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Boy in Kenley rail accident was distracted by his mobile phone
Schools across the country are to be advised to include ‘targeted and locally relevant railway safety lessons’ in response to the death of a Year 7 Riddlesdown pupil earlier this year Jaiden Shehata, the 11-year-old Riddlesdown schoolboy killed at a … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Jaiden Shehata, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Secondaries celebrate as ‘covid bubble’ pupils pass GCSEs
For the 15- and 16-year-olds who began their secondary school careers with a year or more spent in a covid “bubble”, yesterday’s GCSE results will have come as a form of vindication, and relief. Covid and its aftermath had sent … Continue reading
Safety works to begin at rail crossing where schoolboy died
Network Rail are to conduct safety improvement works at the pedestrian crossing over railway tracks in Kenley where a 11-year-old schoolboy was struck and killed in January this year. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has an on-going investigation into the … Continue reading
Rail investigation launched into schoolboy’s death at Kenley
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has announced that it will conduct an investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a Year 7 schoolboy who was hit by a train on a pedestrian footpath crossing in Kenley when … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Jaiden Shehata, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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‘Series of errors’ saw Croydon schoolboy turn into a terrorist
A case review released yesterday shows failures in the Prevent anti-terror programme allowed a radicalised young Briton left free to murder Conservative MP Sir David Amess The killer of Sir David Amess MP had been referred to the anti-terrorism Prevent … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Policing, Riddlesdown
Tagged Ali Harbi Ali, anti-terrorism, Channel, Islamism, Metropolitan Police, murder, Old Bailey, Prevent, Sir David Amess MP, terrorism
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Petition to close Kenley level crossing where schoolboy died
In just two days, more than 1,200 people have signed a petition to close down the “hazardous” pedestrian level crossing where schoolboy Jaiden Shehata was killed last month. The Riddlesdown Collegiate Year 7 pupil died after being hit by a … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Child killed on railway line at Kenley named by his school
The Riddlesdown Collegiate Year 7 pupil who was killed in “a tragic accident” near Kenley railway station when he was on his way to school last week has been named as Jaiden Shehata. “Jaiden was a kind and popular student … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Riddlesdown pupil killed in ‘tragic accident’ by Kenley Station
One of Croydon’s biggest secondary schools, Riddlesdown Collegiate, is closed today out of respect for the grieving family of a pupil who was killed on the railway line near Kenley Station yesterday morning. The child, a Year 7 pupil at … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, Riddlesdown, Schools
Tagged British Transport Police, Kenley, Kenley Station, Network Rail, Riddlesdown Collegiate, Whyteleafe
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Mayor to introduce restrictions on six more school streets
Croydon’s pro-car Mayor, Jason Perry, has been forced to run a consultation for the past month to introduce motoring restrictions on six new school streets. “It’s so important that we do what we can to make journeys to school as … Continue reading
Woodcote High parents and pupils shocked by head’s exit
EXCLUSIVE: A dispute with a former headteacher is being linked to the abrupt exit of their successor at a Coulsdon secondary school. By GENE BRODIE, education correspondent Staff, pupils and parents at Woodcote High were left shocked yesterday after the … Continue reading
Royal Academy takes right steps with schools dance show
More than 100 pupils drawn from Riddlesdown Collegiate, Orchard Park High, Cheam High, Coombe Wood and Hayes schools last week came together, perform and share their passion for dance at Step Around Town Croydon 2023, organised by the Royal Academy … Continue reading
Wilfried Zaha Academy summer camp, Purley, Jul 26-Aug 27
Posted in Activities, Education, Football, Riddlesdown, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Riddlesdown Collegiate, Wilfried Zaha, Wilfried Zaha Academy
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Croydon schools are still facing 5% cuts to their funding
A teachers’ union has accused an MP of giving “false hope” to Croydon teachers, parents and pupils over Tory cuts to schools funding, and told him to lobby his government for real-terms increases in the amounts allocated for education in … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Education, Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Riddlesdown, Schools, Woodcote High
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Tory
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