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Cara comes out against north Kingston school proposals
6:30am Friday 5th March 2010
Members of the Canbury and Riverside Association (Cara) have come out decisively against proposals for an eight form of entry secondary school on the North Kingston Centre site.
Special needs crisis after Sutton college closure announced
11:18am Thursday 4th March 2010
School provision for autistic children is in crisis in Sutton after the closure of a specialist college.
Close encounters at Tooting school
6:20am Thursday 4th March 2010
It was a close encounter, of a kind, at one primary school last week, where aliens were reported to have landed.
Parents' anger at Sutton college closure
11:42am Thursday 4th March 2010
Liz Greensmith, from Woodfield Avenue, Carshalton Beeches, is concerned about son James, 15, who is in year 10 doing GCSEs at Stowford College.
'Unfair' proposal will deny children access to popular school
10:00am Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Children will be unfairly denied access to one of the borough’s most popular and oversubscribed primary schools if a council proposal goes ahead, an MP and residents said.
School places website failure left thousands seeking answers
11:04am Tuesday 2nd March 2010
A technological collapse in New Malden left thousands of London and Surrey parents in the dark about their child’s school place this morning - but the system has now been restored.
Kingston parents waiting for secondary school place news
6:20am Tuesday 2nd March 2010
The number of Kingston children without a secondary school place for September has doubled compared with last year, but the council has said more places are coming in the next two weeks.
Parents unable to check school place allocations
9:46am Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Parents across Surrey and London have been unable to log on to check which schools their children have been allocated after a glitch in the admissions website.
Cheam Park Farm parents lose fight to save places
11:55am Monday 1st March 2010
Parents campaigning to save 15 desperately needed junior school places have lost their fight.
Council and schools back new sixth forms
6:30am Monday 1st March 2010
Growing budget pressures will not derail Merton’s sixth form revolution, the council has promised.
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