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Category Archives: Schools
Archbishop Tenison’s still struggling to find replacement Head
EXCLUSIVE: Croydon’s last senior school to have survived academisation has spent the past six months recruiting for a new headteacher, without success. By our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE Pupils and parents of Archbishop Tenison’s CofE High School are setting off … Continue reading
End-of-year report: Whitgift Head finds room for improvement
Visiting our al fresco studio Under The Flyover is Toby Seth, the headmaster of Whitgift School. Seth has just completed his first year in charge at the large independent school in South Croydon, a year in which their under-15s won … Continue reading
The Great British Bake Off Musical, Mitre Theatre, July 21-25
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Mitre Players, Shirley North, Shirley South, Theatre, Trinity School
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Primary schools are hit by strikes over ‘toxic bullying culture’
There were lively lines of GMB and NEU pickets outside both entrances to St Joseph’s Nursery, Infant and Junior schools off Crown Dale in Upper Norwood this morning. Teachers and school support staff had taken strike action over long-running and … Continue reading
The Great British Bake Off Musical, Mitre Theatre, July 21-25
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Mitre Players, Shirley North, Shirley South, Theatre, Trinity School
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Croydon High takes a stand at the Royal Society exhibition
Pupils from Croydon High School who are trying to become the first in the world from an all-girls school to design, build and launch a satellite into space, have reached another stellar milestone after showcasing their research at the Royal … Continue reading
Bowie’s old school ties sees his old friend back in Bromley
David Bowie’s best friend told pupils at the Bromley school they had attended together about their youthful music obsessions and haircuts gone wrong. George Underwood visited Ravens Wood School this week for an event organised by the Heritage of London … Continue reading
Trauma at Lanfranc as boy waits 2 hours with knife in his head
Headteacher tells mother that the school’s failure to seek emergency treatment for her son was ‘a judgement call’ A mother was distraught and angry when she arrived at her son’s Croydon school one morning this week to discover the boy … Continue reading
Mayor Perry’s ‘Motorists’ Charter’ to deliver more accidents, higher car insurance and even put children’s safety at risk
Just what might be coming round the corner in council business now that Jason Perry is back in the Town Hall? Probably a BMW being driven at close to 40mph, reports PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Schools, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 20mph, 20mph zones, Castlemaine Avenue, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, LTN, LTN refunds, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Motorists Charter, Nigel Farage, Reform Ltd, South Croydon, Speeding, Tory
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Meridian High scoops national award for ‘making a difference’
Meridian High School in New Addington has won a bronze award for “Making a Difference – Secondary School of the Year” in the Pearson National Teaching Awards. The Pearson National Teaching Awards recognise whole school communities that “radically transform the … Continue reading
Charity lost £2m last year over closure of Old Palace School
The Whitgift Foundation’s ‘Impact Report’ for last year shows its two boys’ fee-paying schools among the country’s top 10% of independents, as the costs of closing its girls’ school will continue until 2028. By STEVEN DOWNES The closure of Old … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, CPO, Education, Fiona Fletcher Smith, Old Palace, Roisha Hughes, Schools, Serenity special school, Trinity School, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Archbishop John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, Croydon, Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Hammersfield, Knight Frank, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace School, Old Town, Roisha Hughes, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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In this heatwave, we need to turn up the heat on our politicians
CROYDON COMMENTARY: We know many of the measures we as a society, as a nation and as a borough, need to take to deal with the kind of heatwave that we have endured this week. PETER UNDERWOOD says it is … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Crisis Commission, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Peter Underwood, Schools
Tagged Climate Crisis, Climate Crisis Commission, Croydon, Croydon Climate Crisis Commission, Heat wave, LAS, LFB, London, London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade, Mayor of London, Met Office, Peter Underwood, schools
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Emergency services issue warnings as heatwave continues
Transport for London asks the public to avoid travelling tomorrow, as the Red heat alert is extended by another 24 hours The Met Office has recorded a temperature of 36.4C at Yeovilton in Somerset, making today the hottest June day … Continue reading
Schools opt for part-day closures to cope with Red heatwave
‘Internal temperatures within the building are now exceeding external temperatures and we are unable to maintain a safe environment for pupils and staff’ is message sent to parents of one Croydon school Schools in Croydon and Sutton are among nearly … Continue reading
Social media ban is the chance to reclaim children’s childhoods
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The government wants stronger controls on how under-16s use their phones. KEN TOWL welcomes the move We are arming our kids with weapons we hardly understand and, up to now, the rules around these weapons have been principally … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Ken Towl, Schools
Tagged Croydon, Elon Musk, Facebook, Ken Towl, Molly Rose Foundation, Online Safety Act, Sir Keir Starmer, SnapChat, Social media ban, TikTok, Twitter, X
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£400,000 raised for BRIT School at Palladium all-star concert
Global music and entertainment company The Other Songs raised £400,000 at their all-star concert staged at the Palladium last month in support of the BRIT School. The Other Songs Live featured a host of world-class songwriters and musicians take to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BRIT School, Dance, Education, Music
Tagged Adele, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Grammys, Lola Young, Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, Oscars, Raye, Selhurst, Stuart Worden, The BRIT School, The BRITS, The Kooks, Tom Holland
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Croydon Primary Showcase concert, Fairfield Halls, July 6
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Summer Fair, St James the Great, Norbury, Sun July 5
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Purley pair make BAFTA games design finals for second time
Four teenagers from Croydon and Sutton have made it into the finals of BAFTA’s prestigious annual Young Game Designers competition – including one duo from Purley who have made the finals for the second time in three years. First held … Continue reading
Croydon Primary Showcase concert, Fairfield Halls, July 6
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Summer Fair, St James the Great, Norbury, Sun July 5
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Off the RAAC: New Addington primaries get building grants
Two New Addington primaries have been given grant funding to improve their school buildings – including any refurbishments made necessary by the use of RAAC – Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete – in their buildings’ construction. Castle Hill Academy, on Dunley … Continue reading
Posted in Castle Hill Academy, Croydon East, Education, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, Schools
Tagged Bridget Phillipson, Castle Hill Academy, Condition Improvement Fund, Croydon East, Department for Education, Education, Kate Middleton, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, New Addington North, New Addington South, Princess of Wales, RAAC, Rowdown Primary, schools
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We’re glad all over! The Croydon Insider looks back on Leipzig
The Croydon Insider returns to its more eclectic look at recent local news, with a visit from the website’s football correspondent to share his experience of travelling to Leipzig for the European Conference League final. Plus, the panel discusses how … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Andrew Sinclair, Annabel Smith, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Education, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Old Palace, Schools, SEND, Tom Bowell, Trinity School, Under The Flyover, Whitgift School
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Annabel Smith, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Ken Towl, Leipzig, Oliver Glasner, SEND, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Steve Parish, The Croydon Insider, Trinity School, Under The Flyover, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School, Yusuf Osman
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Happy Circus, Park Hill School, Stanhope Road, June 10
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