Special report

Battle for St George's

PLANS to close St George's High School are being fiercely fought.In this section you can see how the story has unfolded with all our past articles on the issue ...

 

March with us

THE banners have been painted and the megaphones charged as protesters prepare to take to the streets to save St George’s.

U-turn into a controversy?

ST GEORGE'S RC High School could now be merged with St Ambrose Barlow after the council performed a major U-turn - but walked headlong into another potential controversy.


 

The price of democracy?

SCHOOLGIRLS campaigning to save St George’s from closure say council bosses are trying to stop their protest by charging them £2,500 to hold a march.

Royal approval

PRINCE Charles has written to campaigning pupils at St George’s RC High School to express his sorrow about how plans to close the school are affecting the children.


 

Harte-felt praise

THE head of closure-threatened St George’s RC High, who is leading the fight to keep the school open, has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for providing ‘outstanding leadership’.

'It's about time they listened to the pupils'

FOUR dedicated pupils from St George’s were so incensed about the plans to close their school they asked for the chance to write an article for the paper about why it should remain open. 15-year-old Heather Ennis penned the piece on behalf of JUSTICE4GEORGES …


 

More articles…

'It's about time they listened to the pupils' 'You don't fool us' 'It's not blackmail; it makes good sense' Council accused of blackmail plot Moore power to your elbow Tri-ing to save school Keeley's letter of support for school BSF in a mess claims worried campaigner £½m spend on ‘axed’ school
Pupil slams Bishop Brain-less Fold the site in two say diocese School to mount legal challenge Pupils start a petition to save their school School closure is confirmed ‘Attack was rash and ill-advised’ ‘Council to close school to save face’ Swords drawn in fight for St George The cross of St George’s fight to save their school The £110m education revolution
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