Spalding Grammar School student Jacob Ford in the UK protested a ban on backpacks by taking supplies to school in a microwave. He was suspended. The school enforced a bag ban for safety reasons ...

Sixth-formers at Spalding Grammar School in Lincs were told it was banned because their bags could injure the younger pupils. The ban claims “injury was being caused to younger students as a ...

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A teenager has taken an unusual stand against a "ridiculous" school rule change - by carrying his books around in a microwave. Jacob Ford, 17, is fighting a decision by bosses at Spalding Grammar ...

Spalding Grammar School head teacher Steven Wilkinson has spoken out after being slammed by the National Union of Teachers '“ but not responded directly to claims he is planning to cancel ...

Spalding Grammar School in Lincolnshire told youngsters that they can use bags to bring kit and books from home, but must carry books to classes by hand. The ban was brought in as an edict claimed ...

It's what children deserve." There will be urgent fire safety work at Spalding Grammar School to prevent its closure, and Westgate Academy in Lincoln will have asbestos removed. The money is part ...

Spalding Grammar School confirmed "nobody is allowed out", yet St John the Baptist Primary School has said it is operating as normal. Chloe McConnell who works at Shear Shak on Pinchbeck Roadtold ...

Andrew Wharam, 54, was teaching at Spalding Grammar School when police executed a search warrant at his then home in the town in February last year. Lincoln Crown Court heard officers forced entry ...

A school has banned bags for health and safety reasons leading some pupils to get creative with how they carry their books. Jacob Ford, 17, disagreed with the policy at Spalding Grammar School ...