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Category Archives: South Norwood Primary
South Norwood Primary in the fast track at athletics meeting
Pupils from South Norwood Primary School have been celebrating winning the 2024 Pioneer Academy Trust’s athletics championships. More than 200 pupils aged 11 and under from across 15 schools in south London took part in the mini-Olympics, staged at Norman … Continue reading
2,000 primary pupils inspired by star authors at Waterstones
Almost 2,000 pupils from Croydon primary schools have this week come with their classes to Waterstones in the Whitgift Centre to celebrate World Book Day in an impressive and inspiring series of talks and events featuring locally-based authors. The youngsters … Continue reading
Pioneer primary schools host families Christmas dinner for 500
Two Croydon primary schools laid on free Christmas family meals for nearly 500 people last week, part of a joint initiative by Nourish Contract Catering and the Pioneer Academy Trust. The meals brought families and the community together at South … Continue reading
World Cup-winner gets South Norwood primary to Twickenham
Pupils from South Norwood Primary School enjoyed a trip to Twickenham Stadium after receiving free tickets from Jason Robinson, England’s try-scorer in their 2003 World Cup final victory. Robinson donated the generous gift as part of his PE Pro partnership, … Continue reading
South Norwood Primary celebrates ‘Good’ Ofsted report
Staff, pupils and parents at South Norwood Primary were celebrating this week after the school, previously rated as “Inadequate” by inspectors, was judged as “Good” after its latest Ofsted inspection. The external inspection of the school, on Crowther Road, took … Continue reading
Council names 12 more schools for strict traffic restrictions
The roads close to 12 more schools around the borough could be about to be given School Street status and subjected to strict term-time traffic restrictions. The council yesterday announced a month-long consultation on its proposals, which have the support … Continue reading
Posted in BRIT School, Croydon Council, Environment, Gonville Primary, Harris Academy South Norwood, Howard Primary, Krishna Avanti Primary, Park Hill Junior, Schools, Shirley, South Norwood Primary
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Gonville Academy, Howard Primary School, Kenley, Krishna Avanti Primary, Mayor Jason Perry, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, school streets, Shirley, South Croydon, South Norwood, The BRIT School, Tory, Waddon
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Pioneer academy chief to take aid to Ukrainian refugees
The chief executive of an education academy trust that runs four Croydon primaries is driving off to the Poland-Ukrainian border on a mercy mission to deliver aid to refugees from the Russian invasion. “We all want to protect children from … Continue reading
Croydon primary schools offer pioneering food bank service
Four Croydon primary schools have started their own food banks to help support their communities during the second covid-19 lockdown. South Norwood Primary, Woodcote Primary, Broadmead and The Crescent, all Pioneer Academy schools, took the initiative in the knowledge that … Continue reading
South Norwood Primary is forced to become an academy
Parents and guardians of children at South Norwood Primary received the dread note of execution for their school yesterday. John Phillipson, the chairman of the interim executive board (IEB), has already overseen the forcible academisation of one Croydon primary school … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon North, Education, Hamida Ali, Paul Greenhalgh, Paul Scott, Schools, South Norwood, South Norwood Primary, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon North, South Norwood, South Norwood Primary, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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Parents’ anger at “immoral” departure of admired school head
Parents at a Croydon primary are angry that they and their children have been treated in a “disrespectful, insensitive and immoral” manner by a interim board of governors, imposed on the school by the Tory Education Secretary, and which then … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Education, Roke Primary, Schools, South Norwood, South Norwood Primary
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Education, Labour, schools, South Norwood, South Norwood Primary, Tory
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