Liverpool Education Newswire Archive

20-09-2007 09:55

C.U.T.S ( Communal Use Textile Studio), Liverpool.

A Newly-opened community resource for creative textile recycling in Central Liverpool, with sewing studio and screen-printing facilities. Details of up-coming workshops for October and November 2007. Read more >>

11-09-2007 11:52

Media Training Makes A Difference

Britain's youth is often dismissed as delinquent, riding roughshod over local communities, vandalising and victimising to its heart's content. But by providing the opportunity to make their voices heard in the local community, Halton Access to Media (HAM) is empowering them to become confident, articulate and productive individuals. Read more >>

18-06-2007 14:01

Halton School Closures

When in 1996 Tony Blair was asked what his three priorities were, he
gave the now famous quote "Education, education, education!" After
eighteen years of Tory education cuts, this must have been music to
the ears of teachers who had seen their workload increase as they pay
decreased. Read more >>

01-06-2007 20:10

Liverpool: June 'News Not Profit' printed

The June edition of 'News Not Profit' has been printed by the Liverpool Social Forum. Read more >>

04-03-2007 16:23 | 4 comments

Students Occupy Runcorn College!

Over fifty Sixth Form students at Riverside College, Runcorn, Cheshire reacted against the removal of I.T. facilities from the college and the atmosphere of secrecy in which the ill-disguised asset strip was carried out. Read more >>

12-02-2007 12:07 | 1 comment

Politicians watch out: young peo;ple can ask tricky questions, too.

Young people are often dismissed as inarticulate thugs. But most are caring individuals, who think deeply about the issues facing their communities and the wider world. sadly, in most cases, their ideas are ignored. But a media training course in Halton is giving them a chance to be heard by the people in power. Read more >>

10-01-2007 21:48 | 1 addition

Are your kids lucky enough to be tagged from birth

A PRIMARY school has become the first to use fingerprint technology.

Read more >>

24-10-2006 11:03 | 1 comment

Liverpool Wind Turbine Pictures.

In January 2005, Green Loops ran a course on the construction of an 'axial flux alternator Wind Turbine', taught by Hugh Piggot and following one of his designs. Ten people took part in the week long course, which was held in the Jump Ship Rat gallery in Jamaica Street, Liverpool. Read more >>

18-10-2006 14:53 | 1 comment

'How Not To Teach' published

If you thought reading Gervaise Phinn was like drinking a warm cup of tea this book will knock you over with the force of a vodka slammer. Mr Read survives the nightmare of planning, Ofsted and his headteacher... he also takes the class to Ireland, the House of Commons and wins a film award. We guarantee Christmas Lights, The School Trip and Stressbusters will make you laugh out loud. A searing assault on our joyless, exam ridden primary curriculum... 'it will take a bare knuckle fight to save its soul.' Read more >>

20-08-2006 23:36 | 4 comments

Tasers ? / Or Deadly Electronic Weapons

Deadly Electronic Weapons
All news to me. Read more >>

17-07-2006 13:05

PUBLIC MEETING - CROSSING JORDAN

At the beginning of May 2006, members of the Iraq Solidarity Campaign and Middle East Cultural Association returned for the third time to Baqa’a – a Palestine Refugee Camp, which is located in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

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06-06-2006 15:49 | 1 addition | 2 comments

Adult Education Slashed in Liverpool

Learner in Liverpool received a bitter blow today as details began to emerge of the coming cuts in adult education in the city. Read more >>

26-04-2006 11:42 | 7 comments

Petition in support of lecturers' pay action

Education Not for Sale has launched an online petition in support of the AUT and NATFHE lecturers' unions' campaign for decent pay. Please add your or your organisation's name, post on relevant websites and elists and forward to sympathetic people! Read more >>

28-03-2006 16:08

Oppose Savage Cuts in Adult Education Funding!

Adult Education, in all it's forms, is the engine of Regeneration and Culture. Rather than agreeing with the Government cuts by remaining silent, we must all strive to preserve it and promote wider participation. Read more >>

16-02-2006 12:52 | 2 comments

George Fox 6 Appeal - Lancaster Crown Court 13th March 2006

The George Fox Six are to be given a new trial after appealing the guilty verdict last September. Read more >>

09-12-2005 17:27 | 1 comment

Human roadblock in protest against special needs school closures

Parents and activists held up traffic this morning in protest against the proposed closure of schools for children with special needs. Read more >>

07-12-2005 15:20 | 4 comments

Merseyside and The Palestinians

Palestine continues to be one of the major issues for activists on Merseyside with film showings, music nights and a stunning student twinning campaign all in the past few weeks. Read more >>

19-09-2005 22:48

Parliamentary Inquiry into Special Educational Needs - Deadline 3rd October

The deadline for the Parliamentary Inquiry into Special Educational Needs is near – Monday 3rd October and has had no publicity to date. It is an ideal opportunity for anyone with an interest to have an input towards a report that will make an impact on policies that affect what is experienced, for the young person, the parent/carer, and the school. Read more >>

19-09-2005 12:00 | 3 comments

George Fox Six on trial from 26th September!

The six are up for Aggravated Trespass after handing out leaflets at a conference at Lancaster uni.

Join them at court on Monday to show solidarity and support Free Speech and "Education not Exploitation!" Read more >>

18-09-2005 16:36 | 2 comments

The Corporate Academy and the George Fox 6

On Monday 26th September, the trial of the George Fox 6 commences at Lancaster Magistrates Court. Six student activists face charges in a three day arising out of an action that took place at Lancaster University in September 2004 where protestors had gone into the George Fox building at the university to hand out leaflets and talk to people at the "Corporate Venturing" Conference - a networking meeting for multinational corporations. Speakers at the conference were drawn from controversial arms manufacturer BAE Systems, Shell and other companies the six say have 'long histories of human rights abuses and environmental destruction'. Police attended and told the protestors they were doing nothing wrong, but some months later they received summonses through the post. The defendants are seeking support at the trial.