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TorfaenSchools

@SaveR6Forms

Informing and updating parents and students in Torfaen on the project to close all existing 6th forms and replace with a provision by Coleg Gwent.

 Torfaen, Wales
Joined February 2017
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Tes magazine@tes29 Mar 2017
Parents are angry – they didn't vote for school funding cuts, writes one parent campaigner ow.ly/WKt730an5xm
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Martin George@geomr29 Mar 2017
Strong words on school funding: "Pupils’ futures are at risk if the DfE fails to act on the warnings in our report" tes.com/news/school-news/bre…
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Statement from the Headteacher 20/3/17 cwmbranhighschool.co.uk/stat…
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Welcome to BBC School Report 2017 – St Alban's News @BBCSchoolReport @stalbansMAT @starchsch #BBCSchoolReport stanewsteam.wordpress.com/20…

Welcome to BBC School Report 2017

         

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St Alban's MAT@stalbansMAT16 Mar 2017
Replying to @SaveR6Forms
@SaveR6Forms @wgcs_education @CroesySixth @CwmbranHigh @torfaencouncil Please hear our students' views. It's their future. #saveoursixthform xitter.cf/MediaStAlbans/status/8…
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Plans to scrap sixth form gain steam – St Alban's News @stalbansMAT @BBCSchoolReport #BBCSchoolReport stanewsteam.wordpress.com/20…

Plans to scrap sixth form gain steam

Torfaen Council has recently approved the plans to shut down three local sixth forms in Torfaen. Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran and St. Alban’s Sixth Form are due to be closed and a replacement Sixth…

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Y8 - Can you spare a £1 or donate an egg? It will be given to one of 400+ families that rely on the Foodbank from Blaenavon to Cwmbran.
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williamspd@williamspd9 Mar 2017
Replying to @SaveR6Forms @coleggwent
What's so good about this proposed new sixth form college then?
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Donna Dunn@welshmumfour9 Mar 2017
Replying to @SaveR6Forms
How can it be in learners interests when @coleggwent wont commit to what will be on offer – at Newport, Wales
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Rachel Pryce@rachelspryce8 Mar 2017
Replying to @SaveR6Forms
@lisaceritaylor it all appears to be very vague with generic ideas with no real consideration of the impact that this will have
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St Alban's MAT@stalbansMAT5 Mar 2017
St Alban's R.C. High School will have £106,565 less annual funding by 2020 #schoolcuts: schoolcuts.org.uk/#/schools?…
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TorfaenSchools@SaveR6Forms24 Feb 2017
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Calls to block plans to scrap Torfaen sixth forms

Calls to block plans to scrap Torfaen sixth forms

Teachers and unions call for a block on plans to remove sixth forms from English-medium schools.

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St Alban's MAT@stalbansMAT3 Mar 2017
Great to see more media coverage of this live issue @croesyschool @CroesySixth goo.gl/s182Wc
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Estyn@EstynHMI3 Mar 2017
Replying to @SaveR6Forms
Views were in our consultation response. Guidance on steps you may wish to take Re:Torfaen are in WG’s School organisation Code
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Croesy 6Form@CroesySixth1 Mar 2017
Saving our sixth form...These have the right stuff !
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Gareth Evans@garethdjevans28 Feb 2017
Review 'not about removing accountability from the system' - more about 'having the right accountability system', says @wgcs_education
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Claire Price@ClairePrice128 Feb 2017
Education should not just focus on qualifications, and so accountability needs to reflect whole system not just end #educationreformwales
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Donna Dunn@welshmumfour27 Feb 2017
Replying to @SaveR6Forms
@SaveR6Forms When I chose schools for my children part of the schools pitch was based on 6th form. My choice was influenced by that
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Donna Dunn@welshmumfour27 Feb 2017
Replying to @SaveR6Forms
@SaveR6Forms I believe taking away choice, takes away opportunities for inclusion, engagement, attendance and attainment #SaveOurSixthForm
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Croesype@Croesype26 Feb 2017
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Replying to @martindavis64 @torfaencouncil @SaveR6Forms @southwalesargus @BBCWales
As Head of Undergrad Studies @cardiffunimusic, this is very worrying!
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