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Foundation brings forward Old Palace prep closure by a year
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Early closure of the fee-paying primary school will speed up sale of the site in South Croydon – probably to a profit-hungry housing developer. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The financially troubled Whitgift Foundation is seeking to accelerate … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chris Philp MP, Housing, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jane Burton, Melville Avenue, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Prep School, Old Palace School, Sarah Jones MP, South Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Foundation
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Foundation abandoned new school plan after taking £70m loan
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The decision to close Old Palace marked a rapid U-turn on all previous policy at the property-owning charity, according to documents obtained by this website. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES As recently as last year, the Whitgift Foundation … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Education, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Christopher Houlding, Croydon, Hammersfield, Jane Burton, Old Palace School, Old Town, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Old Palace head announced retirement days before new term
Parents are discussing potential legal and sex discrimination challenges to Whitgift Foundation’s school closure plans, reports our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE Pupils at Old Palace and their parents were told just two days before the start of the new term … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Education, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Hammersfield, Jane Burton, Martin Corney, Old Palace School, Old Town, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Whitgift Foundation is going for a Burton at Old Palace
The Whitgift Foundation has named a new head for Old Palace School: Jane Burton, who will take over the independent girls’ school from September 1. Burton succeeds Carol Jewell, who has been head at the 900-pupil nursery, prep and secondary … Continue reading
Posted in History, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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