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Russian meteor would cause significant deaths if it hit Earth, warns city expert

5:47pm Friday 15th February 2013

A similar-sized meteor to the one that exploded in the sky over Russia today would cause ''significant fatalities'' if it hit Earth, said a Southampton expert.

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Immediate action demanded from school after damning report

12:04pm Friday 15th February 2013

OFSTED inspectors have recommended immediate action at a Hampshire school in the wake of a damning report into failures to protect a vulnerable teenager.

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Holly’s up for science award

11:08am Friday 15th February 2013

A HAMPSHIRE pupil is bidding to win one of the country’s most prestigious youth awards for science and engineering.

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Hundreds lose out as GCSE appeal is thrown out

12:27pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

An alliance of hundreds of pupils and schools and scores of local councils, as well as teaching unions, have lost their unprecedented legal challenge over GCSE English exam grades.

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Schools go flipping crazy for pancake day

4:55pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

Schools across Hampshire went flipping crazy to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.

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University's creative students will see their work performed at the Theatre Royal

9:41am Tuesday 12th February 2013

THE next great playwright could be discovered in Winchester.

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Pupils inspired by sporting idols

12:19pm Friday 8th February 2013

SPORTING stars dropped in to inspire Hampshire pupils in their fundraising bid.

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Too drunk mum rang 999 to pick up kids from school

8:51am Thursday 7th February 2013

A HAMPSHIRE mum dialled 999 for help because she was “too drunk” to pick up her children from school, the Daily Echo can reveal.

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Moves to set up first free primary

7:00am Thursday 7th February 2013

PLANS for Hampshire’s first free primary school have passed a major milestone.

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University of Southampton takes to the treadmill

4:30pm Thursday 7th February 2013

A NEW initiative is being launched at a Southampton university to help boost the fitness of staff and students.

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Police teach children and parents about internet safety

4:10pm Thursday 7th February 2013

SCHOOLS across Hampshire learnt how to keep safe online as part of international Safer Internet Day.

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Winchester school pupils make video to find new headteacher

1:30pm Wednesday 6th February 2013

FOR some, searching through endless pages of job ads is a dull and dreary experience.

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Schools' cash boost to help struggling pupils

7:34am Friday 1st February 2013

SECONDARY schools in Southampton and Hamp-shire are to receive an extra £1.3m to help youngsters who failed to make the grade in literacy and maths at the end of their primary education, it has been revealed today.

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Crackdown on truants

7:00am Friday 1st February 2013

A major crackdown has been launched against truants in a Hampshire town.

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School meal prices frozen

12:30pm Thursday 31st January 2013

THE PRICE of school meals for thousands of schoolchildren in Hampshire has been frozen for the fourth year running.

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Anger as new £135K city role ‘misses out education’

4:00am Thursday 31st January 2013

SOUTHAMPTON’S head of children’s services, the man who has overseen the city's rise up the league tables, is fighting for his job after council chiefs decided to merge it with another role.

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Primary is officially a 'good' school thanks to Ofsted

4:50pm Thursday 31st January 2013

WICKHAM Church of England Primary is a good school – and that’s official.

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Teenage ambassadors jetting off to India

2:10pm Thursday 31st January 2013

TWO teenage campaigners from Ringwood School are to travel to India after winning an international award.

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Wickham school gets its best ever report from Ofsted

10:13am Thursday 31st January 2013

WICKHAM Church of England Primary is a good school - and that’s official.

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Star gives music lessons to youngsters

6:00am Thursday 31st January 2013

LAST WEEK pop star Omar was in the company of royalty receiving an MBE for his services to music at Buckingham Palace.

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A* student hid fact he had left uni before killing himself

10:51am Wednesday 30th January 2013

When promising student Yunzhao Fan, began struggling with his degree, he kept his problems secret from his family.

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School's action plan to stop repeat of 'appalling abuse'

6:00am Monday 28th January 2013

AN ACTION plan has been drawn up to prevent a repeat of the “appalling abuse” suffered by a vulnerable teenager at a special school in Hampshire.

iPads replace pens and paper in a first for school

2:30pm Monday 28th January 2013

Children at a Southampton school are using the latest technology in the classroom.

