Tag Archives: Harris

GCSE results show academies struggling to make the grades

Posted on November 22, 2015 by insidecroydon

If our education correspondent GENE BRODIE had to do an end-of-term report for the borough’s academised secondary schools after the 2015 GCSE results, then “Could do better” might be regarded as an understatement If you’re a parent seeking an educational … Continue reading →

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Harris primary reduces SEN support and adjusts report grades

Posted on October 29, 2013 by insidecroydon

Parents at what was once the high-attaining Roke Primary have lasted just half a term before losing all patience with the school’s new academy management, and they are now accusing the Harris Federation of trying to force out of the … Continue reading →

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Harris academy gets 0/10 for staff’s spelling and grammar

Posted on September 10, 2013 by insidecroydon

It seems that some of the staff at a newly academised primary in the south of Croydon which is now being run by the Harris Federation need to go back to school, after a document outlining the strict new uniform … Continue reading →

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Roke Primary victim of “overzealous” Gove, says Tory MP

Posted on April 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

Readers of a nervous disposition should look away now. The following article contains flashing lights and some robust English language and may not be suitable for those under the age of about 12. Or Michael Gove. If further proof were … Continue reading →

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Roke campaigners take their protest to Harris’s front door

Posted on March 18, 2013 by insidecroydon

It will be interesting to see whether the private education organisation run by a  carpet salesman rolls out a welcome mat tomorrow when the Save Roke Primary Campaign stages a protest outside the offices of the Harris Federation tomorrow, March … Continue reading →

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Angry Roke parents accuse minister of misleading over status

Posted on March 4, 2013 by insidecroydon

Parents of children at Roke Primary in Kenley have responded angrily to a letter from Department for Education under-secretary Lord Nash – which Inside Croydon published last month – effectively accusing the Tory peer of deliberately misleading over results and … Continue reading →

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Equivalents and exclusions boost results rather than education

Posted on February 19, 2013 by insidecroydon

Things are beginning to look grim for the future of Roke Primary, where parents, governors and staff fear that the public asset of the school, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, is about to be handed over by education secretary … Continue reading →

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