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Revamp of flagship school will go ahead
8:40am Saturday 7th August 2010 in
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- By David Paine » @davidpaineWN #worcsnews
WORCESTER’S flagship academy school will get a £15.4 million revamp after all.
The Department for Education (DfE) said yesterday that Tudor Grange Academy in Bilford Road will be given the necessary funding to get on with the project in the near future.
Tudor Grange was named alongside 43 other academies across the country to have “capital allocated” in a list released by the DfE but there was no joy for schools in the Wyre Forest.
While nobody was available for comment from Tudor Grange, yesterday’s announcement was welcomed by Worcester MP Robin Walker, a Conservative backbencher.
Mr Walker said he wrote to Education Secretary Michael Gove and “collared” the minister in Westminster to make sure he heard Tudor Grange’s case.
“This is really good news for Worcester and the community,” said Mr Walker.
Mr Walker said the work would help raise educational attainment.
Your Worcester News previous reported jow Tudor Grange’s plans include transforming the existing buildings into a more modern design and revamping the sports field with a new football pitch, tennis/basketball courts, athletics track and exercise stations.
The designs also include science gardens, a tree nursery and a new entrance “plaza”.
Another 75 academy projects across the country have been mothballed because their funding is dependent on the Government’s spending review.
There was no reprieve for schools in Wyre Forest.
We previously reported how Worcestershire County Council spent £3 million filling out applications for rebuilding Stourport High School; Bewdley School; Wolverley CE Secondary School, and Baxter College along with King Charles I School, both Kidderminster, only to be told in July that the £120 million funding had been axed.
Mr Gove, who visited Tudor Grange earlier this year, has been criticised for the way he has handled the cuts to the school rebuilding programme.
In a statement, he said of those that had got funding: “I know how hard councils and schools have worked on these projects and have been anxious to ensure we do all we can in difficult economic times to support the crucial work of raising educational standards.
“Planning for these projects is advanced and we’re keen they should proceed without further delay.”
Comments(20)
pdenham
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10:50am Sat 7 Aug 10
Mr Walker said the work would help raise educational attainment.
I agree with Robin Walker: as a former teacher I know that all children learn better in a quality environment.
But why do the children attending Christopher Whitehead or schools in the Wyre Forest have to wait for their school improvement when their buildings are older and in a much worse state than Tudor Grange?
Logik
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11:05am Sat 7 Aug 10
pdenham wrote:Why do others have to wait, are you serious?
QUOTE: “This is really good news for Worcester and the community,” said Mr Walker.
Mr Walker said the work would help raise educational attainment.
I agree with Robin Walker: as a former teacher I know that all children learn better in a quality environment.
But why do the children attending Christopher Whitehead or schools in the Wyre Forest have to wait for their school improvement when their buildings are older and in a much worse state than Tudor Grange?
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I'll put it bluntly and in very simple terms that I would hope even you would be able to understand. Your Labour government Cllr Denham, p***ed the country's finances up the wall and their is no money left to spend, only a mountain of debt.
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Stop your petty politicking and face up to the facts. The security words this time are hard-call, how very apt.
TriedAndTested
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11:39am Sat 7 Aug 10
jow Tudor Grange! Worster News strikes again (pun intended). I can hear the bell toll ... clang clang clang
brooksider
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12:09pm Sat 7 Aug 10
pdenham wrote:I am sure it has nothing to do with their 'Acadamy' status!
QUOTE: “This is really good news for Worcester and the community,” said Mr Walker. Mr Walker said the work would help raise educational attainment. I agree with Robin Walker: as a former teacher I know that all children learn better in a quality environment. But why do the children attending Christopher Whitehead or schools in the Wyre Forest have to wait for their school improvement when their buildings are older and in a much worse state than Tudor Grange?
skychip
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12:45pm Sat 7 Aug 10
brooksider
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12:52pm Sat 7 Aug 10
skychip wrote:No they don't, Gove has already proved he cannot handle the job.
Shame other schools in the area can't have as much funding. It seems as though the schools that have failed do better than those who are good. I suppose those in authority know what they are doing.
varien
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1:03pm Sat 7 Aug 10
PS Does anybody know why "Tudor Grange Academy" signs, together with the words privatey property keep out have appeared on the playing field on the corner of Droitwich Road and Bilford Road?
TmP
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2:20pm Sat 7 Aug 10
WorcStudent
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4:02pm Sat 7 Aug 10
varien wrote:The land has always belonged to the school, it was owned by Elgar prior to tudor grange, just wasn't advertised as such. We used to rent it from them.
It does seem somewhat strange to me that the latest and newest built secondary school in Worcester is given money to virtually re-build itself.
PS Does anybody know why "Tudor Grange Academy" signs, together with the words privatey property keep out have appeared on the playing field on the corner of Droitwich Road and Bilford Road?
