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[edit] Specialist school categories
It does make sense to rename these categories for consistency. I should have checked the format for the other categories first before going ahead and creating the pages! I did in fact name the page Mathematics and Computing College, rather than Mathematics & Computing College. I know the DFES use an ampersand but I thought it looked a little strange to have an ampersand in a title. I might argue for the retention of the "and", though I think whatever is decided consistency is the most important issue. Are you going ahead and suggesting that the Buckinghamshire specialist categories be deleted? I don't think there are enough specialist schools in each county to justify separate county headings.Dahliarose 17:28, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the help sorting out these categories. I hadn't realised I was creating so many problems! At least once the category re-naming goes through they will all follow a consistent format. I had noticed that the Buckinghamshire categories had now all gone. I shall have a go at adding a few schools to the new categories once the renaming has been done. I did wonder if there should be a list of specialist schools by county or by education authority. Dahliarose 11:41, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
- I wonder if specialist schools might be best listed by county rather than education authority. I wouldn't like to start something off and do it in the wrong way. All the Berkshire schools, for example, are categorised by county Category:Schools in Berkshire but the List of schools in England is sorted by region and then by education authority. The boundaries for education authorities can sometimes be quite arbitrary and people might not know where to look for a particular school. What do you think? Dahliarose 11:50, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
