http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/ Times Series /news/education/ en-gb Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:38:00 +0100 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:38:00 +0100 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.times-series.co.uk/resources/images/534527/?type=rsslogo http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/ http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/4096220.Schools_remain_closed_as_snow_disruption_continues/?ref=rss Only two schools have managed to open today as snow and ice continue to cause disruption. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:26:47 +0000 afe9c0de98264993a257d37872dd1a1a http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3949233.Teenager_from_Hampstead_Garden_Suburb_wins_national_poetry_competition/?ref=rss A poem by a teenager from Hampstead Garden Suburb is featured in a Penguin anthology after she won a national writing competition. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:00:00 +0000 7477578303442228df6632e5dbe8de19 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3814744.Boys_get_a_kick_out_of_holiday_club/?ref=rss Encouraging young boys to get off the football pitch and into the classroom is often a gruelling task. But three young men from Colindale believe they have found an answer by setting up a holiday football club in partnership with a local school. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:47:28 +0000 7315786ef5c429a40b77b9f2e0157b00 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3772366.Reward_cards_are_a_nice_touch/?ref=rss A schoolteacher is targeting Barnet schools with a novel idea to inspire children to learn. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:58:34 +0100 802218c563af65fc768ff010f4f122a0 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3737062.Students_take_art_to_Africa/?ref=rss An after-school arts group is taking students on a journey of self-development with a three-week trip to Tanzania in December. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:21:13 +0100 0c429cfa6b46e2300a4f1d2cc57f5734 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3704683.Students_achieve_highest_GCSE_grades_in_UK/?ref=rss Talented students from Barnet and Potters Bar are celebrating after finding out they achieved some of the highest GCSE grades in the country. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:10:00 +0100 a561787ee7c1c2f15263b18137ee3202 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3700550.A_new_voice_for_Hindus/?ref=rss Barnet borough’s Hindu population was given a common voice last week with the launch of a forum. TOMASZ JOHNSON finds out what its members want to do for their community Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:56:34 +0100 b0747582922d966a6f923b5db0504658 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3696601.A_culture_of_achievement/?ref=rss Black students at a supplementary school in Grahame Park are bucking a worrying national trend of lower-than-average exam results. Dina Rickman finds out how Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:25:14 +0100 c523890baf8dc735b1f5c6087449a6b6 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3687064.The_argument_is_academic/?ref=rss Wren Academy in North Finchley is one of 47 privately sponsored academies launched by the Government this month. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:40:00 +0100 b46b92e3d751e5b64f2f9f070fd97671 http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/education/3685364.Mother_retrains_as_an_electrician/?ref=rss The construction industry has always been dominated by men, but a Barnet mother-of-four is determined not to let that hold her back. Dina Rickman talks to trainee electrician Heather Hurloll about her new vocation Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:51:40 +0100 1eb8d23361ae04f97ea70f9b92be809d