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School’s own happy pair

By Crowborough People at 08:00 on 29/04/11

FLAG-WAVING youngsters went all out to celebrate the royal wedding in Crowborough this week by having their very own bride and groom at their school's street party. Children from Whitehill Infant School cheered as cute couple Ella Bailey and Joseph Bonnet, dressed in full wedding outfits as Prince William and Kate Middleton, walked down the "aisle". Their "wedding" was the culmination of a series of activities during Tuesday's...
Science test for schools

By Crowborough People at 08:00 on 25/03/11

CROWBOROUGH schools competed for the coveted Great Servomex Egg Race trophy at Beacon Community College. Year 7 Beacon students faced 12 local primary schools in the 20th year of the science competition and were keen to retain the title. This year the science challenge saw the pupils given the scenario of stranded animals in a Kenyan nature reserve. Their task was to translate a nature reserve sign, make a mask to disguise...
Praise for theatre school on its 18th birthday

By Crowborough People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

THE Yew Tree Theatre School came of age with an 18th birthday celebratory gala at Victoria Hall in Southborough last week. From Sunday 26 to Tuesday, August 28 they put on the YT93 musical gala to celebrate the occasion. Parents and past students were there helping with hair and make-up and behind the bar. Others simply went to enjoy the show. Christina Yates, principal of the school, said: "The gala went down really well; the...
Back to School Shopping - What's the Best Place to Get Uniform in Crowborough?

By ALewisGrey at 18:02 on 20/08/10

It's that time of year again.... schools are back earlier than ever this year so you've got to get a wiggle on before the shops run out of your child's size/school colour. I usually go with the crowd and head into Tunbridge Wells' department stores. I have lost countless hours of my life stuck in traffic, have paid through the nose for parking, been elbowed, and lost the will to live amongst the aimless milling shoppers...
Students set for glittering performance

By Crowborough People at 08:00 on 13/08/10

A TROUPE of budding ballet stars are practicing their points ahead of a glittering performance with the English Youth Ballet. The five youngsters – pupils at schools across East Sussex and West Kent – are taking part in The Nutcracker at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley later this month. Niamh Bennett, ten, from Rose Hill School in Tunbridge Wells, Charlotte Arnold, nine, a pupil at Sir Henry Fermor Primary School in...

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Crowborough Parents - Grammar or Community College?

By limeade

I go to st gregorys in tunbridge wells, i dont know if you would think about looking there ?

By ALewisGrey at 17:35 on 28/04/10

It's coming up to the time of year when parents of year 5's are starting to think about secondary schools. Crowborough Beacon community College is keen to show its merits since the introduction of the choice system and Crowborough's position just outside the Kent border making it feasible to travel to Grammar Schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells has seen pupil numbers dropping by 25% over the past generation. ...
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i went to st marys in crowborough and i did like the school and enjoyed the years i spent there and...

By ALewisGrey at 18:43 on 28/08/10

The new school year is just around the corner and in this new era of choice parents are faced with one of the milestone decisions of parenthood - which school for my child? What matters to you when looking for a school? Is it the proximity to home so they can walk to school, Ofsted reports, SAT scores, the area of town it's in, word of mouth, colour of the uniform or the family background of the other pupils? Crowborough's...
What Makes Crowborough Beacon's A Level Results Different?

By maddogmick

I have read the article again and the figures dont seem to add up. You have quoted a statistic of ...

By ALewisGrey at 15:25 on 22/08/10

Crowborough Beacon's A level students have triumphed this year. As well as their excellent results, nearly all of the 117 students aiming for university places have secured them, which is far removed from the national average of 40%. According to the College's website 3 Students have gained Oxbridge Places, 100% of A level students have passed 2 or more A levels. 100% of BTEC students passed National Awards and National...
New Uniform for Beacon

By venzur

I am totally against this uniform change as I strongly believe that the motivation behind this...

By ALewisGrey at 15:56 on 26/06/10

What do you think of the new uniform for Beacon Community College? September of 2010 will see the start of the phasing in of the new school wear - black blazer with college badge on the breast pocket, white shirt, House tie and either black trousers for boys or black trousers/black skirt for girls. Grey V necks can also be worn and year 11 will be allowed to wear black V necks as a sign of seniority. Having been a...