:00:00. > :00:08.Hello and welcome to Look East. That is all
:00:09. > :00:14.Hello and welcome to Look East. In the programme tonight, on the day
:00:15. > :00:18.the Government says the academy programme is transforming our
:00:19. > :00:22.The we think it has helped primary schools to make the switch.
:00:23. > :00:24.The we think it has helped schools look differently at some of the
:00:25. > :00:28.challenges they face. primary schools to make the switch.
:00:29. > :00:32.A phone scam here nets fraudsters ?300,000 in just four months.
:00:33. > :00:36.A man came to the door and they handed the money over.
:00:37. > :00:39.?300,000 in just four months. Why campaigners think this
:00:40. > :00:47.unique collection deserves national recognition.
:00:48. > :00:59.the best in the country. This is delicious.
:01:00. > :01:02.The Government claimed today that its academy programme was proving
:01:03. > :01:04.transformational for the education system.
:01:05. > :01:07.It released new figures which show a higher number of academy schools
:01:08. > :01:10.have retained an outstanding OFSTED rating compared to local authority
:01:11. > :01:13.The announcement came on the day the new Schools Commissioner
:01:14. > :01:16.visited Essex to encourage more primary schools to make the switch.
:01:17. > :01:24.This afternoon I spoke to the Schools Commissioner Frank Green
:01:25. > :01:35.Some of the 400 children here get a two of the new wildlife garden this
:01:36. > :01:43.afternoon. Rated good by Ofsted, governors have no wish for it to
:01:44. > :01:47.become an academy. Our children are wonderful and leave skills smiling
:01:48. > :01:52.everyday and the teachers do an amazing job. We do not see it
:01:53. > :01:55.becoming an academy would improve this in any way at the moment. At a
:01:56. > :02:00.conference in Colchester, the schools Commissioner was seeking to
:02:01. > :02:14.get more schools to go down the Academy wrote. We do not think it is
:02:15. > :02:17.a panacea, a silver bullet. We think it has helped schools look
:02:18. > :02:22.differently at some of the challenges they face. This is the
:02:23. > :02:28.headteacher of a local primary also recently rated good by Ofsted. We
:02:29. > :02:34.work closely with the local cluster of schools and at the moment we are
:02:35. > :02:39.achieving exactly what we want to achieve as an independent school. I
:02:40. > :02:44.am here today to find out what is on offer and whether it would benefit
:02:45. > :02:48.us. Every this week, the principle of a state boarding school rated
:02:49. > :02:55.outstanding says he regretted the decision to become an academy. We
:02:56. > :02:59.have more control from the centre rather from the local authority and
:03:00. > :03:07.as a result we are discouraged from being innovative. Given some of the
:03:08. > :03:12.high`profile cases we have experienced recently with feeling
:03:13. > :03:16.academies and the consequences for pupils and parents, it is an
:03:17. > :03:21.experiment which the government should now stop. That is advice that
:03:22. > :03:27.the Education Secretary is happy to ignore. He wants to see 5000
:03:28. > :03:29.academies across the country by the next general election citing
:03:30. > :03:37.evidence that is driving up standards. Back at Heathrow and is
:03:38. > :03:41.primary the government say they may eventually decided to his right to
:03:42. > :03:43.become an academy. They are not convinced that time is now. `` the
:03:44. > :03:44.governor. This afternoon I spoke to
:03:45. > :03:46.the Schools Commissioner Frank Green and asked him why he thought
:03:47. > :03:49.the figures showed that academies were more successful than local
:03:50. > :03:51.authority schools. He said it was because
:03:52. > :04:02.of the process schools had to go They are reflecting in more detail
:04:03. > :04:08.on some of those things in day`to`day life that we often take
:04:09. > :04:14.for granted. They are often stopping and doing more a reflection of which
:04:15. > :04:19.does not mean you are not running a good school if you're with the local
:04:20. > :04:23.authority but the point is when you become an academy you tend to
:04:24. > :04:26.reflect on every part of the organisation rather than only those
:04:27. > :04:32.issues for most in because the Academy process requires
:04:33. > :04:36.you to review everything you do as a school and why. But the government
:04:37. > :04:43.says it is such a positive step while the principle of Wyndham
:04:44. > :04:49.College says it was mis`sold to him. It has control no centrally rather
:04:50. > :04:55.than the local authority and it is not actually better. My response
:04:56. > :05:01.would be that the other's oversight from the centre but only as much
:05:02. > :05:06.control as you need it to be because you are finding control of your own
:05:07. > :05:08.decisions and are still irresponsible. Some headteachers are
:05:09. > :05:13.worried that local authority schools are missing out on funding because
:05:14. > :05:19.money is being pumped into the academy system. What would you say
:05:20. > :05:24.to that? I disagree. They are there some money going in because it costs
:05:25. > :05:29.to convert and for the review process and that is additional
:05:30. > :05:35.funding coming out of the Department that would not have been spent on
:05:36. > :05:42.education in any case if the system was not there. Do you have concerns
:05:43. > :05:48.about there being a two tier system where the academies are getting all
:05:49. > :05:53.the focus and praise. I do not. I do not have any significant concerns. I
:05:54. > :05:58.actually think the challenge there is taken up by schools wanting to
:05:59. > :06:03.become academies because they want to demonstrate they can do as well.
