of \hiseyes. •< i■ > ’
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• There will be opportuni ties to visit , the museum ; again this year;- for ■ from
have; inadvertantly upset; some,visitors to the area byclosing twodays earlier than we' should have done, and would like' to'apologise on behalf, of the museum for any' disappointment caused’’ said Mr Taylor.' " ;-?
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