Headteacher top of the league!

I recently read in the local press about the response of a headteacher of a local primary school following the school being placed in the top 100 primary schools in the country.

She said that of course she was pleased with the achievement but questioned the value of such standardised testing and suggested that schools offer children so much more than the ability of the individual child to move from one standard level to another.

Her concern was optimising the individual child's positive accomplishments and experiences. Such attainments are not easy to discern in league table results.

Am not sure about the reaction of the local education authority to her comments but I say what a person of integrity and common sense.

There are so many variables in how one school performs against another not least the catchment areas children come from. A good school is one that caters fully to bring on the whole child not some narrow yardstick that can be misleading and open to manipulation.

Lorry Watch - latest

At the last Lorry Watch session we observed 5 possible infringements of HGVs using Barrows Green lane and Moorfield Rd. These were passed on to the police and they have sent the following response:

"I have spoken to Jamie Simmons and he is following up the companies involved with these incidents. He will keep an eye on the situation and also ask our Roads Policing officers to pay attention to the area when they have the opportunity".

Although we are only able to provide cover for a minimal amount of time a week our experience has been that it does seem to have an effect on the number of infringements - presumably word gets round.

However in this vein we are still short of volunteers to help so if you are able to spare an hour or two a week please get in contact.