teaching of beginners right the way through since that original push. another day, another church, and another practice session. as the day starts to fade over st clement s, the group is back on the ropes again. the team here vary in age, beliefs, backgrounds and experience. get the bell rising, so, - a longer pull at both strokes. freya, an a level student, isjust i7, and has only been ringing since november. fiona, an occupational therapist, is 55, and even though she is new to this hobby, her late grandfather was an established bell ringer for many years. so, when we ring rounds in a minute, you can control that. and 61 year old grandfather yanis is a buddhist and used to bell ring in the early 905. now, after a 30 year absence, he s back in a ringing chamber. i saw some advert about needing more bell ringers to ensure
specialist schools across the country are facing pressure on places. this is maltby hilltop school in rotherham. ten years ago they had 82 pupils. now they have 134 and there is a waiting list. so what s causing pressure on places? there is increasing diagnosis of special educational needs and children with education and health care plans. we re going to watch that tennis game. some mainstream schools are struggling to cope. funding is an issue. localauthorities, high needs budgets are tight, and new specialist schools aren t being built quick enough to cope with the rising demand for places. hello. freya, doing some fantastic walking.
a body in the river near the place she went missing. thousands of ambulance staff in england and wales take part in fresh strikes amid an ongoing dispute over pay. analysis by the bbc shows that britain s local bus network shrank by nearly 19% in the decade to march last year. half of england s special educational needs schools are over subscribed as they struggle to meet growing demand for places, bbc research has found. schools have been forced to convert portable cabins and even cupboards into teaching spaces due to a lack of space. here s our education correspondent elaine dunkley. this is maltby hilltop school in rotherham. like many specialist schools across the country, there is pressure on places. hello! freya! doing some fantastic walking. the classrooms and corridors are cramped and overcrowded as they take on more pupils. ten years ago they had 82 pupils. now they have 134 and
will keep you up to date. half of england s special educational needs schools are over subscribed as they struggle to meet growing demand for places, bbc research has found. schools have been forced to convert portable cabins and even cupboards into teaching spaces due to a lack of space. here s our education correspondent elaine dunkley. this is maltby hilltop school in rotherham. like many specialist schools across the country, there is pressure on places. hello! freya! doing some fantastic walking. the classrooms and corridors are cramped and overcrowded as they take on more pupils. ten years ago they had 82 pupils. now they have 134 and there is a waiting list. how much of your time do you spend looking for space? i mean, it s continual. i mean, mentally and physically, i go round the school time and time again to try and find available space.