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Bromyard fights back in schools merger battle

2:58pm Friday 18th January 2008

BROMYARD was united in anger as more than 1,000 people crammed inside Queen Elizabeth Humanities College to oppose plans to send their children to Leominster.

'Huge concern for colleagues" - Head

12:34pm Wednesday 16th January 2008

CRADLEY Primary headteacher Dawn Hyett believes that while her own school will escape the education review relatively unscathed, others would suffer great disruption if mergers were to take place.

Heads given just 24-hours notice

11:30am Wednesday 16th January 2008

HEADTEACHERS were informed of Herefordshire Council's plans for the biggest education shake-up in the county's history less than 24 hours before the proposals were made public.

Governors' "sense of disbelief"

10:53am Wednesday 16th January 2008

BOSBURY C of E Primary School has issued the following statement this morning following news of its proposed merger with Eastnor Primary School: "The governing body of Bosbury C of E Primary School wishes to express their deep disappointment at Herefordshire Council's proposal to close 35 Herefordshire primary schools. It is with a sense of disbelief that both Eastnor Primary School and Bosbury C of E Primary School, both very successful, high performing and popular primary schools in our local area, are included in the proposed closures.

Call for end to school closures plan

10:20am Wednesday 16th January 2008

THE Herefordshire Association of Governors has called for the proposals for mass school to be withdrawn immediately.

'Devastating effect' on Bromyard

11:04am Wednesday 16th January 2008

BROMYARD is potentially the biggest victim of Herefordshire Council's education review, with three of the town's schools facing closure.

Proposals are 'savage'

11:03am Wednesday 16th January 2008

PARENTS and headteachers have expressed their shock and disbelief at radical proposals to reshape primary education in Bromyard.

Meetings called over shock schools merger plans

5:04pm Tuesday 15th January 2008

PARENTS at schools in the Ledbury and Bromyard areas have come out fighting at Herefordshire Council proposals to merge 40 schools across the county.

Meetings called over shock schools merger plans

5:02pm Tuesday 15th January 2008

PARENTS at schools in the Ledbury and Bromyard areas have come out fighting at Herefordshire Council proposals to merge 40 schools across the county.

MP lays into proposals

4:03pm Monday 14th January 2008

LEOMINSTER MP Bill Wiggin says he is furious about Herefordshire Council's schools review Mr Wiggin is seeking a meeting with the schools minister to raise concerns over Government policy towards education in rural areas and the low funding settlement for schools in Herefordshire.

Church attacks schools plan

3:56pm Monday 14th January 2008

The Church of England has attacked plans to merge schools in Herefordshire and the way in which the shock news was announced.

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