Education News

School given thumbs-up by inspectors

TOP SCHOOL: Copthorne Prep pupil Sophie Gillam counts blocks

Monday, March 08, 2010

A SCHOOL has been praised for recognising the potential in every student.

School inspectors visited Copthorne Prep School and gave it glowing praise in a recently-published report.

Inspectors from the Independent School Inspectorate (the equivalent of Ofsted)...

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Truancy figures for Crawley schools revealed

THOMAS BENNETT: The Tilgate school has defended itself against the truancy figures

Friday, March 05, 2010

TWO Crawley schools have among the worst truancy rates in the county, new figures show. The number of unauthorised absences have been released for all...

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Funding cuts hit Central Sussex College

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

COLLEGE students are facing an increase in course fees following Government cuts in adult learning budgets. The budget for adult learning at Central...

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Crawley Pre School appeals for cash help

CAMPAIGN: Parents have fought hard to save Rainbow Pre-School

Saturday, February 06, 2010

A NURSERY which has been forced to find a new home is appealing for Kind-hearted donations. Rainbow Pre School is having to move out of its current...

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Crawley school one of the country's best at GCSE level

TOP MARKS: Chris Thompson, Ashlee Smallwood, and James Jarman were among the ICC pupils to celebrate excellent GCSE results last summer

Friday, January 22, 2010

JUBILANT staff and students are celebrating after a town school was revealed as one of the most improved in the country at GCSE level. Ifield...

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Village school further boosts its green credentials

GOING GREEN: Tom Parker (centre) and headteacher Oliver Burcombe (far right) plants trees with help from pupils outside Turners Hill School last year

Saturday, January 09, 2010

AN ECO-FRIENDLY school has three reasons to show why it is doing its bit to save the planet. Turners Hill School last year installed wind turbines and...

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Special needs pupils get a fairytale end to the school year

CHRISTMAS TREAT: Panto stars Cinderella (Vicky Longley) and Prince Charming (Danny Bayne) with Mica Hancock, 11.

Monday, December 21, 2009

CINDERELLA and Santa made it a fairytale Christmas for special needs pupils last week. Beaming smiles and excited cries came from Manor Green Primary...

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Headteachers slam Crawley primary school tables

Chris Murphy, Maidenbower Junior School head teacher

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

HEAD teachers have criticised school league tables, branding them "utterly meaningless" and saying exams "distort the curriculum". Teachers reacted...

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