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School celebrates centenary with visit from Lord Puttnam

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:55:45 +0000

Film producer Lord Puttnam made a return visit to Eltham College recently for a gala dinner celebrating the school’s centenary and its links with Chariots of Fire hero Eric Liddell.

Chef cooks up a career opportunity

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:30:34 +0000

Teenagers dreaming of a career in the thriving restaurant industry are being offered a unique opportunity by Croydon-based chef patron Malcolm John.

Jailed fine art student allowed to return to university

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

A fine art student jailed for smashing a window during student protests has been allowed to return to university to finish his studies.

Pupils face the dragons with their business ideas

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Pupils at Blenheim High School in Epsom were put through their paces last week taking part in a ‘dragon’s den’ style presentation.

Top private school holds 'failure week'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0000

Wimbledon High School held its first “failure week” including talks, discussions and activities designed to help pupils deal with life’s disappointments.

Junior Croydon police learn about the force

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:30:00 +0000

Police have visited a primary school and enlisted pupils in the new Junior Police Academy.

Nearly 100 children out of school due to lack of places

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000

Nearly 100 children in Croydon are missing out on an education as they could not be given a school place.

Golden knowledge for Purley pupils

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Budding entrepreneurs will enter the dragon’s den and pitch their ideas to three business moguls.

Wallington teen snapper wins national prize

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:20:00 +0000

A Sutton teenager’s photograph will be in the window of British Heart Foundation shops across the nation.

Girls help celebrate Charles Dickens' 200th birthday

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:01:06 +0000

Two girls from Epsom and Tadworth performed for the family of Charles Dickens at a bicentenary dinner to mark what would have been the author’s 200th birthday last week.