education

24 Apr 2017

Governors help schools and children thrive: Have you got what it takes?

Have you ever thought about becoming a school governor but wondered what it involved? You can find out all the facts and meet current …

2 Mar 2017

A ‘world class’ school in Southall

Featherstone High School in Southall has been declared ‘world class’ for its standard of education. At an awards ceremony at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Featherstone …

13 Jan 2017

Learning the language of success

After setting up a successful course helping people for whom English is a second language ‘project manage’ their way into the British way of …

3 Jan 2017

A new club for creativity

A new arts club for children is starting this Saturday (7 January) and promises a wide range of fun activities to try – from …

12 Dec 2016

Home learning: Apprentices on site

The first phase of a dramatic overhaul of Havelock estate in Southall is almost complete and it has seen local apprentices taken on to …

9 Dec 2016

Pupils make ‘appy travellers

Pupils in Hanwell have developed an ‘app’ for mobile phones that has successfully encouraged others to walk to and from school rather than using …

2 Dec 2016

Time to apply for primary school

If your child was born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 he or she will be due to start primary school in …

10 Nov 2016

Young cricket star given award

A Southall schoolgirl has won a national cricket award and been praised as being the ‘driving force’ behind the sport at her school. Year …

23 Sep 2016

Time to apply for high school

Applications for children to start high school in our borough are now being accepted. And help is available at a number of information sessions. …

30 Aug 2016

Can you beat the street?

The streets of Southall will become a three-dimensional board game for school pupils this autumn as they attempt to ‘journey around the world’. Beat …