Tag Archives: Old Palace of John Whitgift School

Chief exec stands down from struggling Whitgift Foundation

Posted on November 20, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The borough’s biggest landlords have been hit by another blow. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Martin Corney has resigned as the chief executive of the Whitgift Foundation, Inside Croydon can reveal. The Whitgift Foundation, which traces its origins … Continue reading →

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£7,000 ‘bribes’ prompt pupil exodus from doomed school

Posted on November 17, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Fewer than 300 girls returned to Old Palace after half-term, as the charitable foundation that runs the school offered cash inducements to their parents to withdraw their daughters promptly. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Around half of the … Continue reading →

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Old Palace parents threaten legal action over school closure

Posted on October 9, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: With accusations of ‘sexist and misogynistic behaviour’ and even a claim of ‘fraud’ against the financially troubled property developers at the Whitgift Foundation, the fight to save the girls’ independent school has taken a new turn. EXCLUSIVE … Continue reading →

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Hundreds turn out to protest against plan to close nurseries

Posted on October 2, 2023 by insidecroydon

Children as young as three or four are being threatened with the consequences of the crass mismanagement of the local council and the failed £1bn property gamble by the borough’s biggest land-owners. By education correspondent GENE BRODIE It was all … Continue reading →

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Parents take their fight to school gates to save Old Palace

Posted on October 1, 2023 by insidecroydon

Parents of pupils at Old Palace – from nursery, through primary and into secondary – turned out in Shirley yesterday morning to protest at what they see as the arbitrary unfairness of the plans to close their school. As first … Continue reading →

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Old Palace parents cancel protest in respect for murdered girl

Posted on September 28, 2023 by insidecroydon

A campaign launched less than a week ago to fight for the future of Old Palace School has cancelled plans to stage a protest tonight, out of respect for the schoolgirl murdered in Croydon yesterday. Elianne Andam, the 15-year-old who … Continue reading →

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Murdered girl was a pupil at fee-paying Old Palace School

Posted on September 27, 2023 by insidecroydon

Old Palace School has confirmed that the 15-year-old girl stabbed and killed in the town centre this morning was one of their pupils. The incident adds tragedy to what has been a traumatic week for the fee-paying, independent school, which … Continue reading →

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