Tag Archives: Cherry Orchard Road

People Power II: campaigning against mental Menta Tower

Posted on June 25, 2011 by insidecroydon

The simple question Inside Croydon would like to put to any of the wealthy architects, developers or Croydon politicians advocating building the disproportionately tall 55-storey Jenga Tower… sorry, Menta Tower on Cherry Orchard Road in East Croydon, is this: would … Continue reading →

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Teachers to quit Oval Primary before move to Academy

Posted on June 16, 2011 by insidecroydon

According to parents who attended the latest meeting at controversial Oval Primary on Wednesday, the majority of existing teaching staff plan to resign ahead of the school’s handover to an educational group headed by a leading Tory party millionaire.

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Oval Primary parents claim to “oust” new headteacher

Posted on February 19, 2011 by insidecroydon

Extraordinary reports reached Inside Croydon last night that Craig Tunstall, the executive headteacher of the Gipsy Hill Federation installed in charge at east Croydon’s Oval Primary School, had been “ousted” on Friday by angry teachers and parents.

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