Twenty-four hours after the publication of a damning Ofsted report on her school, Court Fields headteacher Elaine Faull is in a reflective but defiant mood. “People will read the report and say ‘Why is she still here?’,” said Mrs Faull. “I’m not in denial. There are things that we have to improve but that process …
Court Fields school has been put on special measures by Ofsted following an inspection last November. The school’s overall performance was rated Inadequate, the lowest grade available from the government education watchdog. Ofsted published its findings today online at www.ofsted.gov.uk Of the four assessed areas Achievement of Pupils, Quality of Teaching and Leadership & Management …
Wanted: stage-struck dog for starring role in ‘Oliver’. Wellington Operative Society is on the hunt for a suitably gifted four-legged thespian to play the role of nasty Bill Sikes’ canine mate, Bull’s Eye, in their forthcoming production of ‘Oliver’ at the Wellesley Theatre in May. At the launch party earlier this month, it was the …
One of the UK’s largest solar farms is to be built between Nynehead and Milverton despite objections from local residents, both parish councils and the Council for the protection of Rural England. Planners gave permission for the installation of 19,500 photo-voltaic panels on a 30-acre field at Grange Farm, belonging to the Cullompton-based Persey family. …
From the opening scene of the film version of ‘Les Miserables’ to its surging climax, writes Gill Paltridge, this is a film which can leave the audience almost stunned. So grand is its scale in terms of human emotions and experiences, so dramatic in its visual impact and so evocative in its music, it seems …
A Wellington pensioner has been sentenced to three months in prison for a benefits fraud totalling almost £13,000. Thomas McWhinnie of 50, Bulford, was also given an eight week overnight curfew, as the jail term was suspended for 12 months. Mr McWhinnie failed to declare his private pension from Middlesbrough Council. This was picked up …
BBC presenter Naomi Wilkinson traveled to Kingsmead School to present languages teacher Caroline Buttivant with a £4000 British Academy award to the Wiveliscombe community school. The cheque was a recognition of Caroline’s innovative work with eight local partner primary schools, using a Skype phone/internet link to provide language lessons over the internet.
Forty-two upmarket retirement apartments are to be built on the site of the former Bulford medical centre, with building work starting by mid-summer. A packed and tense Taunton planning committee meeting saw councillors vote 13-1 against the officials who recommended refusal of the McCarthy & Stone development. Wellington town clerk Greg Dyke made a fervent …
They may only be tiny straws in the economic hurricane but perhaps things are improving on the local jobs front – certainly for young people keen to learn a new skill. Ben Simmonds Photography in South Street have just put a notice on Facebook that they are interested in taking on a new staff member …
There may not have been any bottles of champagne broken against steel hulls but Wellington Operatic Society’s production of ‘Oliver’ was launched from the slipway in fine style at Wellington Arts Centre in Eight Acre Lane this week. Nearly one hundred keen singers and performers were there at a party prior to the process of …
The Wellington Business Association is urging townspeople to sign a petition urging Taunton planners to let the proposed re-development of the Buldord Medical Centre be for homes not more shops. Officials want to stop the development of 42 Later Living homes by specialist homebuilder McCarthy & Stone on the site adjoining the South St car …