Karl Hunderson
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4:36pm Sat 7 Aug 10
Logik
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6:15pm Sat 7 Aug 10
Karl Hunderson wrote:Hang on a minute, weren't 'academies' a Nu-labour invention. Are the Tories not just following on from their lead? It seems a bit rich to criticise the Tories for just following their lead, albeit rightly or wrongly.
Logik accuses Pdenham of politicking but this funding for Tudor Grange is political. Gove is trying to geryymander support for academies because they are part of his ill throught out doctrinaire education policies. As for the money being p!!!d up the wall by Labour, I think you'll find that it was the bankers who screwed this country financially- and got away with it.
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As for the financial situation, you clearly need to wake up. Nu-Labour were on a spend spend spend rampage for a good ten years before the bankers dropped us all in it. And it was only at that time that we found out just how bad the country's finances were and that we were all up s**t creek without a paddle.
Worcesterman
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7:23pm Sat 7 Aug 10
Tudor Grange, was to my opinion, the worst school in Worcester, when named Elgar, and nobody wanted to be in it.
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So why dont you all wake up, and be glad that you are going to have a school you all would want to send your children to.
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Its all jealously, and if you think hard about it, if the money was split to all the other schools, what would be done? a lick of paint no doubt.
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I have a feeling that, Tudor Grange, will be on par with Kings, and the Royal Grammer School, in a few years time, and that cannot be bad can it?.
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And you do not have to spend a fortune, to be a lucky pupil, that would leave better educated, than before.
take a deep breath
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12:22am Sun 8 Aug 10
Worcesterman
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9:38am Sun 8 Aug 10
When "morons" like you, reply to any of my letters, having a go at my so called grammer, and not one word about what I had written, proves to me the type of people that are around.
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You think so called lesser mortals, who go to Comprehensives, are beneath you.
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Well I don't see anyone from King's, or RGS, that has done anything, for the betterment of the people of our Country, where are your Brunel's, Stevensons, etc, so they are not very smart are they?.
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So dont knock, these Academy schools, they may produce another top Engineer, which is more that you can say, for your so called Grammer Schools.
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And don't pick on anyone, just because you do not like their grammer, because all it does, is show people what a pompous a...hole you are.
molecat
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5:59pm Sun 8 Aug 10
Worcesterman wrote:This reminds me of when I was at WRGS years ago and some kids from Sammies came along and in their best finger spaced writing scrawled "Grammer W***ers" on the school gate. That still makes me smile 30 years later.
take a deep breath: When "morons" like you, reply to any of my letters, having a go at my so called grammer, and not one word about what I had written, proves to me the type of people that are around. . You think so called lesser mortals, who go to Comprehensives, are beneath you. . Well I don't see anyone from King's, or RGS, that has done anything, for the betterment of the people of our Country, where are your Brunel's, Stevensons, etc, so they are not very smart are they?. . So dont knock, these Academy schools, they may produce another top Engineer, which is more that you can say, for your so called Grammer Schools. . And don't pick on anyone, just because you do not like their grammer, because all it does, is show people what a pompous a...hole you are.
If almost anyone else who posts on here had made themselves look as stupid as Worcesterman has done with this posting I would be embarrassed for them, but I can't help feeling rather pleased that this nasty little biggot has given us such a laugh at his own expense!
Worcesterman
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6:26pm Sun 8 Aug 10
All your letter, has done is prove what a moron, you are too.
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You say you went to the Grammer School? and they taught you to spell the word bigot, as biggot?.
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Well I must say, you gave me a laugh, but then I felt sorry for you, as you must be going senile, to write the letter, you did.
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The only thing that I can surmise, that people like you must hate the idea, that Academy Schools, may turn out better students, than your Grammer schools.
take a deep breath
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1:05am Mon 9 Aug 10
Worcesterman
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7:21am Mon 9 Aug 10
Thank you for a better reply to my letters.
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You may be right, to your surmise, that Tudor Grange, may be bottom of the exam tables, but next year, who knows.
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I have heard that more people want to send their children, to the Academy, so that must say something dont you think?.
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I believe that Tudor Grange, will become one of the best schools in Worcester, in time.
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If you dont agree, please dont reply with a smart Alec answer.
mort
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3:23pm Mon 9 Aug 10
worcester80
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5:15pm Mon 9 Aug 10
In light my children attend Tudor Grange and the staff are excellent with the children having alot of respect for the school and all the extra facilities provided by outside bodies Army and Navy cadets, Fishing and Hairdressing are just a few, Grades are also improving with constant monitoring by staff and parents, And don't forget that Amazing moral that was painted outside united footwear witch was done by Tudor Grange children. Yes Elgar had major problems but don't put Tudor into that same pot when you have never seen the hard work put in by staff,parents and students and this development will only help to improve the environment they learn in.
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