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High school praised
for quality teaching
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■ by Stewart Pimbley
IT is straight to the top of the class for Ribblesdale Hi gh School after Govern ment inspectors hailed it as a success.
school’s 998 pupils have received copies of the OFSTED report, which
Parents of the Clitheroe
gave full marks to the school for providing high quality education.
Glynne Ward said: “I am absolutely delighted — it is as simple as that. I am pleased that an indepen dent team has come into school and confirmed what we already knew.”
' H e a d t e a c h e r M s
been glowing with pride since the shining report was made public.
‘ The whole school has
find fault with the school and highlighted only a few areas where improvement was needed.
Inspectors struggled to
inspectors spent a week at the school in October, at tending 174 lessons, talk ing to teachers and gover-
The 14-strong team of
n o r s , and s e n d i n g questionnaires to parents. The report said: “Ribb-
lcsdale High School is a very successful school
management provide s t ro n g a n d d y na m i c leadership.
• Governors and senior
where high quality teach ing and dynamic leader ship enable pupils to rea lise their full potential in a caring and supportive environment.”
the school were: O All pupils are achiev-
Its main findings about
ing and making good progress.
consistently in line with national averages.
• GCSE results are
ing is a major strength. • Pupils have a very
considerable personal sup port for pupils and is a caring community. • Ruilding and facilities
• The school provides
provide a pleasant and sti- m u t a t i n g l e a r n i n g environment.
©The quality of teach
good attitude to learning and are keen to improve.
came in for particular praise in the report. It said: “Overall, the school provides a high-quality education for its pupils. The quality of teaching is a major strength of the pro vision with significant pro portions of good, very good and sometimes out standing teaching across a large range of subjects.”
money. The school’s 57 teachers
• Excellent value for
with the report describing them as well behaved, enthusiastic, motivated and keen to do well.
Pupils did just as well,
work has been the key to the school’s success. She said: “Everything that we have worked for has been to enable the classroom teachers to do the-best job they can and we have achieved that.”
Ms Wai'd believes hard
eonfii-ine d tiiat some im p r o v em cu ts h a v e already been carried out.
Labour candidate denies he supports violent protest
THE prospective Labour Party candidate for the Ribble Valley has dismissed claims by a Burnley councillor that he supports violent
political protest. Remarks made by Mr Marcus Johnstone at a com
mittee meeting 12 months ago were quoted by Mr Harry Brooks, a former Labour councillor who defended his seat as an independent alter leaving the controlling Labour group. Mr Brooks said in his letter to Labour leader Mr
Tony B!air:“The current strong arm tactics of the French lorry drivers are very much in line with the violent protests in France which were applauded by Marcus Johnstone.
Record breaker
ported the event, making it such an outstanding
success.__________ Pendle Club
SOLO winners at Pendle Club were Mrs S. Oddie, Mr W. Wright and Mr A. Leonard. New members are always welcome each Monday at 7-80 p.m.
Bridge results
THE results of the Pemlle Club bridge drive are: 1, Mr P. Roche and Mrs F. Porter, 2, Mr D. Crosth- w a i t e a nd Mrs M. Eclmundson.
THE recent coffee morn ing held by the Clitheroe Ladies Committee for the RNLI a t Eaves Hall Country Club, West Brad ford, raised a record- breaking £2,533. Commit tee members say they are extremely grateful to all who attended and sup
lent protest? Are you content that a New labour -------------------------- parliamentary candidate should go to the polls as an advocate of action of this kind to solve political and industrial disagreement? Should Mr Johnstone be allowed to proceed as a candidate without an unre served withdrawal and apology?”
‘ “Do you endorse Mr Johnstone’s support ol vio , .
Mr Johnstone said: “This gives you a flavour
cil. The comments were made tongue-in-cheek at
of the way Conn. Brookes behaves on Burnley Coun
the end of a very long and a r d u o u s Pol i cy and
Resources Committee meeting where we were trying to find cuts in coun cil services because of the Government’s 1995 local government settlement.”
w h i c h M r J o h n s t o n e referred were against French Government plans to make cuts in welfare spending.
The protests in Paris to
C y c le m a ra th on ca sh is h a n d ed over
THREE cyclists with saddle-sore rumps rode into Lowestoft, in Norfolk, last August knowing they had
raised a big wad of money for a good cause. Ben Howarth (17), of Brownlow Street, Ghtheroe,
Appeal.
cycled across the widest part of Great Britain as part of a school scheme to build confidence and character and participate in community-related activities. They took seven days to complete their JiO-mile
iser, Mrs Mary Barnes, on Monday. The three Clitheroe Royal Grammar School students
sored them, particularly the actress, Thelma Barlow, who plays Mavis in Coronation Street. She sponsored them after reading of their intentions in the Advertiser
and Times.
trek, which started in Aberystwyth, in Wales. On Monday, they thanked all the people who spon
They handed over a cheque to the appeal s organ , „
Daniel Broughton (17), of Bowland Lane, West Brad ford, and Richard Carter (18), of Eastham Street, Clitheroe, raised £650 for the Ribble Valley Scanner
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few minor areas needing fine tuning and AIs Ward
The report pinpointed a | I Ki M . ^ \ c r:W m Sv-:T >% . ■ 8***1: ■
THE tale of convicts in developing Australia and friends caught up in the F i rs t World War are dramas occupying two Ribble Valley students. Vicki Sellers (18), of Grindleton, and Sarah
Bringing history to life
Dinsdale (17), of Wadding- ton, are two former Bow- land County High School pupils studying B-Techs in p e r fo rm in g a r t s at Accrington and ltossen- dale College. This month they take
A SMALL corner of Rib ble Valley Borough Coun cil’s reception foyer has been transformed into an art gallery for local pupils’ work throughout the year. The council provided the
Showcase for young talent
foyer space as a showcase for the work and has been inundated with requests from schools to use the wall space.
part in two plays they have helped organise and produce, as part of their final-year studies before moving on to university. Vicki is acting in “Our
schools the chance to dis play their work for month. Each month there has been a d if fe ren t theme.
A r t w o r k ’96 give s
bonfire night and there was a bright and cheerful multi-coloured art display,
Country’s Good”, a play set in an Australian penal colony in 1789, and Sarah is taking part in “Accring ton Pals”, a play about the e x p e r i e n c e s in t h e trenches of Accrington men in the Great War. The plavs will be per
November’s theme was
together with poems, by pupils of St Wilfred’s School, Lqngridge.
formed between Monday and Saturday at the Studio Theatre, Rawtcnstall, and the girls believe they will make good entertainment for anyone who attends. More information can be
play, a painting by Han nah Jennings and a poem by Lucy Cottam.
Coun. Eileen Lowe picked her favourite items on dis
Ribble Valley Mayor
obtained from the girls’ lecturer, Mr Martin Cos griff, on 01254 854217.
was Hallowe’en, but the work of St James CE School, Clitheroe, could not be displayed at the time. Unfortunately, Government inspectors were visiting the school and the pupils had to show them their work.
The theme for October
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