Lewisham-led schools: Primary good, Secondary bad

Lewisham Council-run primaries have squeaked into the top 20 best-performing schools in England at Key Stage Two, in a new research produced by the Education Policy Institute.The independent research group found that Lewisham's schools were among the country's best once factors including prior attainment of pupils and levels of disadvantage were taken into account. The ...

Four Lewisham schools on England’s ‘under-performing’ list

The Department of Education has published a list of London's under-performing schools. Four Lewisham schools feature on the list, making our borough's total second only to Lambeth's. The Mirror reports:England's worst school have been revealed as official figures show 365 education centres have failed to meet the government's minimum standards. One in eight of England's ...

Ashmead School expansion plans revealed

A visualisation of the Lewisham Way elevationThe application for the expansion of Ashmead School is now available on the Lewisham Council website. The proposal is for:"Construction of a three storey school building (use class D1) at Lewisham Way frontage of Ashmead Primary School, Ashmead Road SE8, to facilitate an increase from 1 to 2 forms ...

Ashmead School plans Lewisham Way expansion

As the squeeze on local school places continues, Ashmead Primary School is planning to expand. Rachel sends us this picture and writes:"I've just returned from a consultation at Ashmead School on their proposed development and extension of the site, which would open it up onto Lewisham Way, opposite the college. It would mean modern four ...

Leathersellers Federation launches governor search

Andy Rothery is the new chair of governors at the Leathersellers Federation of Schools (Prendergast Ladywell School, Prendergast School and Prendergast Vale School). He writes:Due to governor retirements we now have three vacancies for co-opted governors.We are looking for committed people who live locally, have the capacity to devote time to the role and are ...

Opposition grows to London Schools Funding Cuts

Government proposals to introduce a new natonal funding formula for schools from next year are expected to lead to big reductions in funding for local schools. Essentially the formula would result in funding being redistributed from schools in urban areas to other parts of the country, with schools in inner London particularly badly hit.  Teaching ...

Fair Funding for Lewisham Schools

Cassie writes:The National Fair Funding for All Schools Campaign is holding a public forum for parents, teachers, head teachers, governors and councillors in Lewisham to raise awareness about the proposed cuts to schools’ budgets.The event will be chaired by Lewisham parents who are engaged with the National Fair Funding for All Schools'campaign and will be ...

Bee Good

Woohoo! We got a new bee! Gorgeous, thank you @louismasai 😃🎉🐝🐝🐝 #sewingbee @LewishamArtExp @LondonBeeKeeper @LEANarts @BrockleyCentral pic.twitter.com/Wgu8dlT5Ov— FriendsofBeecroft (@BeecroftFOBS) January 31, 2017

New Cross Academy finance officer jailed in ‘biggest ever education fraud’

Surprized that amongst UK newspapers, only The Daily Mail seems to have picked up on the jailing of an accountant for nine years for the 'biggest ever education fraud' seen in the UK. Sam Kayade was found guilty of obtaining £150,000 by theft and £3.95 million by fraud, and was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court ...

The Ashmead Primary Nursery

Ashleigh Mugridge, the Early Years Co-Ordinator at Ashmead Primary School in St John's, writes:Spaces are still available in our fantastic and inspiring Nursery, which is set within our thriving Early Years Foundation Stage at Ashmead. We offer a stimulating and child centered approach to learning, supporting your child’s exploration and development through a child led ...