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Featured local business - Clubtek

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I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Gordonbrock Summer Fair, June 27th

Jun

2015

Lewisham primary school availability among worst in the country

Jun

2015

The shortage of local primary school places has been thrown in to sharp relief again. The FT has published a DfE league table of London boroughs where pupils do not get their first choice of primary schools. Lewisham is ranked third-worst on this metric and fourth-worst for pupils who don't get any preferred primary school ...

Prendergast withdraws Academy bid

May

2015

Meredith Eddy, one of the people campaigning to prevent local schools from becoming Academies, provides an update following the protests triggered by Prendergast governors' decision to apply for Academy status. She writes:"The Chair of Governors has withdrawn the application for Prendergast Hilly Fields because of a legal challenge to the process. The whole project has ...

Parents’ P2P plea – free up more primary places

May

2015

On the back of the last article about Lewisham Council's search for more space to build homes, BC was reminded of Parents 4 Primary Places, a campaign by Lewisham parents who want more primary school places. They say:An impassioned plea to all parents with children starting school September 2015.Creating more local primary places requires long ...

Myatt Garden shortlisted for TES Creativity Award

Apr

2015

Myatt Garden Primary School has been shortlisted in the Creative School category in the Times Educational Supplement (TES) School Awards 2015.The Brockley school is one of eight schools in contention for the prestigious award, with the winner due to be announced at a ceremony on June 19th.Congratulations to all the team.

That’s a lot of axolotls

Apr

2015

Student Assa-Noura Kamara (12) and axolotlPrendergast Ladywell School has bred 40 axolotls and is looking for local people to give them a good home. Jerome writes:They may only be a few centimetres long as yet, but the 40 surviving offspring of Axel and Lady Gaga represent a delightful surprise and a logistical challenge to the ...

The case against the Prendergast Academy plan

Mar

2015

Last month, the governors of the Prendergast federation of schools voted to apply for Academy status, prompting protests by unions, parents and students.The schools are generally well-run, which is both an argument to trust the judgement of those running them and a reason not to fix what ain't broke. Likewise, the educational advantages (which are ...

Prendergast Academy plan sparks protest meeting

Feb

2015

On Wednesday, February 25th, 7:30pm-9:00pm at St Mary's Centre, Ladywell Rd, Ladywell there is a meeting for parents, students, teachers and others who oppose the prospect of Prendergast schools becoming academies.There will be speakers from NUT and Save Hope Park. Click here for details.

Prendergast governors vote for Academy status

Feb

2015

The Board of Governors at the Prendergast federation of schools yesterday voted to apply for Academy status. There are three local schools within the federation: Hilly Fields, Ladywell Fields and The Vale.The vote prompted a protest by some students in support of a teachers' strike.

Gibbons investigation confined to one school

Feb

2015

Following the news that Grinling Gibbons' recent exam results have been stricken from their permanent record by the DfE as a result of "maladministration" at the school, a number of parents at Sydenham's Adamsrill primary school, with which Gringling Gibbons is paired, expressed fears that their school might be affected too.Lewisham Council, which must remain tight-lipped until ...