:06:04. > :06:12.It is about creating a new system but also we are partway through a
:06:13. > :06:17.process likely to go on for a number of years until a significant
:06:18. > :06:20.majority become academies. Thank you very much.
:06:21. > :06:23.Direct elections are to be held to choose the people who oversee
:06:24. > :06:25.the running of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.
:06:26. > :06:28.The Government says the move is long overdue and it'll make the Broads
:06:29. > :06:32.The move was announced in the Queen's Speech this morning.
:06:33. > :06:37.Our political correspondent Andrew Sinclair told me what was behind it.
:06:38. > :06:45.The inclusion of this bill in the Queen's Speech has taken a lot of
:06:46. > :06:51.people by surprise but the idea of improving accountability has been
:06:52. > :06:57.talked about for the last three or four years. It is better than's
:06:58. > :07:01.largest protected wetland and has been overseen by the Broads
:07:02. > :07:04.authority which has a big say in environmental matters but none of
:07:05. > :07:09.their members are directly linked, either members of neighbouring
:07:10. > :07:10.councils are appointed by the environment Secretary. The
:07:11. > :07:18.government says there is a democratic deficit and a need for
:07:19. > :07:20.accountability. That has been a lot of
:07:21. > :07:27.representation on the Broads authority. We feel that it is too
:07:28. > :07:35.institutionalised and does not represent the wide range of interest
:07:36. > :07:38.groups in the Broads and that is the local communities and tradesmen and
:07:39. > :07:39.environmentalists and others. So
:07:40. > :07:49.when will these elections be held? It is likely to be another few years
:07:50. > :07:54.and we are likely to want to run a pilot scheme. The expectations as
:07:55. > :07:59.these elections will not be party political but local people standing
:08:00. > :08:23.in a private capacity. They make an interesting point, who will be
:08:24. > :08:30.electing? Only around 6000 people live in the area but thousands
:08:31. > :08:33.Leverett said and visit and will presumably want some input.
:08:34. > :08:36.Police in Norfolk are investigating a spate of malicious letters.
:08:37. > :08:39.Around 15 notes have been sent to homes in the Holt area over
:08:40. > :08:42.They're anonymous and written by hand.
:08:43. > :08:45.This one reads, "the longer you leave it the sooner you will
:08:46. > :08:50.Officers are appealing for anyone who's received one to contact them.
:08:51. > :08:53.Essex Police have been using new powers which allow them to remove
:08:54. > :08:54.potentially abusive partners from their homes.
:08:55. > :08:57.The Domestic Violence Protection Notice can be issued even
:08:58. > :09:00.if there isn't enough evidence to charge someone with an offence.
:09:01. > :09:04.Four have been served locally since they came into action this month.
:09:05. > :09:06.The force has been criticised in the past over the deaths of women
:09:07. > :09:10.These include Maria Stubbings, Jeanette Goodwin and Christine
:09:11. > :09:13.Officers now also wear body worn video cameras
:09:14. > :09:27.It's taken 50 years to create and is said to be unlike anything
:09:28. > :09:37.else in this country. Campaigners say a collection
:09:38. > :09:42.of tall`bearded iris plants based at North Walsham in Norfolk is
:09:43. > :09:45.so special it should get national recognition to ensure it's
:09:46. > :09:50.They have been described as the preserved.
:09:51. > :09:56.They have been described as the colourful candelabra of flowers.
