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Park Hill School Small and friendly - Big on ambition
• One of the lop performing independent schools in the North west taking children from 3-11
Our vision for our
chiidren's future is perfectiy summed up in our schooi motto
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Give your child the best start in life by contacting us on 01282 455622 or visit our website at
www.parkhilischool.co.uk
Without Limits'
• Small classes for focused learning in a warm, friendly • atmosphere provide a happy caring environment for our children to learn in.
• Emphasis on English and Maths with a broad creative . curriculum
• Specialist teaching in
languages.public speaking, music ’ and sports enhance our school as a centre’of excellence for learning ,
• Thriving Morning and after School Clubs and Summer School
• Catholic ethos,welcoming children of all faiths • Lowest fees in the area
Research launched by the Independent Schools Council (ISC) highlights how well-qualified our teachers are and underlines the quality of teaching offered by ISC independent schools. The survey, of 4,175 teachers at 530 ISC schools, looked at both teaching and academic qualifications. The findings found that some 90% of teachers at ISC schools
: have some form of teaching qualification. 88% of the teachers surveyed have an undergraduate degree, 23% a Masters' degree, and 6% a doctorate. Among those who have joined the profession in the last five years, 95% have undergraduate degrees, with 19% of them holding a First-Class degree. The research also demonstrates the role of the independent sector in supporting and promoting the study of key subjects such as maths, modem foreign languages, physics, chemistry' and biology at GCSE and A-level. A key reason for this is the expertise of the teachers of these subjects. For instance: Physics 76% of sixth-form physics teachers at ISC schools have degrees in physics and 14% of them a Doctorate in the subject. Strikingly, almost one in four secondary schools in England has no specialist physics teachers at all. Chemistry The trend can also be seen in other subjects, notably chemistry where a fifth of ISC's sixth-form chemisfiy teachers have Doctorates in the subject
Maths 70% of sixth-form maths teachers have maths degrees, compared to the main tained sector where less than half of maths teachers have such a degree.
STONYHURST S r MARY’S HALL
Stonyliurst’s Preparatory School for girls and boys 3 - 13; ,
A 36-YEAR-OLD man was subjected to a totally unpro voked attack as he took a short cut through the grounds of Clitheroe Castle. Blackburn magistrates heard
ISC Chief Executive David Lyscom said: 'There is a commonly held belief that because people can teach at independent schools without certain teaching qualifications, they are somehow less appropriately qualified than their peers in the maintained sector. "Yet the overwhelming outcome of the Teacher Survey Is the range of qualifications held by teachers at ISC schools - a range encompassing a dazzling array of both teaching and academic qualifications. "It is abundantly clear that despite teaching qualifications not being mandator)' within the sector, a high level of directly relevant academic and professional expertise is the norm." ISC Head of Research, Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, added: "It is especially notable that the breadth of academic qualifications held by teachers at ISC schools is particularly strong in those key subjects where the UK relies on the independent sector to prop up their study - such as science, maths and modem languages. 'The picture this provides is of a highly qualified and experienced teaching body, extremely well equipped to teach to the highest standard." The research was condurted by ISC's Head of Research, Rudolf Eliott Lockhart The full article on the Teacher Survey was first published in the ISC Bulletin (Bulletin 26, May 2010).
“1 have just moved my daughter to Oakhih and in
one term she is flourishing - everyone has noticed the difference. 1 am happy that 1 have found the right school for my daughter until she is 16” - lyirs Glernson,
mother.jof Abigail Yr6.
that Robert Sellers was left with cuts to his head and face and a shadow to his vision as a result of the assault by Clitheroe man Wayne Duncan Jeffries (24), of Holden Street. He pleaded guilty to assault
ing Mr Sellers, causing him actual bodily harm, and, because he already had a record for violent offences, the magistrates commit-
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ted Jeffries case to Preston Crown Court for sentencing. In the mean time he was granted bail. Mrs Philippa White (prosecut
ing) said Mr Sellers was walking through the park when he saw a group of people approaching. One of them punched him without warning. Mr Sellers banged his head as
he fell over and, while he was on the floor, he heard members of the group saying Jeffries was an “idiot”. “Mr Sellers didn’t want him to
get away with it and followed the group, calling 999 at the same time,” said Mrs White. Mr Sellers iater saw an opti
cian about the shadow in his vi sion following the incident, and was told that if the situation dete riorated, he should go to hospital immediately. Mr Jonathan Taylor (defending)
said Jeffries was deeply ashamed of what he had done. “He accepts he has carried out
an unprovoked attack,” said Mr Taylor. “Other than that he was in
drink, he can’t explain why he has done this.”
