http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/ Top stories for Education http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2033282_school_is_not_fit_for_purpose__headteacher Listed building status, a shortage of funding and lack of forward vision is holding a Wokingham school back from being fit for purpose, according to its headteacher. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2033282_school_is_not_fit_for_purpose__headteacher Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032919_gallery_relaunch_pays_tribute_to_exteacher Canvas, collage and colour hit the public stage when Maiden Erlegh School re-launched its community gallery with a new name. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032919_gallery_relaunch_pays_tribute_to_exteacher Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032918_huan_two_three__go If you think sports days are boring, you should have been at one Wokingham school when its girls took to the field. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032918_huan_two_three__go Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032917_field_trip_from_bath_to_beijing A glimpse at the behind-the-scenes preparations for the Olympics was a worthwhile exercise for Bearwood College pupils. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032917_field_trip_from_bath_to_beijing Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032916_making_tracks_for_school_coffers Fine voices and fundraising are going hand in hand at Farley Hill Primary. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032916_making_tracks_for_school_coffers Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032915_using_the_medium_of_art_to_tackle_a_large_subject ‘One World and Resolving Conflict’ was the very big subject tackled by very small artists in a major competition. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032915_using_the_medium_of_art_to_tackle_a_large_subject Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032914_resolution_to_stick_to The sticky subject of how to dispose of chewing gum and other litter properly has been tackled head-on by local schools. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2032914_resolution_to_stick_to Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2026533_duke_of_kent_helps_school_mark_50 A school in Ascot received a royal visit when it celeberated its 50th birthday. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2026533_duke_of_kent_helps_school_mark_50 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023659_truancy_record_is_less_than_average THE number of truanting pupils at Wokingham secondary schools has fallen to below average for the south east. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023659_truancy_record_is_less_than_average Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023657_avalanche_design_team_sweep_away_competition A BRIGHT idea for a light inspired by a Design Museum exhibit has won a major prize for these movers and shakers of tomorrow. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023657_avalanche_design_team_sweep_away_competition Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023656_polish_student_helps_schools_young_arrival_ A POLISH-speaking student at The University of Reading is working in a Wokingham classroom to help break down a language barrier. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023656_polish_student_helps_schools_young_arrival_ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023655_dancing_contest Boys and girls from feeder schools to The Forest School took part in a dance competition on Tuesday, February 26. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023655_dancing_contest Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023654_big_fans_of_china THE tastes, colours and culture of the Orient took over a Wokingham school last month. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2023654_big_fans_of_china Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2000888_crime_falls_after_thug_crackdown CRIME in Winnersh has dropped more than 30 per cent since a crack down on thugs and yobs was launched two years ago.  http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/education/s/2000888_crime_falls_after_thug_crackdown Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:00:00 -0000