education
13 Jan 2020
Spotlight on our seminars – 2020 Programme
The Rural Services Network is excited to launch our RSN 2020 Seminar Programme Each year we provide a range of seminar/networking events across the breadth of the country, with one...
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06 Jan 2020
Schools designated as ‘rural’ in new listings
Several Oxfordshire papers including the Bicester Advertiser have reported how local schools are being designated as rural to help protect them from the risk of closure The Department for Education...
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02 Dec 2019
Rural school funding pledge
Boris Johnson was in Devon last week as part of the campaign trail, with several visits covered by local newspaper Devon Live He visited Chulmleigh Academy in North Devon and...
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25 Nov 2019
Small schools face increased funding pressure
The educational publication, TES, covers the news that funding problems and falling pupil numbers are increasing the strain on small schools with less than 150 students Teachers’ union, the National...
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04 Nov 2019
Rural schools not being fairly funded
The Oxford Mail reports that Layla Moran MP has said that schools are still ‘penny-pinching’ to cover basic supplies despite billions of pounds of promised funding The Oxford West and...
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28 Oct 2019
Spotlight on a place to learn and grow
The RSN is calling on government to produce a fully funded, comprehensive rural strategy. In this strategy there are a number of areas which we believe are linked, and need...
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19 Aug 2019
Shadow Minister warns of Brexit impact on rural education
Tes reports on comments by the Shadow Further Education Minister, Gordon Marsden, who has warned that Brexit could lead to communities being excluded from further education Marsden told the education...
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22 Jul 2019
Small schools halve since 1980
The Guardian and The Times report that the number of small schools in England has halved since 1980 Small schools in rural and village environments are twice as likely to...
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08 Jul 2019
Tory leadership candidates share views on rural issues
Farming UK reports that the Countryside Alliance questioned Conservative leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt on the future of rural policy Hunt promised to ‘fast track’ the delivery of...
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24 Jun 2019
Urban schools teach children about gardening more than rural counterparts
The Telegraph reports that urban schools make more of an effort to teach pupils about gardening than their rural counterparts. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has said this is because...
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