:09:57. > :09:59.Even on a day like today they are stunningly beautiful. This
:10:00. > :10:08.herbaceous perennial was named after the geek Goddess thought to be
:10:09. > :10:19.God's messenger. The name also means rainbow. The collection was created
:10:20. > :10:29.by a man who spent 50 years mixing plants to create perfection. Has Sun
:10:30. > :10:34.has taken the job on. For his father the priority was style and structure
:10:35. > :10:38.with colour secondarily but in today's industry it is all
:10:39. > :10:42.different. There is pressure for new varieties to be
:10:43. > :10:44.and that can mean new colour coordination is. He believes that as
:10:45. > :10:49.taste changed, his father's pioneering work which showed him
:10:50. > :10:55.when he asked of warts was largely forgotten, but in this garden there
:10:56. > :10:59.is a unique gene pool in which he feels deserves a much higher
:11:00. > :11:10.recognition. Second to none. We had on his own. All 12 medal winners are
:11:11. > :11:14.in this collection. How do they feared in the rain? Are tolerant? If
:11:15. > :11:22.you look at them over here they have stood up remarkably well, much
:11:23. > :11:30.better than I have! We can look at it in the rain. Highly resilient
:11:31. > :11:31.then the years and something which they believe must be protected for
:11:32. > :11:46.the future. A task force set up to tackle
:11:47. > :11:51.a phone scam in our region says in the first four months of this year
:11:52. > :12:00.nearly 900 people were targeted. but still ?313,000 was stolen
:12:01. > :12:06.from victims here. The work of the task force is being
:12:07. > :12:07.featured on the BBCs Watchdog programme tonight.
:12:08. > :12:15.She is a highly regarded mathematician and the mother of Tim
:12:16. > :12:22.Berners`Lee who created the World Wide Web. She had a phone call from
:12:23. > :12:30.someone she believed was the police. They told me they had arrested two
:12:31. > :12:37.young men who had a clone of my credit card. They told me to link
:12:38. > :12:42.the number on the back of my card. The man was not from the police but
:12:43. > :12:49.was a professional con artist. hung up and immediately picked it up
:12:50. > :12:55.again to make the cold. The fraudsters were still on the line.
:12:56. > :12:58.The fact is they have an open phone line and even if you fallen the
:12:59. > :13:04.emergency services you would not connect to that. You're convinced
:13:05. > :13:10.you're phoning a legitimate number. The scammers told her to withdraw
:13:11. > :13:15.thousands of pounds from the bank and a career would pick it up from
:13:16. > :13:20.her home because she talking to the genuine fraud
:13:21. > :13:30.department, and so she it into the bag. I handed the bag
:13:31. > :13:37.over. It was only later it dawned on her that she might have been conned
:13:38. > :13:44.and when she called the police they confirm that. I felt very foolish,
:13:45. > :13:52.dreadful. I felt I had been stupid. Police are still investigating the
:13:53. > :13:53.case and estimate many different gangs are involved in the scams.
:13:54. > :13:56.programme tonight. This afternoon I spoke to
:13:57. > :14:02.Detective Inspector Danny Lawrence who you
:14:03. > :14:11.He leads the task force targeting the fraudsters
:14:12. > :14:15.Those that commit this type of but they operate across the region.
:14:16. > :14:27.Those that commit this type of offence are very convincing and have
:14:28. > :14:32.been doing this for a long time and one example only recent series of
:14:33. > :14:37.warrants we executed, there was a book on how to speak with
:14:38. > :14:52.confidence. They work out what they insurance managers and former police
:14:53. > :15:02.officers, and do not feel embarrassed. How
:15:03. > :15:09.much success are you having? many distinct groups of individuals
:15:10. > :15:16.we have identified and conducted activity against. We have seized
:15:17. > :15:21.property and cash and valuables. One gentleman gave over ?30,000 in cash
:15:22. > :15:26.and it was only after the third occasion he thought something was
:15:27. > :15:33.not right and came to the police. What are the banking industry
:15:34. > :15:38.actually doing? In that particular case you would have thought there
:15:39. > :15:43.was alarm bells are ringing at the bank? We have spoken to staff and
:15:44. > :15:48.told them to remain vigilant about people who they believe may be in
:15:49. > :15:55.the midst of this crime occurring. We have had people in us that they
:15:56. > :16:00.have kept one of the customers in the bag because they felt it was
:16:01. > :16:06.part of this scam and indeed it was, have been very positive and
:16:07. > :16:16.supporting. they are just so many things to
:16:17. > :16:21.think about and worry about, what would be your main message? The key
:16:22. > :16:25.message is that the bank and the police will never ask you to hand
:16:26. > :16:30.cards or anything else to any courier company or anybody on the
:16:31. > :16:35.doorstep. They will never ask you for a pen number over the phone or
:16:36. > :16:44.to go to the bank to West brought anything. If you realise it is a
:16:45. > :16:45.scam, use another fallen and contact the local
:16:46. > :16:47.but they operate across the region. If you've been affected
:16:48. > :16:53.by a scam and have a story to tell we'd love to hear from you.
