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Ribblesdale OFSTED report highlights school’s relentless pur suit of excellence


jary 12th and a trip jHeart of England in


|roe .Operatic outing "Sweet Charity" on


Ihe Christmas party Jcember, members Lests enjoyed a pre­ lion of dialect read- i y Mrs Christine lethwaite, who also Jan amusing and jaining insight into T life with her poetry eft everyone with a jon their faces. She anked bydVIrs Jean


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Jresented with a gift jiving the secretary's 1 and Mrs Lena Daw- ias congratulated on 1th birthday. Competition for a Jtmas tree ornament Ivon by Mrs Edith |on, June Carr and Alice Sutcliffe.


s Betty Bainbridge 'A ••


Ivinners for the party ■s were Mrs Mary Jing and Mrs Marion


|e next meeting will 1 February 6 th.


•/ling embers of Slaidburn |g Farmers' Club llled to the libowl, Preston, to |ete in the regional l bowling competi-


jxt week's meeting T>e a visit to Ultra- t. Members should kt the Parker's Arms, Ion, at the earlier bf 6-45 p.m. Adviso- iembers welcome, phone Judith on [ 826236 with names kse attending.


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dethodist school- , president Miss


Ithy tips the meeting of ington WI, held in


i Emsden welcomed one and introduced speaker Mrs Angela dey, who spoke on aging the Health of ation - Aloe Vera", brought along the and told how it had


clothing and equipment for everyone ng to. attend the


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welcome to friends to join in the service.


WHALLEY


Abbey winners Whist winners a t the


“A N A T I O N A L "good teaching" rec-


jjord is being claimed ►


Abbey Senior Citizens' drive in Whalley were: Mrs P. Wooff, Mrs J. Walmsley, Mrs G. Walms- ley (cons). Dominoes: Mrs M.


Harrison; joint 2, Mrs M. Maden and Mrs E. Brown, Mrs Sy Baxter


whist and dominoes.


ed of the AGM on March 2nd at 4 p.m. followed by


(cons). Members were remind­


the year for Whalley Methodist Church Ladies’ Evening Fellowship, the speaker was the Rev. Chris Cheeseman. He spoke about his work with young people, from his early days in the London area, to more recent times with the homeless in Burnley. He compared the activities of the '60s and 70s with work done today, and stressed the need for the Church to continually update its provision for young people. Mr Cheese- man told of many amus­ ing incidents which had happened during his min­ istry. The next meeting will


A minister's tale At the first meeting of


be on January 25th and all ladies are welcome.


enjoyed Whalley Flower Club's meeting last week. The theme of Lesley Smith's demonstration was "Just for Pleasure" and incorporated both modern and traditional . floral designs. The next meeting is at


Flower club Everyone present


the Whalley Methodist Hall on February 14th and Susan Fairhurst's demonstration will be entitled "Passion." Visi­ tors will be welcome and inquiries can be made to Mrs Jane Brown on 01200 441949.


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iss Moira Walker led Mrs Moseley for 1st interesting talk lemonstration. embers were remind- I a lunch at Waddow the forthcoming


fday party and the ’ council meeting in


jjred. Iterwards, Mrs Jean Tristle and Mrs Jean byd each told her own 1 of how the WI first In. It was started in


[lport on March 14th i a delegate will be


‘ Week of Prayer for Christ­ ian Unity will be held in Whalley Methodist Church led by the Rev. Chris Cheeseman. A warm welcome is extend­ ed to all friends to attend this special service.


Special service On Sunday at 6-30 p.m. a special service for the


"published this week 7 praises "a very effective .school" which is in


.School Technology College, Clitheroe. . I ts OFSTED report


by Hibblesdale High


^re len tle s s pursuit of excellence and has effec-


•t tive strategies to ensure that all pupils are includ-


-1 seen were good or better, ■i with 54% very good or excellent. This is around the highest in the coun­ try and is a real strength


. ed in its success. ■:. The inspectors found . that 91% of the lessons


t-.of the school, says the , inspectors' report. ». Some lessons were so -.excellent as to be ■ "breathtaking."


. Learning is very good n because Ribblesdale's • teaching meets the needs of all the boys and girls, whose very high level of 1 enthusiasm and behav-


. iour throughout the school makes them eager to learn and aids their


... very high in comparison -- to national expectations in many subjects," says


4 strength throughout the •■ school whilst there is "very high" attainment by b e tte r performing . pupils in maths.


- the report. Creative writing is a particular


7 concentration in lessons. "Pupils' attainment is


The inspectors rate


;• There are high expec- .. tations of pupils in all ■ subjects and teachers' . knowledge and under- • standing is very good,


' often being a key factor in good learning. "The progress of pupils throughout the


. school is very good. They ‘ are well motivated, show considerable enthusiasm


7 for their work and con- ; centrate well upon their 7 tasks. -■ "They acquire the intended skills, knowl­ edge and understanding because their effort and ‘ .pace of working are ^ excellent. Very little time.,.


,u is ever wasted." 1


7 The excellent relation-


, ships throughout the ■ school create a climate of


; harmony and friendli-


n ness based on mutual respect. These and the mutual support between


|y Creek in the wild jack of Canada by a lAdelaide Hoodless in 1, and it soon spread jughout the land,to Irica and on to Wales Jreland. lie next meeting on luary 12th will be the liday party, and tea jesses will be Mrs D. Jerwood, Mrs Weaver, 1 Whittam and Mrs ^igglesworth.


