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Iconic vision for city school

3:11pm Thursday 25th March 2010

IT is an “iconic” vision for the future of education in Southampton.

Academy crisis: unions blame education boss

9:36am Wednesday 26th November 2008

TEACHING union leaders have called on Southampton’s education boss to “fall on his sword” as the controversy surrounding a crisis-hit school continues.

Head teacher quits as 19 staff hand in their notice

10:48am Tuesday 25th November 2008

A TROUBLED Southampton school where pupils went on the rampage is facing a mass exodus of teachers, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Head of troubled Oasis academy quits

11:10am Monday 24th November 2008

THE head teacher of a troubled Southampton academy where pupils went on the rampage has resigned.

Parents voice concerns over academy to MP

11:53am Saturday 22nd November 2008

SCORES of parents joined forces last night to air their concerns over one of Southampton’s newest schools to city MP John Denham.

Why I took sons out of school

6:30am Friday 21st November 2008

Scout leader says there’s a ‘lack of teaching’ at academy

School boss backs staff after unrest

7:20am Wednesday 29th October 2008

THE chairman of the Southampton city academy where pupils went on the rampage has admitted there is a “crisis” at the campus but said its leadership had his full support.

Ofsted inspectors called into city academy

12:20pm Friday 24th October 2008

A PROBE is underway at a Southampton school where dozens of students went on the rampage.

Head of troubled school defends decisions made

12:20pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

UNDER-fire head Ruth Johnson, today issued a defiant message to parents and pupils at her troubled school: “There’s no going back”.

School needs troubleshooters

10:58am Wednesday 22nd October 2008

THE Christian organisation running a controversial new Southampton school has been told it may need to bring in troubleshooters after up to 150 pupils went on the rampage.

Parents' help needed to prevent school rampage repeat

2:00pm Tuesday 21st October 2008

IT IS up to parents to stop a repeat of the ugly scenes when up to 150 children went on a rampage of destruction at a city school.

Pupils go on rampage at city school

4:10pm Monday 20th October 2008

PARENTS, teachers and union leaders are calling for urgent action after dozens of pupils went on the rampage leaving a trail of destruction at one of Southampton’s newest schools.