30/08/2014 BBC Points West

Good afternoon. The news here in the West.

As the start of a new school term looms, hundreds of people h`ve been

signing a petition calling for the head of one institution in Somerset

Only 38% of pupils at West Somerset College got five GCSE passes at C or

Days before a new year starts at this school, a storm is brewing.

Just last week, the college principal here hssued

a letter admitting 2014 had been a challenging year for GCSE rdsults.

However the problem seems to go deeper than that.

A former teacher here has contacted the BBC.

They didn't want to be identified, but the talk of a culture of fear

This parent blames those management failures for her daughter qtitting

the school after disastrous results and going to Taunton.

We've had no feedback from the head of the school so far.

The governors have sent out an explanation which doesn't really

West Somerset College is an academy, so Somerset County Council

We appointed a new headteacher, new principal, two years ago,

because of her absolute dedhcation to getting the best for every

individual student and for hmproving standards of teaching and ldarning.

That's not a job that you do in a few months.

But we believe that really good progress is being made therd.

The pass rate of 38% is below what Ofsted calls

That in itself can now trigger an early inspection.

Days after the civil rights campaigner Paul Stephenson

was honoured in Bristol, a protest march has been held

to highlight issues of ongohng racism and inequality in thd city.

to launch a new campaign called "Silent No Longer".

Those involved say Paul Stephenson's work isn't done.

Those involved say Paul Stephenson's work isn't done yet.

We just want to send a mess`ge out to the people at the top in Bristol

that we actually exist and we are actually going to be here.

I was born in Bristol, I'm going to die in Bristol.

I am here, I'm real, I exist, and the fact they have to look

In League One, a goal from defender Raphael Rossi Branco earned a point

A similar story at Huish Park, where an own goal by local boy

Martin Cranie salvaged a pohnt for Yeovil against Barnsley.

And an exciting finish at Whaddon Road.

In League Two, Koby Arthur scoring the gamd's only

goal in the 90th minute as Cheltenham overcame Hartlepool.

Bath's Helen Glover and partner Heather Stanning broke a 12`year`old

world record this lunchtime as they clinched their first world title

Glover won world gold with Polly Swann in the coxless pairs

last year but reunited with Stanning in April when she returned to the

They said perfect conditions helped smash that fastest thme.

Last year, all celebrations, because we were new and it would be great

whatever, but for Heather and I a lot of pressure, and it is ` relief.

When she looked at me, I cotld see pure relief. It is a partnership.

Something we are really protd of today.

And the Great Britain crew won the men's coxless fours fin`l with

Gloucestershire's Alex Gregory in the bough seat

World champions today with the time of 5:40:24,

three seconds outside the world record.

Now for the weather. Not a bad end to the day, evening

sunshine and pretty quiet overnight. Largely dry, perhaps some low close,

but feel e`mailed towards d`wn, most sports in double figures. `` feel

e`mailed towards dawn. Dry for the most part tomorrow, and a l`ter

breeze than today. And a little bit warmer. Temperatures widely into the

high teens, some sports in the low 20s. Monday looks grim, dull, poor

visibility, then starting to improve, more sunny spells breaking

out and temperatures rising. Have a lovely evening.

We are back tomorrow with a Sunday round`up. Enjoy the

our BBC London radio station. I will be back tomorrow. Goodbye.

Good evening. We still have some showers in parts of the UK with

heavier ones in North East Scotland close to this low pressure. There is

a deeper low in the Atlantic, the former