Lincolnshire top in East Midlands for primary school performance
Lincolnshire has been marked as the top performing authority area in the region, with 93% of schools rated as good or better by Ofsted. The latest Education and Skills Annual Report from Ofsted shows that Lincolnshire was only one of two East Midlands authorities performing better than the national average for phonics – at 83%.…
Lincolnshire has been marked as the top performing authority area in the region, with 93% of schools rated as good or better by Ofsted.
The latest Education and Skills Annual Report from Ofsted shows that Lincolnshire was only one of two East Midlands authorities performing better than the national average for phonics – at 83%.
Phonics is the method for aiding reading and writing through use of sound and spelling patterns.
The Bluecoat School in Stamford and Branston Community College are singled out as two of nine schools in the region previously judged to require improvement but now judged outstanding.
The Care Leavers Service in Lincolnshire was also highlighted, developing strong and effective partnership arrangements to increase opportunities for care leavers in work experience, training and employment across the county.
Lincolnshire has 11 providers listed as judged to be outstanding in 2015/16 – more than any other authority. These are:
Boston West Academy
Branston Community Acadamy
Kisimul School
Louth Kidgate Primary School
St George’s Preparatory School & Little Dragons Preschool
The Bluecoat School, Stamford
Eresby School, Spilsby
St Francis Special School, Lincolnshire County Council
Tydd St Mary CoE Primary School
Wyberton Primary School
Wyndham Park Nursery School
Councillor Mrs Patricia Bradwell, Executive Councillor for Children’s Services, said: “This highlights excellent progress from our schools and other services for children and young people.
“We’re leading the way in primary school performance and making good progress in the secondary sector with 83% of pupils in good or outstanding schools, 2% above the national figure.
“The Care Leavers Service is well supported by politicians – we know young people leaving care often have to overcome significant barriers to employment and learning.
“They may have experienced disruption to their childhood, have complex health and emotional needs which can seriously hold them back.
“It’s good to see our support for education, employment and training places for these young people making its mark.”
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Officers arrested a 36-year-old man at the junction of Dixon Street and Boultham Park Road and took him into police custody.
A man was apprehended before being put in the back of a police car. | Photo: Sue Page
Police initially described what the man was holding as a “wooden item with a blade attached” before later confirming it was a piece of wood with a sharp edge.
Several police cars attended the scene. | Photo: Sue Page
The man has since been released without any further action.
There will be no flight training for the Red Arrows for two weeks as an annual pause is brought in before the new flying season.
The Reds will be kept on the ground until November to allow for technical teams to conduct maintenance on the planes.
During this break, the Royal Air Force engineers will strip down the jets, inspect and repair any areas that aren’t usually seen during the flying season.
Training for the new season will restart next month, as the Reds prepare for what is set to be the 57th season for the team.
The break comes in the same month that a new Read Arrows Team Leader was announced, former typhoon jet pilot Tom Bould.
An un-bale-ievable incident in Market Rasen this morning when a lorry carrying straw bales lost some of its load when it crashed in the railway bridge in Market Rasen.
The incident on Main Street happened at 9.30am on Wednesday, October 21 and the road was cleared by 10.50am after help from several locals and a forklift tractor.
Sarah Jane Potts, who runs the nearby Nice and Naughty Cafe and Bistro”, saw the aftermath of the incident and praised locals who came to the rescue.
| Photo: Sarah Jane Potts
| Photo: Sarah Jane Potts
She told The Lincolnite: “I noticed a lot of traffic building up outside our shop and went outside to have a look.
“I put a shout out on our local Facebook page to tell others to avoid the high street if possible. Unfortunately, the high street was very busy and it caused a lot of disruption for over an hour.
“Locals came out to help divert traffic. Thankfully someone turned up with a forklift tractor and helped pick up all the bales and load the lorry up again.”
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