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Icome visitor


rict of the Methodist rch the Rev. Stephen Ion, extends a warm


day at 2 p.m. Chair- of North Lancashire


special visitor will be West Bradford hodist Church on


cling banks in Sabden have been put to the parish council. Ribble Val- iey Council's new recy­ cling officer, Mr Peter McGeorge, wants to introduce more recycling banks for cans, paper, materials, etc., and has asked the parish council if Sabden is interested in any more recycling facili­ ties. Suggestions for posa­ ble sites are wanted.


Recycling Plans for more recy­


Car park Complaints are still


being received about trail­ ers taking up space on Sabden village car park. The parish council has contacted the borough council about the prob­ lem, because car parking space is at a premium in the village.


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” pupils and staff not only. • lays a firm foundation' I- for learning, but reflect ~ the very good progress made by pupils in their personal development.


leadership at Ribblesdale as very good. Head­ teacher Ms Glynne Ward - now in her 13th year there - "promotes a clear vision and expects high standards from all staff. A very effective team of senior managers supports her. "The school has a clear


sense of direction and a dedication to drive up s tandards and serve pupils well." The governing body


-"characterised by high levels of commitment and expertise" -


is very


effective and the school is very effective at ensur­ ing that it gets the best value from its resources. The school makes very


good provision for the health, safety and per­ sonal secur;ityn pf -its pupils and there is yery good provision for those with special educational


needs. Technology college


status has led to excel­ lent levels of specialised resources and there is


.impressive use of infor­ mation and communica­ tion techology through­ out the school. The school has 70 extra-curricular clubs,


Dream job for Frankie in


the classroom


WHILE many of us dream of doing a job we would love, Frankie Freeman made that


. dream come true. The Read mother-of-


i four is among Lan- ; cashire’s latest crop of ■ teaching success stories : who have been welcomed • to classrooms all over the


'• county after completing ■ the Graduate Registered


and Jonathan (11), all pupils a t Ribblesdale High School Technology College, Mrs Freeman worked as a staff nurse a t Withington Hospital for two years. I t was while she was


Teacher Programme, working as a non-teach This scheme, run by ing a ss istant a t Read Lancashire County Cou- A ncil, gives experienced ■ graduates


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work the chance to con­ sider entering the teach-


already in alUCl ClltCIlli Wtb


Primary School th a t Mrs Freeman decided she wanted to teach full time. She gained further experience


_ Mrs Freeman, of - Woodhead Road, had always wanted to work


ing profession by offering Shadsworth In fan ts ’ them the opportunity to School and Cross Hill continue to work while they train.


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Primary School, Black­ burn, the latter support­


• with children, particu- ■ larly those with special ; needs, so the scheme was


’ just right for her. Before she had her


i family, daughter Sammi, • (16), a pupil at Clitheroe ‘ Royal Grammar School, ! andthreesons Ben (15), ; 13-year-old Anthony


ing her while she studied for her teaching qualifi­ cation at Edge Hill Uni­ versity College, Orm- skirk. Mrs Freeman, whose


husband Richard is a GP in Clitheroe, said: "I absolutely love teaching. I t is such a great feeling to mean something to people and make a differ­ ence in their lives."


Cream of photograph competition viewed


1 AN im p o r tan t docu- ! mentary prints folio was • presented a t a meeting i of the Ribblesdale Cam-


| era Club. , The photographs were


I the cream of this year's 1 competition entries from


J the Lancashire; and • Cheshire Photographic i Union. They were


Steve Ashcroft displayed the prints, awarded the marks and encouraged comments. In general, scores were


between 10 and 12, reflecting the general high standard of natural history subjects, inter-


. mixed with some superb record shots of church


viewed with entries in carvings, but also.motor last year’s Photographic sport and other subjects. Alliance of Great Britain. Mr Stephen Robinson competition on behalf of had the only Ribblesdale


| the two counties. » ; The commentary tape


’ was a little difficult to k hear due to the inclusion l of some .background music, so chairman Mr


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prints in this folio, scor­ ing an excellent 11 with an orchid a n d .a t. the Commended level with his‘12 for a montage of Cretan wild flowers. :


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provision for careers edu­ cation is very good and there is a strong sense of belonging to a real com­ munity, with consistent application of excellent procedures for eliminat­ ing oppressive behaviour. The inspectors had only two suggestions on


where the school should improve further, re­ ordering the timetable to make its structure more in line with that recom­ mended and improving provision for a daily act of worship. The chairman of Rib­ blesdale's governors, Dr


John Saunders, says th a t the repor t is a tremendous endorse­ ment of the work which has been going on at the school over the years. "I think th a t people


will be particularly impressed by the quality of teaching the inspec­


tors have highlighted, rig h t a t the top of national standards. "The behaviour and


attitudes of pupils were also especially noted." Ribblesdale has 1,220


pupils but extra accom­ modation will allow more and by September


2003 there will be 1,300. The school council was one of numerous Rib­ blesdale features fav­ ourably mentioned by the inspectors. Its mem­ bers are pictured here in happy mood with Ms Ward.


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untl the early hours of Saturday. At about 1140 p. m. on Friday the


owner of a car parked in Turner Street, Clitheroe, chased but lost a youth who damaged a wing mirror. The culprit was wearing a navy blue jacket. On Saturday night, six youths were


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