• Abbey School GCSE results hit all-time high

  By neiljenkin at 17:15 on 25/08/11

  

  Students at the Abbey School in Faversham achieved record GCSE results this year with 43 per cent clinching five grades at A* to C including English and maths, and 40 per cent of students achieving grades A*, A or B. The number achieving five A* to C rose to a record level: 79 per cent, an increase of 18 per cent in one year. School's statement: This year has seen progress across all subject areas and the hard work of the staff and...

• Claim your free swimming ticket for the whole family

  By Faversham People at 08:00 on 15/04/11

  

  KEEPING your children entertained as summer approaches has just got much easier. Swale Council has teamed up with Eastern and Coastal Kent NHS Primary Care Trust, which donated £40,000 to offer every schoolchild a voucher for a free swim. Three pools, Faversham, Swallows in Sittingbourne and Sheerness, are participating in the scheme. Vouchers have either been given out already or will be given out shortly at your...

• Pupils take part in cross-country

  By Faversham People at 08:00 on 08/04/11

  

  MORE than 300 young runners took part in the Swale Primary Schools Cross Country Championships at Sittingbourne Community College on Wednesday. Mayor of Swale, Councillor Steve Worrall and Mayoress Therese Davies watched races and handed out medals to the winners following a morning of hard-fought racing. Swale Council's recreation officer James Thatcher, who helped organise the runs, said: "It gives kids the opportunity to...

• Union’s concerns over changes in our schools

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

  

  TEACHERS in Swale feel intimidated and confused when their schools convert to academies, says a union representative. Jacqie Hitchcock, Secretary of the Sittingbourne, Faversham and Sheppey branch of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), confirmed the view after the The teachers felt some heads had intimidated staff into going along with conversion to academy status, without making them fully aware of what the new status...

• Supermarket serves up a Fairtrade lesson

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

  

  PUPILS swapped their usual timetable for smoothie making and exotic fruit eating, as part of a new partnership with a supermarket chain. More than 100 secondary-aged youngsters at Meadowfield in Sittingbourne had a day off from their lessons when Morrisons staff visited to help with a Fairtrade Day earlier this month. They were joined by students from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham, who helped as part of their...

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