:16:54. > :16:58.You can contact Facebook or Twitter
:16:59. > :17:02.and please don't forget to leave a number so we can call you back.
:17:03. > :17:12.This year we've been looking World War and tonight the story
:17:13. > :17:27.of how broke out, it became Britain's first
:17:28. > :17:38.rest home for wounded soldiers. gardens crafted by capability Brown.
:17:39. > :17:42.Wrest Park is one of the code and use of English Heritage. At the
:17:43. > :17:46.outbreak of war it was owned by Lord Lucas. He saw what was happening and
:17:47. > :17:57.gave Wrest Park to convalescence home but there was a
:17:58. > :18:02.catch. They had to be ordinarily sold yours and not officers.
:18:03. > :18:08.quite an idealist and a liberal intellectual and he
:18:09. > :18:15.his duty to do so. He wanted to help the common man and
:18:16. > :18:19.his family have so much wealth. This seemed like a
:18:20. > :18:23.rather than sitting empty. The soldiers could not believe their
:18:24. > :18:28.surroundings, it was luxury, but as more and more wounded were taken in,
:18:29. > :18:33.it was apparent that Wrest Park would have to become a military
:18:34. > :18:37.hospital. Today it is quiet but it would have been bustling with
:18:38. > :18:44.nurses, doctors, lots of things going on. The hospital was run by
:18:45. > :18:50.his sister who kept a diary detailing every day at Wrest Park,
:18:51. > :18:59.including the happier times soldiers spent recovering. Ordinarily men
:19:00. > :19:05.treated as the Royals. The soldiers in the photograph were sitting right
:19:06. > :19:13.here, in the library which was back then a war. There was 200 beds and
:19:14. > :19:20.there around 1600 soldiers treated here in total. Two years into the
:19:21. > :19:22.war it was hit by fire and never reopen but those who stayed here
:19:23. > :19:31.always described Wrest Park as best. rest home for wounded soldiers.
:19:32. > :19:36.Some of Europe's leading senior golfers are at Stoke
:19:37. > :19:39.by Nayland over the next five days with the PGA Seniors Championship
:19:40. > :19:43.A number of former Ryder Cup
:19:44. > :19:46.in the field with nearly a quarter of
:19:47. > :19:49.Today it's the Pro`am and following
:19:50. > :19:53.of Paralympic sport, the tournament is doing its best to
:19:54. > :19:58.Thank you. We have done Tom Williams is at the
:19:59. > :20:03.Thank you. We have done well today dodging most of the showers with the
:20:04. > :20:06.seniors and celebrities impressing the crowds and showcasing their
:20:07. > :20:12.talents. There is a nine`year`old from
:20:13. > :20:22.Bishops Stortford who lost his leg to cancer. An elite teenage swimmer
:20:23. > :20:25.who turned to grams six years ago. He is now aiming to become a
:20:26. > :20:45.professional. So what sort of opportunities are?