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School league tables ‘not a level playing field’

10:45am Friday 25th January 2013

PRINCIPALS at two Hampshire colleges have criticised the Government’s league tables for unfairly reflecting their performance.

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Concern as university applicant numbers remain low

4:50pm Thursday 24th January 2013

FEARS have been raised fewer people are applying to go to university in the face of higher tuition fees.

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Dino discovery rewrites the history books

11:41am Thursday 24th January 2013

A NEWLY discovered dinosaur is changing forever the way we look at birds, a Southampton scientist claims.

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GCSE results good - but could have been even better

9:38am Thursday 24th January 2013

IT WAS good but it could have been so much better. Those were the feelings of head teachers across the south today as the results of last year’s GCSE examinations were published.

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Minister to discuss 'appalling abuse' at school

3:59pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

A GOVERNMENT minister has agreed to meet an MP to discuss an "appalling" case of abuse at a Hampshire special school.

Headteacher at top Hampshire school to leave after eight years in charge

12:21pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

THE HEAD of one of Hampshire's top state secondary schools is to leave after eight years at the helm.

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County Council considers proposal for new primary school in Hampshire

12:42pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

HAMPSHIRE County Council is considering proposals for a second primary school in Whiteley.

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Hampshire schools banned from taking student data without consent

3:30pm Thursday 17th January 2013

HAMPSHIRE schools are to be banned from collecting pupils’ biometric data, including fingerprints, without consent.

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Paint Pots nursery in Shirley receives an 'oustanding' Ofsted

3:50pm Thursday 17th January 2013

CHILDREN, staff and parents of a Southampton nursery could not help but smile when they found out they had achieved “outstanding” Ofsted results.

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Honda's Dream initiative visits Bitterne Park School for workshop

4:10pm Thursday 17th January 2013

PUPILS at a Southampton school are dreaming of better futures thanks to an innovative project aimed at giving them the skills and strategies needed to achieve their goals.

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Now school bans girl, 13, from lessons for having red hair

2:44pm Thursday 17th January 2013

A SECOND mum has criticised a Hampshire school after her daughter was placed in isolation – for having her hair dyed dark red.

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Children should be taught how English language works first, say researchers

10:49am Wednesday 16th January 2013

Children would find it easier to learn to read and write if they were first taught how the English language works and what words mean rather than trying to sound out words, according Hampshire researchers.

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Tributes paid to popular teacher

2:35pm Friday 11th January 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Southampton teacher, who died of an apparent heart attack.

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School's 'outstanding' hat-trick

11:50am Thursday 10th January 2013

Delighted pupils and staff at Hedge End’s Wildern School are celebrating a special hat-trick after being given top marks by Ofsted inspectors for the third time in a row.

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Pregnant mums' diets linked to fat kids

11:12am Thursday 10th January 2013

HAMPSHIRE academics have proved that mums-to-be who eat higher levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids during pregnancy have fatter children.

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Police calm parents after girl claims she was followed

10:58am Thursday 10th January 2013

POLICE have this morning moved to allay fears among parents after a schoolgirl reported being followed by a man.

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City tower to be converted to student flats in £10m plan

4:00am Thursday 10th January 2013

THIS is the £10m vision to transform an ageing Southampton office block into swanky student flats.

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Fire at Lytchett Minster School

9:03am Thursday 27th December 2012

Around 70 firefighters have dealt with a fire at the theatre block of Lytchett Minster School. The most likely cause is believed to be a lightning strike. Follow our blog for the latest updates.

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Antarctic mission to find alien life called off

11:29am Thursday 27th December 2012

SCIENTISTS searching for undiscovered life forms in an ancient lake beneath the Antarctic have been forced to call off their mission.

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Mum assaulted staff at city school

9:11am Saturday 22nd December 2012

A MUM has been convicted of assaulting four members of staff in front of children at a Southampton school while under the influence of alcohol.

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Adult learners make history

2:00pm Thursday 20th December 2012

THEY’RE a little older than the usual graduates, but this group have made history as the first Higher Education students to complete degrees at The Adult and Higher Education Division of Peter Symonds College.

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Schools take up robot wars challenge

2:20pm Thursday 20th December 2012

HAMPSHIRE pupils have been battling in a robot wars.

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