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1965-07-30 |
Thorneyburn School celebrates its Centenary. |
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1966-02-05 |
Two North Tyne Church of England Schools at Thorneyburn and the Hott were earmarked for closure with the pupils having to go to a new primary school at Greenhaugh. |
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1967-06-16 |
Cowburn School, built in 1876, will close on 14th July with seven scholars upon the retirement of Miss Mary Waugh of Haltwhistle. (Cf. 14/07/1967) |
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1968-07-05 |
The one-teacher school at Beltingham was to close at the end of the summer term. Compare 19/07/1968. |
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1969-01-01 |
(1969 Date unspecified) The primary school at Great Whittington closed, forcing its seven pupils to travel to Corbridge. |
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1970-11-13 |
Villagers decided to protest to the Secretary of State for Education at proposals to close schools at Bingfield, Birtley, Matfen, Whorlton and Wall. |
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1971-04-02 |
Ingoe School closes today after 93 years; the sole member of staff is Dorothy Carins of Bellingham. |
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1971-06-25 |
Bingfield School, founded in 1771, celebrated its 200th anniversary/ |
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1973-12-07 |
Petitioners oppose plans for Elsdon School. |
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1974-02-01 |
Elsdon Primary School is threatened with closure. Compare 15/02/1974. |
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1975-01-24 |
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gibson opened the ?Old School Cottage? as a country guest house. |
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1975-05-30 |
Bardon Mill plans go back to the DoE. |
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1981-01-30 |
Falstone was fighting for its ?two-pupil? school. (cf. 06/02/81, 13/02/81, 27/02/81, 13/03/81). |
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1983-10-31 |
The future of first schools in Greenhaugh, Greenhead and Whitfield were in doubt following a review of school provision in the district. |
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1989-01-10 |
An option was being considered to close Samuel King?s comprehensive school in Alston, the smallest in Britain, and replace it with a middle school. |
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1989-04-04 |
The former school at Falstone, used as an outdoor study centre by Newcastle education authority, was put up for sale. |
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1997-04-25 |
Kielder Forest School was costing ?13,000 per pupil. |
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2004-07-11 |
Governors put forward a proposal to close Byrness First School because of dwindling pupil numbers. |
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2014-01-10 |
Article on 50th anniversary of the opening of the present building of Kielder First School in October 1963 with head teacher Fay Hartland and Susan Enright. |
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0000-00-00 |
(various dates) School leaving ages: 1893 raised to 11; 1899 raised to 12; 1921 raised to 14; 1947 raised to 15; 1973 raised to 16. The 1870 Elementary Education Act introduced compulsory universal education for children aged 5-13 but left enforcement of attendance to school boards. |
