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School of the week

Tilehouse Combined School, in Nightingale Way, Denham, is our school of the week. Reporter Greg Burns went along to the school for a chat with the pupils Read

Connecting classrooms in Trinidad and Amersham

Five headteachers from Trinidad and Tobago have spent the week in the Chilterns visiting schools as part of an educational familiarisation course in Britain. Read

New headteacher admits she has big shoes to fill

Farnham Common Junior School has appointed its new headteacher, who has vowed to keep the school performing at its trademark high standard. Read

Teens bring out warrior within during 6th Form olympics

Teenagers from schools across the county took part in a huge sporting event last week. Read

Fairies or the Foo Fighter... pupils prove young minds don't think alike

WITH the new school year beginning, JACK ABELL paid a visit to Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery to chat to some of the children there. Read

Daily danger on walk to school

Worried parents have raised fears about the safety of primary school children crossing the notorious A40 following another crash in July. Read

Beaconsfield girls shine

A third of all the girls collecting their GCSE results at Beaconsfield High School achieved all A or A* grades. Read

Students help save their school

The Beaconsfield School has saved itself from the threat of closure by raising its GCSE pass rate. Read

Chalfonts Community College celebrates

Hundreds of jubilant pupils piled into Chalfonts Community College last week as the number of its pupils getting A*-C grade passes in their GCSEs continued an upward trend. Read

Challoner's girls on top once again

The girls at Dr Challoner's High School have retained their status as perennial high achievers in the GCSE stakes. Read

'Stunning' results at the Bex

The Beaconsfield School is celebrating two-thirds of its pupils passing five or more GCSEs. Read

Pupils given timely lesson in how to avoid credit crunch

As the credit crunch takes hold, young people from Chalfont St Peter were given a crash course in how best to manage their money. Read

It's another 'excellent' year

Results for Dr Challoner's High School have been described as 'excellent' by the headteacher. Read

Creating school wildlife area

Children at Iver Heath Junior School showed their green-fingered skills when they built a new wildlife area. Read

Farewell to fifteen at their graduation

Chalfont Park Nursery staff said an emotional farewell to 15 of its charges at a special graduation ceremony last Friday. Read

Pupils step into paradise to mark special day

Paradise was definitely regained for pupils at Chalfont St Giles Infant School last Friday when the school held a special beach party to celebrate the 400th anniversary of John Milton's birth. Read

Saddened by closure after so many years

Nurseries don't usually offer pupils a glass of Champagne (a beaker of milk is the more usual beverage) - but that is exactly what a nursery in Gerrards Cross is doing next Friday. Read

Two pupils dream of becoming vets and decide what to do if they had £100 each

Rob Burnett chatted to pupils at Newtown Infant School, in Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, about the things they enjoy about their school life at the moment Read

Crèche no longer viable

A creche is to closehalf a century after it opened following a dramatic fall in the number of children attending. Read

Complaints flood in over school closure plan

Education chiefs in Buckinghamshire have complained about Education secretary Ed Balls' headline-grabbing plans to force schools to improve or face closure. Read

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