:20:46. > :20:50.Off the back of London and the Paralympics, I think it has opened
:20:51. > :20:55.everybody's eyes to what some people can do. If it gets more people
:20:56. > :21:01.interested in disabled golf and knowing we can play as well as
:21:02. > :21:08.others. In the build`up to the PGA seniors championship, is left, Carl
:21:09. > :21:15.Mason and defending champion Paul Wessel Ling took part in the
:21:16. > :21:22.challenge. Anyone can play with anyone and with the handicap system,
:21:23. > :21:32.you can play against the best in the world. It is wonderful to see that
:21:33. > :21:38.today and try it on one leg. This 13`year`old struggles with autism
:21:39. > :21:45.but golf has helped him deal with life challenges. It has got me more
:21:46. > :21:50.social because can be awkward not to talk to somebody and you have to
:21:51. > :21:54.socialise. What was it like playing with the professionals? Nerve
:21:55. > :22:00.wracking. I could not talk. It is hoped disabled golf will become a
:22:01. > :22:06.Paralympic sport in years to come. Familiar faces have gathered with
:22:07. > :22:14.star is holding the game ahead of the seniors championship. You got a
:22:15. > :22:19.glimpse of him in the film and he joins me now. Fantastic work going
:22:20. > :22:27.on to promote disabled golf. Disabled players can be so inspiring
:22:28. > :22:37.and had a good fortune to play with a man with one leg who played better
:22:38. > :22:43.than many pro`s. The course is in great shape and we're looking
:22:44. > :22:53.forward to a good championship. There's free coaching for disabled
:22:54. > :22:56.golfers in this week call and in fact for youngsters of all ages and
:22:57. > :23:02.abilities. There was a time when school dinners
:23:03. > :23:04.meant spam fritters, Now the standard of cooking is
:23:05. > :23:09.so high there is a national This year the title goes to
:23:10. > :23:14.a school cook from Bedfordshire, whose Spanish themed dinner wowed
:23:15. > :23:16.judges of all ages. Anna Todd has been to meet her
:23:17. > :23:41.and her food savvy customers. An extra lunch an hour before
:23:42. > :23:48.lunchtime. What a great job for these schoolkids. The food was very
:23:49. > :23:57.nice, I would have more. It was very juicy and not right. Really soft and
:23:58. > :24:07.enjoyable. It was so nice. Plating up, Tanya Watkin, recently named the
:24:08. > :24:14.best new school chef in the country. Judges liked her Spanish menu.
:24:15. > :24:28.She is a floating chef who works in schools across Beds. She had just an
:24:29. > :24:32.hour and they have to create a two course menu that was nutritious,
:24:33. > :24:39.balanced and ?1 60. She has entered the competition six times. In 2012
:24:40. > :24:46.she forgot to put sugar in the muffins and in 2013 and
:24:47. > :24:56.pan a court heard that not set. There was almost a sponge disaster
:24:57. > :25:00.this year. `` pannacotta. I had to get more ingredients and work very
:25:01. > :25:07.hard to make it in the time but it was all good in the end. Competitors
:25:08. > :25:12.cooked all morning and then waited. It was a nightmare. I was over the
:25:13. > :25:19.moon. The proof of heritability is... In the pudding. Demolished by
:25:20. > :25:24.schoolchildren in seconds. `` have ability.
:25:25. > :25:29.We heard they managed to dodge most of the showers.
:25:30. > :25:45.Many parts of the region had dry weather. Here is the radar picture
:25:46. > :25:49.and you can see a lot of rain this morning with much of it towards the
:25:50. > :25:56.north`west. This is currently over Wales is working its
:25:57. > :26:03.way back towards us. downhill through the second half of
:26:04. > :26:08.the evening. Lords tomorrow morning, gradually
:26:09. > :26:14.clearing towards the end of tonight. The weapons are also picking up with
:26:15. > :26:20.moderate westerlys. Tomorrow will be a bit of a slow start thanks to this
:26:21. > :26:25.easier of low pressure. Things will improve with time through the course
:26:26. > :26:29.of the day saw a bit of a cloudy and upstart to day. Gradually clearing
:26:30. > :26:35.with brighter weather from the south`west. And improving picture.
:26:36. > :26:45.Quite breezy with a moderate westerly. 18 and up to 19 Celsius.
:26:46. > :26:53.The Antiques road show is coming to Northampton tomorrow. Through
:26:54. > :27:01.tomorrow night, clear skies and light winds mean it will be chilly
:27:02. > :27:08.but into Friday, very warm and humid coming up from the south. Lots of
:27:09. > :27:12.sunshine around and quite warm but on Saturday this weather front
:27:13. > :27:16.destabilises the humidity and we could get some thunderstorms
:27:17. > :27:24.developing through Saturday. Not a lot of detail but the risk of some
:27:25. > :27:30.heavy downpours. High pressure builds from the south on Sunday and
:27:31. > :27:35.it will be less humid late in the weekend. Very war on a Friday night
:27:36. > :27:38.with the risk of That's all from us, have good
:27:39. > :27:53.evening. When the first travellers crossed
:27:54. > :27:57.America, they were faced with this -