Edensor
Stoke-on-Trent College is in dire financial straits. The Sentinel reports that the college finished last year £4.8 million in debt! The Skills Funding Agency has served the college with a financial notice to improve and is to monitor them regularly. The college plans a rapid restructuring to reduce its staffing budget by £4 million; 170 staff are at risk whilst only 60 have volunteered for redundancy.
On Tuesday 23rd February Stoke-on-Trent MPs Mark Fisher and Rob Flello met with schools minister Vernon Coaker, who reiterated a previous statement that a two school solution, instead of the currently planned merger of Mitchell and Edensor, would be completely acceptable, provided that it came wi
On 16th December 2009 the Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee http://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=400&MId=3394
BSF call-in 11th August 2009
12 Aug 2009
By Nicky Davis At the cabinet meeting of 22nd July cabinet approved proposals to close 7 High Schools: Berry Hill, Blurton, Brownhills, Edensor, James Brindley, Mitchell and St.
March for a Community School at Bucknall
06 Jul 2009
By Pits'n'Pots Reporter. [caption id="attachment_1211" align="alignleft" width="90" caption="Adrian Knapper - Deputy Labour Group Leader"][/caption] Deputy Leader of the Labour Group, Councillor Adrian Knapper will be waving off a protest march on Sunday 12th July 2009 that is being organised by residents of Bucknall, Bentilee, Berryhill, Townsend and Eaton Park who aim to highlight their concerns over the City Councils plans to build a new School to replace Mitchell High outside of the lo
MP wants cap on headteacher spending
27 Apr 2009
By Pits'n'Pots Reporter. [caption id="attachment_1599" align="alignleft" width="64" caption="Rob Flello MP"][/caption] Stoke on Trent South MP Rob Flello is calling for an investigation into the amount a head teacher can spend under delegated responsibility from school governing bodies. He has called on schools minister Jim Knight and Stoke on Trent interim council manager Chris Harmon to look into the matter following his own initial inquiries. The call comes after an investigation
EDENSOR GOVERNORS BITE BACK!
05 Nov 2008
According to today's Sentinel (click here), Edensor governors are calling for Mr Mercer the Headteacher to be suspended, following the Marbella training trip incident.
