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No Hidden Agenda?! – Part 3

Guest Author Mike Ward follows up on his recent articles. ~~~~~ No Hidden Agenda?! – Part 3 It has long been said that there is a right way, a wrong way and the Whitby way. However, educational issues, with the [...]

March 26, 2017 North Yorkshire County Council

Whitby Schools PR Wars

Whitby Schools PR Wars Mystery surrounds a brace of mutually contradictory social media postings concerning the future of Eskdale School in Whitby. On Friday 24th March 2017. Mr Keith PRYTHERCH, Headteacher at Caedmon College Whitby, posted the following Tweet: Setting [...]

March 25, 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

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

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

NYCC: Safeguarding Lock-Down

NYCC: Safeguarding Lock-Down an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the apparent refusal of the Local Education Authority to address Safeguarding issues at Caedmon College Whitby. ~~~~~ Something appears to be very wrong with the conduct [...]

June 7, 2016 North Yorkshire County Council

Safeguarding: “Suffer The Little Children”

Safeguarding: “Suffer The Little Children” an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, summarising his correspondence with “the powers that be” on behalf of parents with ‘live’ Safeguarding issues concerning their children whilst in the care of North Yorkshire authorities. [...]

May 6, 2016 North Yorkshire County Council

Caedmon College Whitby: The Resourceful Principal

Caedmon College Whitby: The Resourceful Principal an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the veracity of another Caedmon College Whitby FOIA response. ~~~~~ Further to my recent article “Caedmon FOIA Responses: Forked Tongues” (in which I queried the [...]

April 20, 2016 North Yorkshire County Council

Caedmon FOIA Responses: Forked Tongues

Caedmon FOIA Responses: Forked Tongues an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, dissecting the weasel words. ~~~~~ Readers who recall my articles: NYCC: Safeguarding Crisis (23rd March 2016) Safeguarding Shambles In NYCC Schools (1st April 2016) will already be [...]

April 15, 2016 North Yorkshire County Council