Education

Teachers at a Spalding secondary school could go on strike next month. The staff at Spalding Grammar School have indicated their desire for industrial action because they have been denied a nationally-recommended one per cent pay rise. It is believed the school is the only one in the county to withhold the pay rise and the National Union of Teachers ...

A village school with just 64 pupils has topped the latest primary school performance tables in South Holland. Moulton Chapel Primary School leads the way in the district after 100 per cent of its pupils achieved level four or above in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2. It was one of just 15 schools across the whole of ...

The trust responsible for a struggling secondary school has denied making former governors “scapegoats” for its problems. The Voice reported last week how the entire board of Spalding’s Sir John Gleed School had been replaced by a Rapid Improvement Board after another damning report by Ofsted suggested not enough was being done to overcome “serious weaknesses”. A spokesman for CfBT, ...

The governing body of a struggling secondary school has been replaced after the latest visit by education watchdog Ofsted. Inspectors visited the Sir John Gleed School in October – just months after it had been removed from special measures – but found that action plans put in place by the school’s managers to overcome serious weaknesses were “not fit for ...

A Spalding secondary school has had two potentially life-saving defibrillators installed. The machines, which cost just under £1,000 for the pair, were funded by The Friends of Sir John Gleed School. Currently there is no legal requirement for places of education to have access to a defibrillator but more than 600 young people die every year from cardiac arrests. Anthony ...

Six new classrooms are planned at Spalding’s Parish Church Day School to cope with increasing demand. The PAN (published admission number) in reception for this academic year rose by 30 to 90. And by 2021, the total roll will increase from the current 450 to 630. A new kitchen, extended hall and extra parking spaces are also in plans submitted ...

Pupils from 36 primary schools took the chance to look round University Academy Holbeach as prospective students – and every bit of feedback was extremely positive. A Year 7 student gave a presentation of her first few weeks in school and two sixth formers talked about their life in Year 12. Each department of all subject areas attended the evening ...

Pressures of the job have lead to the resignation of the headteacher at the Peele Community College. Simon Gilman, who has been head of the school for three years, may return as a business studies teacher in the new year. In a statement published on the Peele Community College’s website, the board of governors said: “It is with regret the ...

Holbeach could see another large estate built, with a third primary school for the town. The housing development – totalling up to 1,000 homes – is planned for land between the A17 and Spalding Road. The plot has been earmarked for development for many years, but a plan emerging so soon after a scheme to build 900 homes at Manor Farm was approved ...

A troubleshooter parachuted in to oversee a struggling Spalding secondary school has left after helping to turn it round. Executive headteacher at the Sir John Gleed School, Chris Mallaband, will leave the academy in the capable hands of headteacher Will Scott as he heads off to take up a new role as principal at a London college. Mr Mallaband spent ...

Plans are being put in place to ensure Lincolnshire secondary schools are able to cope with a spike in pupil numbers. Over the past three years Lincolnshire County Council has invested £34million in new primary schools and expanding existing ones to provide an extra 3,000 places. These include the new Wygate Park Academy in Spalding, as well as expansion at ...

Early indications of GCSE results across Lincolnshire show continued improvements this year. With six schools still to return data, provisional figures released by Lincolnshire schools, including academies, indicate that the overall result for the national key GCSE indicator of 5+A*-C (including English and maths) has increased this year to 58.6 per cent. The percentage of students attaining 5+ A*-C including ...

There were tears of joy – and a few of disappointment – as youngsters collected their GCSE results from secondary schools around South Holland. Voice photographer Nikki Clucas went along to the Sir John Gleed School and Spalding High School to capture some of the excitement. Sir John Gleed has recorded improved examination results for the first time since opening ...

Students from Spalding’s Sir John Gleed School gained amazing memories and left a lasting legacy on the trip of a lifetime to Tanzania. The expedition through provider World Challenge was the culmination of two years’ fundraising for the 14 students from years 9, 10 and 11. Head of religious studies Gemma Wait and learning mentor Sharon Caress accompanied the pupils, ...

Monkshouse Primary School in Spalding wants to move to academy status. That would take the school out of the control of Lincolnshire County Council and give it more autonomy. However, chairman of the school governors Simon Lilley says, if the proposal goes ahead, changes to Monkshouse would not be too noticeable. There would be no change to the school day ...

A Spalding primary school took delivery of a new kitchen on Saturday (July 11). St John the Baptist in Hawthorn Bank was successful in a bid to the government to receive funding for a kitchen to be able to supply fresh hot meals to their pupils on site. The school said: “The kitchen comes in the form of a pod in which there ...

The headteacher at Spalding’s Sir John Gleed School has spoken of his pleasure after Ofsted confirmed today (Wednesday) that the academy is lifted out of “special measures”. The publication of the outcome confirms our report on April 23, stating that the two-year long spell in the lowest rating was over. During a visit in March, inspectors found that students were ...

Carpentry and joinery students were able to pick up tips from a leading factory in Donington. George Barnsdale showed the Boston College group the production processes used in the manufacturer of quality timber windows and doors, including CNC routing and robotic spray lines, supported by traditional carpentry and joinery skills. And through meeting with Darren Templeman, a former student of ...

St Norbert’s Catholic Primary School in Spalding has been rated “outstanding” in an inspection report. Now with 209 pupils (up from 144 five years ago), the school has improved two grades from its previous rating of “satisfactory”. It has pupils from 15 different nationalities and 61 per cent have English as an additional language. Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Service ...

Staff at Spalding’s Sir John Gleed School are cautiously optimistic that its two-year stint in special measures is over. Education watchdog Ofsted carried out an inspection just before the Easter holidays and the indications are that sufficient progress has been made to remove its lowest rating. The report is due to be published imminently and, if confirmed, the news will ...