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Principal charged £150,000 to Highbury College credit card

A PRINCIPAL spent £150,000 on a college credit card including splashing out on stays at high-end London hotels, first-class flights around the world and £356 at an upmarket restaurant.

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Finn Piper, 11, from Emsworth, at the last Climate Change Protest.

Trade unions and council workers to support children’s strike action

THIS FRIDAY will see the UK’s leading trade unions backing ongoing school strikes demanding action to tackle climate change.

Education

Alisha Hussain, 9, has won the Bic Kids Young Artist 2019 competition and is to see her picture of a llama emblazoned across billboards nationwide. ''Picture: Habibur Rahman

Southsea's Alisha crowned champion as drawing wins nationwide approval in Bic Kids Young Artist competition

A SCHOOLGIRL’S drawing of a smiling llama is to be emblazoned across hundreds of billboards nationwide after winning a competition.

Education

Head teacher, Howard Payne, with pupils, from left, Ariane Kamakoue, Liam Goble, Mickey Stanley, Max Butcher, Delia Dumitru, Maisie Clarke and Chanulya De Silva.

Children's 'love of school' highlighted in good Oftsed inspection for Portsmouth school

CHILDREN’S ‘love for their school’ was highlighted in a recent Ofsted inspection of Medina Primary School.

Education

Portsmouth Crown Court'Picture: Csar Moreno Huerta

Primary school teacher denies unauthorised access of head's computers 110 times

A teacher has pleaded not guilty to gaining unauthorised access to computers at her primary school.

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Children got the opportunity to take part in Kayak taster sessions.

Portsmouth's Andrew Simpson Centre takes part in world's largest sailing race

THE Andrew Simpson Centre has this weekend taken part in the world’s largest sailing race.

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The three soloists lead the Mayfield School Gospel Choir (left to right), Lucy Mitchell (15), Gemma Anderson (14), and Kerry Kenward (14) in October 1999

Are you an ex-Mayfield School student? Here are 48 retro photos from the 90s and 00s

Mayfield School is set to be demolished after it was deemed 'financially unviable' to modernise the current building.

Education

Boris Johnson is given a lesson in Lego by pupils from Gomer Junior School and Bay House School during a maritime event in London. Photo: Downing Street

Schoolchildren from Gosport stunned to meet prime minister Boris Johnson at careers event

IT’S not every day you get to ‘play Lego with the most powerful man in Britain’.

Education

Class Act – inspiring the next generation of journalists

‘WHY do we have to do this?’ – one of the most common questions which reverberates around classrooms up and down the country.

Education

Stanhope House in Portsmouth - what it is supposed to look like, and how it was last week

Dozens of Portsmouth students left without accommodation at the start of term because new city centre halls block is not ready

More than 50 students have not been given alternative accommodation after a £30m student halls was not built in time for the start of university term.

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What Stanhope House should look like - and how it was earlier this week

Portsmouth students due to move into unfinished halls dismayed to learn replacement hotel rooms are not booked

STUDENTS forced to stay in alternative accommodation after a £30m housing block in Portsmouth was not finished in time for term have been stunned to find their emergency hotel rooms are not ready for another day.

Education

Alumnae reunion, Portsmouth High School, Southsea. Picture: Chris Moorhouse (140919-13)

Portsmouth High School reunion brings together classes from 1959 to 2009

TEENAGE memories came flooding back for dozens of women as their old school swung open its doors for an inter-generational reunion.

Education

Kada Jones, 14, with her mum Carleen. Picture: Sarah Standing (100919-7241)

Family fuming after schoolgirl sent home following school skirt row

A SCHOOLGIRL who is ‘too big’ for her school uniform has been given an ultimatum – sit in isolation, or don’t come in at all.

Education

These are the top 15 UK universities according to the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 includes nearly 1,400 universities across 92 countries, based on performance indicators which measure performance across teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

Education

Delight as Maths, English and Science GCSE results reach new heights at Oaklands Catholic School in Waterlooville

We at Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College in Waterlooville are once again delighted with this year’s excellent GCSE and A Level results, and we are incredibly proud of all of our students.

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An artist's impression of how the new Mayfield School in Copnor could look. Picture from Novian Architects

Portsmouth school will be demolished to make way for new purpose-built place of learning

AN HISTORIC Portsmouth school will be demolished to make way for a new purpose-built place of learning, despite efforts to preserve its 'iconic' 1930s facade.

Education

West Sussex secondary school places for September 2020 now open for applications

FAMILIES with children due to start secondary school in September 2020 can now apply for places online.

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Stanhope House student accommodation building in Portsmouth on September 10. Picture: Habibur Rahman

University student halls in Portsmouth not ready for start of term

STUDENTS set to move into a 256-bed shining new halls of residence costing up to £209 a week in the middle of Portsmouth have been told they cannot move in this weekend as the building is not finished.

Education

Controversial plans to demolish and rebuild Portsmouth school to be decided

CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish and rebuild a city school could be approved this week.

Education

This is when junior and secondary school transfer applications open

THE APPLICATION window for parents to apply for school places opens on Monday September 9 for children moving to junior school and secondary school.

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