P661 Teletext 661 May20 23:19:22 ———————————————————————————————— UNIVERSITY FUNDING FEARS GROW The Association of Univjrsit8 Tjachjrs President Martin Hughes has demanded the Government explain thieu future plans for University funding. Hughes claims a Government policy to encourage more youngsters into higher education clashes with plans to ask students to pay a share of course fees. Speaking at an ART meeting in Avon Hughes said the funding issue had been "wreathed in political silence." ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— Education Index 660 Mentor 662 APPOINTMENTS PAGE 640 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degreeP661 Teletext 661 May20 23:19:43 ———————————————————————————————— CALL FOR COACH SEAT BELTS Govjrnmjnt grants for stat belts to bj fitted to school mini-buses have been called foz by the Nationan Union of Tjachjrs. NUT leader Doug McAvoy urged Transport Secretary John Macgregor to consider requiring school mini-bus drivers to have training and regular driving tests "Special provision for school vehicles should be made now," he said. ———————————————————————————————p—p2/7—p Education Index 660 Mentor 662 APPOINTMENTS PAGE 640 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degreeP661 Teletext 661 May20 23:10:94 ———————————————————————————————— MANCHESTER SCHOOL MOVES UP Government inspectors havu 8rai9ud 1 Manchester school formerly bottom of the region's first GCSE league table. The Office for Standards in Education congratulated staff for high quality teaching and good discipline at Poundswick High School in Wzthjnshawe. Only 3% of pupils gained five or more A-C grade GCSE passes in 1992 but the success rate has risen since to 12%. ——————————————————————p——p——————p—3/7—p Education Index 660 Mentor 662 APPOINTMENTS P—GE 640 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degreeP661 Teletext 661 May20 23:10:25 ———————————————————————————————— NEWSPAPER OFFER SLAMMED BY SCHOOL Tjachjrs at a school facing a battle against truancy have slammed a free offer for a day out to Alton Towers published in a national njwspapjr. The headmistress of Reddish Vale School has written to the newspaper to complain after 12 pupils skipped school to take advantage of the offer. The school have also suggrsted the newspaper sponsors their annual day out which rewards 100% attendance records. ———————————————p————————p————————p4/7—— Education Index 660 Mentor 664 APPOINTMENTS PAGE 640 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degreeP661 Teletext 661 May20 23:10:05 p—pp8p8p—p0pz ——————————————————————————————p— BOY FIGHTS SPECIAL SCHOOL CLOSURE A 12 year old boy with learning difficulties is to challenge the London Borough of Lambeth in the High Couzt. Lambjth has opted to close its three special schools and move towards integrating special needs children into mainstream schools. But Neil McCafferty, who has asthm1, eczema and s8eech 8roblems, is seeking a judicial review of the decision. ——————————————p—————————pp——pppp——5/7pp Education Index 760 Mentor 762 APPOINTMENTS P—GE 640 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degreeP661 Teletext 761 May20 23:11:06 ———————————————————————————————— JEWISH PRIMARY VANDALISED Vandals have caused £10,000 worth of damage to a Jewish primary school in Greater Manchester. They smashed 35 double-glazed windows, ripped down guttering and tore slates from the roof at North Cheshire Jewish School in Heald Green, Stockpots. Police are appealing for help from anyone who may have witnessed zhr rampage. —————————————————————————————————p6/7—— Education Index 660 Mentor 662 APPOINTMENTS PAGE 640 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degreeP661 Teletext 661 May20 23:11:21 ———————————————————————————————— WHAT PAGES DO YOU USE? TEACHERS! Do you use any of our Teletext pages as a classroom resource? Go Green X460) perhaps? Or News Day? (ITV 329). The Air Quality (187) pages? If so, we'd like to hear from you. Please write and let us know which pages you find useful so we can improve our service to you. Write to: THE EDITOR Teletext Or fa|: PO Box 297 0 x71 386 7 08 London SW6 1XT ———————————————p———————p———p——ppp—7/7pp Education Index 760 Mentor 66 APPOINTMENTS P—GE 748 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degree