• Parents to get free advice on how to apply for their children's primary school

  By sarahlnewall at 12:04 on 26/10/12

  

  NOTTS County Council is holding advice sessions for parents whose children start school next September. Parents of children who will be four-years-old by August 31 next year and live in Notts are eligible. Applications for primary places will be open from November 5 to January 15. The information evenings are aimed at parents who are applying for the first time and will  guide attendees through how to apply online and also...

• Well done to Carlton's GCSE pupils!

  By sarahlnewall at 17:14 on 23/08/12

  

  Carlton's GCSE pupils can pat themselves on the back this evening after today's set of results. At Carlton-Le- Willows Academy some 73% of pupils passed five or more exams with grades A* to C, including maths and English. This is an increase of 2.8% this year. Head teacher Mr Craig Weaver said: "Congratulations to our year 11 pupils on their record breaking GCSE results. 73% of our pupils have achieved 5 or more higher...

• Congratulations to Carlton's A-Level Students!

  By sarahlnewall at 14:25 on 17/08/12

  

  Carlton's A-Level Students have plenty to celebrate this weekend with a 9.4% rise across the borough of A* to B grades . Across Gedling there is also an increase in pass rate of 1.6%. Head teachers opened the doors to eager students as early as 8am yesterday morning and many youngsters now will be considering their future. Across Notts it appears that almost half of all entries achieving an A* -B grade youngsters are...

• Gedling area needs school governors

  By Patrick__ at 11:28 on 28/01/12

  

  There are 61 vacancies for school governors in Gedling, which includes the Carlton area of Nottingham. A governor's role includes monitoring budgets, appointing senior staff, including head teachers and making decisions on the future of the school. No formal qualifications are necessary and anyone who is aged 18 or over and has six to eight hours per term to spare is invited to apply. At the start of this year, there were 500...

• Schools closed for strike action in Carlton and Nottinghamshire

  By Patrick__ at 19:39 on 28/11/11

  

  Local to Carlton, Netherfield and Gedling, schools disrupted (unless agreement can be reached) include: Arnbrook Primary School, Arnold - Closed all day Arno Vale Junior School, Woodthorpe - Closed all day Arnold Seely Church Primary School, Arnold - Closed all day Arnold View Primary School, Arnold - Closed all day Carlton Central Infant & Nursery School, Carlton - Closed all day Carlton Central Junior School, Carlton -...

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