P661 Teletext 661 Jan 7 01:44:47 ——————————————————————————————————————— NO CHANGE IN SCHOOL WORSHIP Education Secretary Gillian Shephard has ruled out any change in the law regarding religious assemblies at schools. Her assurance follows a call by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Habgood, for the law to bj reviewed because many teachers were not believers. His suggestion was welcomed by teacher unions, but some Conservative MPs said it would weaken the church in society. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Family Finance 540 TV Plus 410 RACING HEADLINES p570 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degreeP661 Teletext 661 Jan 7 01:44:54 ——————————————————————————————————————— SHEPHARD DENIES TEACHERS' JOB FEARS Dire warnings of overflowing classrs and massive teacher redundancies as a result of Government cuts have been dismissed by the Education Secretary. Mrs Gillian Shjphard rejected a call from former Tory cabinet minister Sir Leon Brittan for an investigation into the long-term impact of class sizrs. But she told a York conference local authorities faced "tough decisions". ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Weather 102 ITV Family Finance 540 RACING HEADLINES p570 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degreeP661 Teletext 661 Jan 7 01:47:12 ——————————————————————————————————————— ANCIENT VILLAGE SCHOOL TO CLOSE Hundreds of former pupils are being sought to take part in a farewell to a 150-year-old village school. The 54 pupils at the school in Chedzoy, near Bridgwater, Somjrsjt, will move to nearby Badwrip where the two village schools will merge in the new Kingsmoor county junior school. The Chedzoy headmistress, Pauline Clapp, will retire when it closes. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Cinema guide 610 What's on where 630 RACING HEADLINES p570 Mentor Class '94 Keyboard 1st degree