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SN Publishes NYE Editor’s Letter

SN Publishes NYE Editor’s Letter Today, Thursday 15th March 2017, the Scarborough News has published a letter from North Yorks Enquirer editor TIM THORNE, addressing the hypocrisy of double-dipper County and Borough Councillor Eric BROADBENT [Lab.]. Tim covered this issue [...]

March 16, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council
A Hidden Agenda For Our Schools?!

A Hidden Agenda For Our Schools?!

Guest Author Mike Ward, former Chair of Governors at Eskdale School, Whitby, shares his observations on a recent incredible OfSTED Report ~~~~~ A Hidden Agenda For Our Schools?! Is there still a hidden agenda behind what is happening in education [...]

March 16, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council
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NYCC: May ’17 Election Timetable

NYCC: May ’17 Election Timetable Elections for the 72 seats on North Yorkshire County Council will take place on Thursday 4th May 2017. The present political party distribution is shown below:   [...]

March 14, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council

Murder In The Classroom: The Other Side of Safeguarding

Murder In The Classroom: The Other Side of Safeguarding an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on forthcoming developments in the ANN MAGUIRE murder case – and the surprise appearance of an all-too-familiar name . . . ~~~~~ [...]

March 6, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council

Beyond OfSTED: Two ‘Good’ Schools – Or All Hype?

Beyond OfSTED: Two ‘Good’ Schools – Or All Hype? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, looking beyond OfSTED for an objective evaluation of two ‘Good’ schools: Actual Achievement -v- Reputational Management.  ~~~~~ Readers who are familiar with [...]

February 28, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council

Labour/UKIP Condemn NYCC 2.5% Allowances Increase

Labour/UKIP Condemn Allowances Increase Following yesterday’s meeting of North Yorkshire County Council, the Enquirer has received two Press Releases – first from County Councillor Tony RANDERSON [Lab.] and, within minutes, from County Councillor David SIMISTER [Ukip] criticising the extraordinary decision [...]

February 16, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council

CCW: “Crystal-Ball Gazing”

A Letter to the Editor from an ex-pat from North Yorkshire, Win SMITH, crystal-ball gazing on the subject of Caedmon College Whitby, where OfSTED has recently conducted an Inspection. ~~~~~ Sir, When is average good? Perhaps when OFSTED inspects CCW. [...]

February 6, 2017 Letters, North Yorkshire County Council

NYCC/CYPS: “Carry On OfSTED”

NYCC/CYPS: “Carry On OfSTED” an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, flagging up the accumulating signs of a senior management melt-down in the North Yorkshire education sector – and a spectacular OfSTED farce at Caedmon College Whitby. ~~~~~ The [...]

February 2, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council

“Spoon-Fed About Hawsker?”

A Letter to the Editor from TIM HICKS, who writes to point out some telling anomalies in the media statements provided by the various public bodies guarding the deepening mystery surrounding the suspension of Mr CARL HARDWICK, Headteacher of Hawsker Primary [...]

January 27, 2017 Letters, North Yorkshire County Council

NYCC: The DWYER Legacy

NYCC: The DWYER Legacy an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reviewing the tenure of NYCC’s departing Head of CYPS, Pete DWYER. ~~~~~ Following yesterday’s exclusive report in the North Yorks Enquirer to the effect that NYCC’s much-beleaguered Corporate [...]

January 25, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council