Seven schools may team up for ‘unique’ multi academy trust

PRIESTLEY College could team up with four secondary schools and two primary schools to create a ground-breaking new multi academy trust. Penketh High, Beamont Collegiate Academy, Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High, Bridgwater High, Penketh South Primary and Great Sankey Primary are all planning to join the sixth form to create one of the largest trusts in the north west and one of the first MATs to include a faith school.

Seven schools may team up for ‘unique’ multi academy trust

PRIESTLEY College could team up with four secondary schools and two primary schools to create a ground-breaking new multi academy trust. Penketh High, Beamont Collegiate Academy, Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High, Bridgwater High, Penketh South Primary and Great Sankey Primary are all planning to join the sixth form to create one of the largest trusts in the north west and one of the first MATs to include a faith school.

Trump’s choice for top US diplomat talks tough on China

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during the committee’s confirmation hearing Tillerson, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washi… WASHINGTON – Pointing toward possible confrontation, Donald Trump’s selection for secretary of state likened Beijing’s island-building in the South China Sea to a takeover of another country’s territory and spoke of forcing Beijing to fully apply sanctions on North Korea.

Trump’s choice for top US diplomat talks tough on China

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during the committee’s confirmation hearing Tillerson, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washi… WASHINGTON – Pointing toward possible confrontation, Donald Trump’s selection for secretary of state likened Beijing’s island-building in the South China Sea to a takeover of another country’s territory and spoke of forcing Beijing to fully apply sanctions on North Korea.

Sudanese opposition group says U.S. work to maintain Bashir’s regime

The opposition National Consensus Forces Saturday accused the United States of leading an international plot through the African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki to maintain the regime of President Omer al-Bashir. The alliance of left parties which comprises the Sudanese Communist Party and several small groups rejects the ongoing efforts by the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for a negotiated settlement to end the war and achieve democratic reforms in Sudan.

Japanese leader arrives in Australia to talk security, trade

In this photo provided by the Presidential Photographers Division Malacanang Palace, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, second right, and his partner Honeylet Avancena, right, chat with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie at the President’s residence at Dona Luisa Village in Davao City, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in the southern Philippines. Abe capped his two-day official visit to the Philippines by having breakfast with Duterte at his home in Davao city.