Green shoots of Spring
Foster carers needed
COULD you join the growing numbers of Lan cashire people who have taken the first step towards helping a child? Dozens of people have
called Lancashire County Council in response to the first wave of a regional campaign to recruit more foster carers - but more are still needed. County Coun. Susie
»A'(K, aM -|rt STONYHURST Leading Catholic boarding and day school community In the Jesuit ethos for girls and boys 3-18
GREEN-FINGERED youngsters at Oakhill College have been rolling up their sleeves and getting ready for the arrival of spring. With hands deep in compost, pupils
from the preparatory school’s garden ing club have been planting a large number of spider plants and sown
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seeds of parsnip, tomato and peppers in special propagators. A spokesman for the school said:
“Now with a bit of moisture, light and heat and lots of TLC, the children can look forward to vyatching their very
' own green shoots of spring appearing in a few weeks.”
Crime crackdown hailed a success
Open Doors at St Mary's Halt Saturday 12 March 2011 from 9.00am untiLI 2.00pm"
This is an opportunity to see St Mary's Hall on a normal teaching day.*: Staff and pupils will be available to show you around; ^ . You are welcome to come and see us in action. .' V ' - ‘c ''
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www.stonyhurst.ac.u|i ‘ i fit Bursaries Mow Available College Open Evening Sixth Form Thursday 3 March from 6pm until 8pm
A CRACKDOWN on crime in parts of East Lancashire has seen figures fall by more than 21% Operation Boudica saw police
tackle burglars and car thieves across the Ribble Valley, Blackburn with Darwen and Hyndbum. More than 1,560 known criminals
were hand delivered warning letters, and patrols were stepped up in crime hotspots as part of the operation)' "'' ’ The crackdown saw serious and
acquisitive crime fall by 21.6%, with a total of 50 fewer victims of burglary and car crime last month, compared to January last year. Car crime fell by, 23.2% from 164 to 126 offences and burglary reduced by 17.4% from 69 to 57 offences. , Officers carried out 59 search war rants, arrested 131 car crime and bur
glary suspects and recovered £80,121 of stolen property. Chief Insp. Damian Darcy, who led
the operation, said: “These are really impressive results, which is why we are going to continue to run Opera tion Boudica until the end of March. “A key factor has been the personal
visits to known offenders to let them know \ye were vyatching them.
’ ‘ “The message is simple; we know who you are, and, if you continue to commit crime, you will be targeted. “Burglaiy and car crime offences in
Eastern Division remain low and we will do all we can to keep it that way.’’ Call police on 0845 125 3545 or
Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. For crime prevention advice go to
www.lancashire.police.uk.
Charles, cabinet member for children and schools, said: “I’m delighted with the success so far. “The next Skills to Fos
ter courses are all filled up with 11 new families and our staff are having to arrange more. “We still need many
more foster carers, both because of the numbers of children we look after, and because we need a good range of foster carers to meet the needs of each individual child. “We know that coming
into care is a difficult tran sition, with new surround ings and faces to get used to, and these children and young people have already had more than their fair share of life’s difficulties. “But research shows that
children and young people who are placed with a fam ily tend to do better than those who are placed in residential homes, and that’s why we are trying to recruit as many of our own foster carers as possible. “It also makes good fi
nancial sense. It costs more to look after a child in a residential home, or with a private fostering agency, so that’s another reason to recruit more foster carers. “I should like to thank
everyone who has contact ed us so far, and to say to those who may be wonder ing about taking that first step: don’t miss out.” Go to
www.youcanfos-
ter.org or ring 0800 195 1183. .
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