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Community courses at Backwell School starting February

By Carol_Deacon at 15:09 on 02/02/12

It's not too late to try a community course at Backwell School with new ones starting this month. With so much attention focussed on home cooking and healthy eating, come and join the Winter Warmers course and make your own nutritious and inexpensive dishes including soups, supper dishes and puddings. Also starting this month is a portraiture course with Bristol artist Rachel Milne. The course will cover the...
Rotary Young Chef of the Year with North Somerset finalists

By Carol_Deacon at 12:02 on 27/01/12

Seafood bisque and a medley of raspberries clinched two junior cooks a place in the district finals of the Rotary Young Chef of the Year. Sadly the three North Somerset finalists failed to make it into the next round despite being whizzkids in the kitchen at The Leaf restaurant at St Katherine's School, Ham Green. City of Bristol College student Jordan Coles, 17, of St George, and Eloise Robertson, 15, of Yate International Academy,...
Paint Your Own Pottery in Feb half term!

By KP2010 at 21:04 on 26/01/12

Why not spend a creative afternoon painting your own designs onto a mug, bowl or plate during the upcoming February half term? Karen Phillips Ceramics and Gilly's Cafe in Nailsea have joinded forces once again to offer you the opportunity to get creative in a lovely atmosphere and have some fun with the kids. You'll get a mug, bowl or plate and a 'high tea' consisting of sandwiches, crisps, unlimited squash and one of Gillys...
Backwell School botched exam entries for GCSE UPDATED

By Carol_Deacon at 18:14 on 21/01/12

'Human error' has been blamed by Backwell School for 100 pupils being unable to take some of their GCSE exams. Headteacher Julian Baldwin said the mistake is being investigated. It is believed that the error first came to light when neighbouring parents of two students taking the same exams at different North Somerset comprehensives discussed the syllabus and timetable. It was then discovered that students at Backwell School who...
Safety and security stepped up at two Nailsea schools during holidays

By Carol_Deacon at 17:03 on 11/01/12

Two Nailsea schools spent thousands of pounds during the Christmas holidays improving safety and security on their sites. Golden Valley Primary School installed a controversial fence on the edge of its campus next to the bridle path and Nailsea School enlarged the speed humps on its entrance driveway. Golden Valley Primary School headteacher Kevin Lynch said they were forced to put up the six foot green mesh fence to keep out the...

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Schools closed in Nailsea and nearby next Wednesday

By Ben_dover1

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By Carol_Deacon at 17:23 on 24/11/11

SIX secondary schools in North Somerset have confirmed they are to close next Wednesday, November 30, due to industrial action. Backwell, Broadoak, Churchill, Gordano and Nailsea and Priory comprehensives will close while Clevedon, Hans Price, St Katherine's and Worle schools are still deciding. Nailsea School headteacher David New has apologised in a letter to parents 'for any inconvenience this may cause'. It is expected more than...
Teachers man picket line outside Nailsea School

By Carol_Deacon

I cannot agree with the teachers strike. Lots of people are losing their jobs - taking paycuts...

By Carol_Deacon at 10:54 on 30/06/11

Teachers manned an early morning picket line outside Nailsea School on Thursday, June 30, before joining a mass rally in Bristol city centre. Nearly 10 teachers from Nailsea and neighbouring schools were protesting about proposed changes to their pension which could cost them between £60-100 more a month. Passing motorists, working colleagues and children filing into school all hooted car horns, waved or clapped their...
North Somerset teachers on strike next Thursday - list now published

By CEPERRY

From the above article "A spokesman for the Department for Education said the government was...

By Carol_Deacon at 16:06 on 24/06/11

Several Nailsea schools will be closed on Thursday, June 30, because teachers will be on strike. The strike has been called by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) as a protest again proposed pension cuts. North Somerset Council posted at lunchtime on Friday an interim list of school closures. The council had initially expected the action to mostly affect primary schools. ...
Nailsea School ban girls wearing skirts from September

By mike2710

Dear Sirs, I think Mr. New has gone too far this time in banning his female students from wearing...

By Carol_Deacon at 21:02 on 25/05/11

Nailsea School will ban girls wearing skirts from September. Head teacher David New sent a letter home tonight (Wednesday) telling parents of the governor's decision taken on Monday night. He said: "I am writing to let you know about a modification to the school uniform, which governors have been considering. "Nailsea School governors decided to move to a trousers-only option from September. "The governors heard...
Six foot high fencing plans for Nailsea primary school

By cerijohn72

As an elected body I cannot beleive that Nailsea Town Council are sat in their Ivory Towers not...

By Carol_Deacon at 09:12 on 04/05/11

A Nailsea head teacher has said he cannot 'guarantee the safety of the children' in his care without installing a security fence around his school. Head teacher Kevin Lynch told Nailsea town councillors he fears for pupil safety because of the number of people who wander onto the site throughout the school day. The popular 440-pupil Golden Valley Primary School is surrounded on three sides by playing fields with open views across to...