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Exam results leap at improving Penrith school

Nigel Pattinson photo A Penrith school given notice to improve is celebrating after the number of pupils getting five top GCSEs shot up by more than 30 percentage points.

Last updated 3 September 2010
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New science block and great results delight Carlisle school head

The headteacher of Carlisle’s largest secondary has heralded a “good year” for Trinity after he was handed the keys to a state-of-the-art new wing – days after the school celebrated top exam results.

Last updated 3 September 2010
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Brampton schoolgirl earns nine A stars - and full marks in three GCSE exams

Talented teenager Catherine Lomax has helped head up Cumbria’s record-breaking GCSE class of 2010 after getting full marks in three subjects.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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Carlisle students visit the war graves of school’s former pupils

Pupils from Trinity School in Carlisle found the graves of 22 of their former pupils on an emotional visit to the Great War battlefields of Ypres in Belgium and the Somme in France.

Last updated 13 August 2010
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New Carlisle academy on track to welcome pupils after next summer

Carlisle's new £26 million Richard Rose Morton Academy should be wind and watertight by Christmas.

Last updated 30 July 2010
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How our homework became works of art

Brightly coloured embroideries, painted beach scenes, chalk landscape drawings and sepia-tinted photographs are among the works of art currently on show at Tullie House in Carlisle.

Last updated 24 July 2010
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Irish firm lands Carlisle academies maintenance contract

A £750,000 maintenance contract has been awarded for the running of Carlisle’s two academy school buildings.

Last updated 23 July 2010
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Silloth school head leaves to work on barn conversion

The head of Solway Community School in Silloth is leaving next week.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Carlisle Central Academy making progress - Ofsted

The man in charge of Carlisle’s two academy schools says the troubled Central Academy is preparing to move into its new £31 million home with a “clean slate” following another visit from government inspectors.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Carlisle school retains specialist status

Carlisle special school James Rennie has been re-accredited as a specialist communication college.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Pupils get first look at Carlisle school's new science building

The first phase of a £20 million redevelopment of Cumbria’s largest secondary school is close to completion.

Last updated 9 July 2010
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Cumbrian school awards new trophy in memory of former pupil

A Carlisle teenager who died 13 years ago is being remembered in a new trophy awarded to pupils at his old school.

Last updated 25 June 2010
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Nurturing the links with film industry

They are both weaves in the fabric of the small market town of Wigton (pop. 5,500), boasting impressive reputations around the world.

Last updated 22 June 2010
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Carlisle's new academy school emerges from the rubble

A landmark in west Carlisle is changing, as the new Richard Rose Morton Academy begins to emerge from the rubble of the demolished Wigton Road site.

Last updated 10 June 2010
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Apple orchard first step in Cumbrian school's transformation

A Carlisle school is bringing a piece of the countryside to the city by planting its own orchard.

Last updated 28 May 2010
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Tom braves the heat on the running track across the pond

The athletics track at Oklahoma State University gets busy from daybreak. At this time of year temperatures can reach 30C by afternoon so it’s vital to make the most of the relatively cool air first thing.

Last updated 22 May 2010
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A school we will soon be able to call our own

It is heralded as a landmark building being created on a landmark site, a gateway into Carlisle. Like its predecessors, the new Richard Rose Central Academy being created aims to be revolutionary and transform the way children are educated.

Last updated 22 May 2010
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Carlisle's James Rennie School gets approval for £500,000 training centre

A new £500,000 training centre to help children with learning difficulties go on to become employable adults is to be built in Carlisle.

Last updated 21 May 2010
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Carlisle's new academy school building taking shape

Carlisle's new £26 million Morton Academy building is starting to take shape – and its future students are being involved every step of the way.

Last updated 8 May 2010
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Comment invited on school growth

PEOPLE wishing to comment on proposals to expand primary schools in the north of Carlisle need to make their views known today, or within the next two weeks.

Last updated 7 May 2010
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