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Portfield Primary School on Road to Recovery

By joeleach272 at 17:16 on 14/03/11

Portfield Primary School in east Chichester was placed in special measures last year but is improving according to inspectors. The school was placed in special measures last March and has since received three monitoring inspections, one in May and October last year and one this February. In order to improve, the school was required to do the following: Raise attainment and rate of progress in Key Stage 2 English, maths and...
Chichester High School For Boys - A Story of Success

By Verity99 at 17:07 on 17/11/10

Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Tracey Waller, Business and Enterprise Co-ordinator at Chichester High School for Boys. With their strap line of Excellence and Equity, this specialist Business and Enterprise College aims to offer each pupil a wide and varied range of experiences, designed to expand their business skills and to make them aware of the wider opportunities which exist vocationally. One of the ways in which Tracey,...
Choosing the right High School

By Verity99 at 10:47 on 30/08/10

I can hardly believe that my baby is going to be starting high school this term. Time has flown by so quickly and choosing the school that we thought would be right for her was a huge responsibility. For those of you who have children starting year 6, then this is a dilemma that you, I am sure, are facing now. Applications for schools will be due by the end of October and it does seem a short time in which to make such an important...
Back to school - pens, pencils and pizza!

By Verity99 at 19:50 on 21/08/10

At this moment, I am enjoying a cup of tea and congratulating myself on a job well done. For today I took my 11 year old daughter into town to stock up on the necessary 'Back to School' paraphernalia and neither of us ended up in tears. For the past 7 years, I have dreaded these annual events as they inevitably end up with me walking for hours, laden with bags and a desperate desire for a cup of coffee; my daughter no longer...
Students’ sailing skills are tested

By Chichester People at 11:00 on 29/07/10

A GROUP of Bridgwater College students left land to sail a tall ship to France and back over six days. For a treat, the first year foundation degree Public Services with Outdoor Education students got to sail a 62ft ship called Morning Star. The vessel is owned and run by the Morning Star Trust, which offers adventure sailing trips and practical training courses for all ages and abilities. The students were delighted to sail her...