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Students form new 'wellbeing committee' at school near Northampton

A group of pupils have been trained to spot if their classmates might be struggling with their mental health.

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The 330m university spent 16m more than it earned this year.

University of Northampton feels the financial pinch with £16m deficit revealed in annual accounts

The University of Northampton had a £16m deficit in the latest financial year.

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80 per cent of primary schools in Northamptonshire are ranked 'good' or 'outstanding'.

Revealed: The percentage of primary and secondary schools in Northants that Ofsted has rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’

Ofsted has released statistics that reveal how many schools in Northamptonshire have been awarded one of the top two inspection marks.

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Sara with her winning dish as she progresses to the national competition.

Northants dinner lady wins regional School Chef of the Year competition with stunning fajita tart

Sara Franklin cooked her way to victory in the 90-minute, high pressure test for the second year running.

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Year Nine pupils with the Christmas hampers

Northants school donates 21 hampers to vulnerable families in the community

Kind-hearted pupils at a village school near Daventry have been busy putting together Christmas hampers to spread some festive cheer.

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Celebrations as Woodford Halse school judged ‘good’ by Ofsted inspectors

Staff and students at Woodford Halse C of E Academy are celebrating after Ofsted judged the school as ‘good’.

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Derek Kingsford in his hospital bed with the gifts from Weedon Bec Primary School

Northamptonshire school children show love for caretaker after suffering brain haemorrhage with 'incredible' song

Northamptonshire primary school pupils showed their love for their caretaker with a rendition of his favourite song after he suffered a brain haemorrhage.

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Baby Names 2019: here are the top 10 most controversial baby names for girls

These are the most controversial girl names of 2019.

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Campion School in Bugbrooke. Photo: Google

Northamptonshire school backs interim head teacher after summer holidays departure

A Northamptonshire school says it is working hard to keep improving after its head teacher left in the summer holidays.

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The Red Kite Special Academy opened in Corby last September and like all of the county's special schools is at capacity.

Northamptonshire's special schools all FULL causing £3m budget pressure

Northamptonshire’s special schools are all full and the cost of educating high needs pupils out-of-county is likely to put the schools budget £3m in the red.

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Open day at “inspirational” primary school in Aston-Le-Walls

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Aston-Le-Walls will be opening its doors to parents during an open event on September 30.

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These are the top 15 UK universities according to the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 includes nearly 1,400 universities across 92 countries, based on performance indicators which measure performance across teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

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The 2020 school places window is now open.

Window opens for 2020 school place applications in Northamptonshire

Parents and carers are already being invited to apply for school places for the September 2020 term.

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Northamptonshire schoolboys to be offered vaccine that could 'eliminate cervical cancer'

Boys returning to secondary school in Year 8 will be offered the human papillomavirus (HPV) injections for the first time, 11 years after the vaccination scheme was introduced for girls.

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The DSH programme utilising the Nintendo Switch

Gaming giant Nintendo teams up with education programme to give back to grassroots computing

Nintendo UK has announced it is the new lead partner for the Digital Schoolhouse (DSH) programme ahead of what is predicted to be a landmark year.

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Charity hits out as new figures show dramatic drop in special needs children going to mainstream schools in Northamptonshire

The number of children with special educational needs in mainstream schools in Northamptonshire has dropped by nearly 4,000 over the last seven years, according to new figures.

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Students were over the moon with their results at Guilsborough Academy today.

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Students form new 'wellbeing committee' at school near Northampton

University of Northampton feels the financial pinch with £16m deficit revealed in annual accounts

Revealed: The percentage of primary and secondary schools in Northants that Ofsted has rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’

Northants dinner lady wins regional School Chef of the Year competition with stunning fajita tart

Northants school donates 21 hampers to vulnerable families in the community

Celebrations as Woodford Halse school judged ‘good’ by Ofsted inspectors

Northamptonshire school children show love for caretaker after suffering brain haemorrhage with 'incredible' song

Baby Names 2019: here are the top 10 most controversial baby names for girls

Northamptonshire school backs interim head teacher after summer holidays departure

Northamptonshire's special schools all FULL causing £3m budget pressure

Open day at “inspirational” primary school in Aston-Le-Walls

These are the top 15 UK universities according to the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings

Window opens for 2020 school place applications in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire schoolboys to be offered vaccine that could 'eliminate cervical cancer'

Gaming giant Nintendo teams up with education programme to give back to grassroots computing

Charity hits out as new figures show dramatic drop in special needs children going to mainstream schools in Northamptonshire

Guilsborough staff and students 'delighted' with GCSE results

Tears of joy and sadness as Daventry students reveal A level exam results

These 11 top jobs don't require a degree - and pay up to £100,000

10 of the strangest university courses in the UK

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