The academy chain United Learning has been confirmed as the new sponsor of John Roan School in Blackheath, ending months of uncertainty about the historic school’s future. United Learning will take over the school in September but will begin working alongside its headteacher Cath Smith immediately, parents were told today. The 300-year-old school, which is […]
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News about Blackheath, London SE3 – including Westcombe Park – from The Greenwich Wire.
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Parents’ fury over academy chain’s cutbacks at Brooklands Primary School
Parents at a Blackheath primary school are accusing its academy chain of “a failure of competence” after it announced plans to cut staff who they say are vital to their children’s wellbeing. Two office staff at Brooklands primary school are understood to be at risk of losing their jobs after Maritime Academy Trust, which runs […]
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Can you help Invicta Primary School in Blackheath get a green wall?
Worries about the Silvertown Tunnel and pollution have placed a focus on Invicta Primary School in Blackheath – which lies close to the queues of the Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach and is one of the 50 most polluted schools in London. However, the school is doing something about it – raising funds for a “green […]
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Cash-strapped TfL spent £9,000 promoting Woolwich double-deckers
Transport for London has spent over £9,000 on advertisements promoting two Woolwich bus services becoming double deckers – even though other services are being cut back to save money. A total of £8,283 was spent on poster ads at bus stops at 21 locations along the route of the 178 service from Woolwich to Lewisham […]
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Academy boss tipped to run John Roan hits out at school protesters
The boss of the trust tipped to take over troubled John Roan School has hit back at critics who oppose it becoming an academy – and has effectively accused them of intimidation and bullying. Jon Coles, the chief executive of United Learning, challenged John Roan Resists to prove it was questioning Greenwich Council over the […]
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Blackheath public toilet among seven set to be sold by Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council is set to sell seven public toilets across the borough to raise money to fund local services, according to documents to be placed before a council meeting next week. The seven conveniences include the long-closed block on Blackheath next to the Long Pond, on Shooters Hill Road, which the council plans to sell […]
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What’s your neighbourhood called? Parliament’s researchers need your help
Researchers in the House of Commons are asking the public for help in naming areas on maps used by statisticians. As well as boroughs and wards, statisticians who work on census data also work on smaller areas – the smallest being output areas, which are generally based around individual postcodes. This enables them to compare […]
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Former Charlton Triangle Homes chair Mark Adams jailed for rape
Former Charlton Triangle Homes chair Mark Adams has been jailed for seven years after raping a woman at his house in Blackheath. The 56-year-old was found guilty after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court. The BBC reports that his victim, in her 20s, woke up on his sofa, found her trousers pulled down and Adams […]
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