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Sydenham schoolgirls learn about the Middle Ages at Oxford University

3:16pm Friday 17th May 2013

A GROUP of Sydenham School pupils have been given the chance to walk in the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien and T.S. Eliot during a recent tour of Oxford University.

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Dartford Grammar School's early finish time proving a big hit

4:34pm Thursday 16th May 2013

EDUCATION secretary Michael Gove is calling for longer school days and shorter holidays to improve pupils’ performance. But students and teachers at a Dartford school say they are reaping the rewards of a different approach. Sam Christie reports.

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Star Performers Wow

10:59am Thursday 16th May 2013

Author Kathy Lette was one of the famous faces at the Autism’s Got Talent show at the Mermaid Theatre, London, earlier this month.

Job-loss hit North West Kent College ranked 12th best in country

10:44am Thursday 16th May 2013

A COLLEGE hit by a raft of planned job losses has been rated as the 12th best performing college in the country.

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Jobs to go at North West Kent College

2:46pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A RAFT of jobs are set to be lost at North West Kent College, it has been announced.

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Parents at Charlton special needs school unhappy after 'unsafe' move for sixth form

11:51am Monday 13th May 2013

PARENTS at a Charlton special needs school are "not happy" after being told vulnerable sixth-formers will be moved to a new off-site centre which they fear is less "safe".

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Lucky charms or all night revision, tell us how you get through exam time

1:57pm Friday 10th May 2013

WITH exam season fast approaching students are clinging to lucky pants, pens and mascots to get them through.

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Greenwich academy with no building withdraws school places

11:56am Thursday 9th May 2013

AROUND 100 pupils offered places at the new International Academy of Greenwich have had them withdrawn - because the school could not secure a permanent site in time.

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Blackheath headmaster shows support for Gove proposal branded 'destructive' by headteachers' union

11:59am Thursday 9th May 2013

CONTROVERSAL Education Secretary Michael Gove announced recently he wants longer school days and shorter holidays, in a move the National Association of Head Teachers branded "destructive".

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