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Pupil and Teacher Allegedly Assaulted on School Trip in London
Posted: Friday, 28 June 2019 - 12:14pm
A teacher and pupil from Ardrossan Academy in Ayrshire were allegedly assaulted on a school trip in London by an unknown woman.
Police officers were called to the Wembley International Hotel, shortly after midnight on Saturday, June 15, following reports of an incident.
It was reported that a woman entered the hotel uninvited where she allegedly assaulted a 16 year old male pupil and a 44-year-old female teacher, who was left with bald patches on her head following the violent attack.
Primary School Students Club Together to Modify Minibus for Disabled Classmate
Posted: Monday, 24 June 2019 - 10:41am
Year 1 students at Barrow Island Primary School in Barrow-In-Furness, are raising funds to adapt their school’s minibus so that their classmate, Bobby Shaw can join them on field trips. Bobby has cerebral palsy which means he has to use a wheelchair.
The modification will cost approximately £4,000 and the entire school has thrown themselves into fund raising, including cake sales and raffles and has so far raised £2,200.
Autistic Pupil Stopped From Going on School Trip
Posted: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 - 11:29am
Less than two weeks before her son was due to go on a school trip, north Herefordshire mother Rachel Robbins was told that he wasn't allowed to travel.
Rachel Robbins' son, a Year 8 student at Earl Mortimer College in Leominster has autism and in spite of securing a place on the trip to Normandy last July, he was told that they didn't have the staff to look after him on the trip.
Bus Carrying Year Students on School Trip Bursts Into Flames
Posted: Monday, 17 June 2019 - 9:45am
Schoolchildren from Milton Road Primary School, in Cambridge were on their way to Lackford Lakes in Suffolk, when the trip leader noticed smoke coming from the rear of the coach.
The double decker bus with more than 53 students and 14 adults on board, pulled over on the A1101, near Bury St Edmunds and children and staff were safely evacuated and checked by ambulance staff. Another coach was sent to take the children back to school.
School trips may be axed by school in financial crisis
Posted: Friday, 14 June 2019 - 9:41am
Paddock Wood Primary School in Tonbridge, Kent is considering axing school trips to save money.
A letter sent to parents and teachers from governors, warns that trips are one of the areas under threat for pupils at the school, as part of forthcoming budget cuts.
The letter went on to say that the “financial picture is bleak”
It is not just trips that are under threat: investment in ICT, outdoor education, grounds and building maintenance, minibuses and staff development could be slashed as part of “drastic measures” which may have to be taken.
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