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Literacy in schools - special offer for Hedgeendpeople readers

By Intext at 10:30 on 29/09/10

Interested in the Gareth Malone effect on boys' literacy in schools? I offer a wide variety of tried and tested performances, writing workshops and storytelling events which have had great results with both girls and boys. Find out more at www.intextperformance.com and quote Hedge End People for big discounts on costs for your school.
Hedge End’s Wildern School Achieves Best Ever Exam Results

By Caroline_W at 08:12 on 06/09/10

As schools across Hampshire begin a new term and new school year this week, Hedge End can look back on a great year for education with Wildern School achieving its best GCSE exam results ever, recording 91 percent five A* to C grades – well up on the national figure of 69.1 percent. Wildern School Head Marie-Louise Litton said, "These results are our best ever and a huge achievement. They reflect total commitment from a...
Further Education Opportunities for Hedge End Students – How did You Choose your College?

By Caroline_W at 08:22 on 24/08/10

Eastleigh College, Peter Symonds, Itchen College, Southampton City College, Taunton's College, and Barton Peveril, – these are some of the colleges in the area that Hedge End's students can attend for further education. In the past pupils went to the local school or sixth form according to their catchment area, but today establishments specialise in areas of education and the choice of where to study is wide open for...
Freezing the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Programme – Any Views in Hedge End?

By Caroline_W at 18:55 on 06/07/10

Hedge End has not been affected by Education Secretary Michael Gove's announcement to axe the majority of projects in the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme introduced by the previous Labour government, but do you have any views here in Hedge End on the policy? Although projects already finalised are safe and the plans of 123 academies will be looked at individually, following Michael Gove's announcement over 700 hundred...