approved school

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ap·proved school

(ə-pro͞ovd′)

n. Chiefly British

A school for young offenders; a reform school.

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approved school

(Social Welfare) (in Britain) a former name for community home

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approved school

n (Brit dated) → Erziehungsheim nt

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approved school

[əˈpruːvdˈskuːl] n (Brit) (old) → riformatorio

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If that failed and there were continued crimes committed, an order was made through the courts for them to go an approved school for a longer period of time - again where the doors were locked and education was provided on site.

Bring back remand homes and borstal; LETTERS Email: sundaymercury@sundaymercury.net

The Northumberland Children's Trust was set up to benefit young people in Northumberland and Tyneside using the proceeds of the sale of the former Longhirst Approved School.

Council to underwrite PS65,000 of trust grants

The cabinet agreed to add the extra money to the approved school improvement budget, taking the spend on county schools to nearly PS4.8m over the next two financial years.

Extra PS1.7m funds for school repairs

Dunn said in a message to the campus community that the provost's office will work with faculty, administrators and staff from each approved school to create working groups to gather and provide input, identify issues and opportunities, and help address details as schools are created.

IBHE approves creation of new schools at SIUC

Theft and vandalism resulted not in a caution but a trip to court, and persistent offenders got six months in approved school.

Bring back discipline and let's cut crime

Tommy Rhattigan is recalling events of more than 50 years ago at the former St Vincent's Approved School in Formby - where he was repeatedly abused by a teacher who has since died.

'I had to go back, pick up the pieces and find the boy I used to be' AUTHOR TOMMY RECALLS HIS YEARS OF ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF HIS TEACHER AT MERSEY SCHOOL

Nzau was shot dead near his residence at the approved school in Othaya town in Nyeri county.

Two suspects in Nyeri chief's murder surrender to DCI

Tantiado said the school, with its approved School Improvement Plan (SIP) launched its "Byutipul Iskul" project this year to promote a clean and green environment as well as create an orderly and child-friendly school.

Iloilo school finds beauty in recycled materials

According to a Rescue 1122 spokesman, earlier, Chief Minister Punjab, Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif approved School Safety Campaign and appreciated the efforts of Rescue 1122 in standardizing the School Safety training material in consultation with all the Districts Emergency Officers (DEO's) from all districts of Punjab for training of School Safety Wardens on standardized format.

Rescue 1122 trains school safety wardens

The two officers spoke to Savile under caution in 2009 about claims by two approved school pupils and a patient at Stoke Mandeville Hospital that he assaulted them.

HOW COPS LET SAVILE OFF HOOK

The claim was made by Mr James Dixon, head of the special unit at the Red Bank Approved School in Lancashire where Mary spent five years after being convicted of manslaughter to two Scotswood toddlers.