Behind the scenes at 'crumbling' school

Head teacher Susan Trigger outside a dilapidated outbuilding

12:51pm Friday 17th May 2013

A HEADTEACHER has listed a catalogue of devastating problems facing a crumbling Hampshire school.

Head's 'devastation' after school misses out on millions again

Bitterne Park Schoo, Southampton

4:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A MULTI-million pound scheme to rebuild a crumbling Southampton school has been axed – for a second time.

University wins appeal after critical report

University of Southampton

4:25pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE watchdog for higher education is set to revisit the University of Southampton after the institution successfully appealed against a previous critical report.

Winchester school bursar in court today on fraud charge

Green website logo for Hampshire Chronicle

2:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A FORMER senior manager at a Winchester special school has appeared at crown court accused of fiddling work timesheets.

Right up their street

A FLYING START: To the street theatre workshop

2:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

YOUNGSTERS from Eastleigh schools across showcased their performance skills at a theatre workshop.

Uni unveils new £25m campus vision

An artist's impression of the new Southampton Solent new teaching hub.

12:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

Southampton Solent University has unveiled the bold look for the new teaching hub at its main campus.

Search for best lollipop person in Hampshire

The crossing patrol in Carpenders Avenue.

12:18pm Friday 10th May 2013

WINCHESTER schoolchildren are encouraged to find their diamond in the rough.

Hampshire college's new building in line for excellence award

Architect's impression of the Nobel Building, part of a £4.2m investment

2:00pm Monday 6th May 2013

LIGHT, airy classrooms, solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system will be the setting for students at Barton Peveril College from September.

Head comes out fighting after Ofsted deems school 'inadequate'

Head teacher Billy Davies helping some of the pupils learn their times tables.

3:57pm Friday 3rd May 2013

“CHILDREN only get one chance at an education, and it has got to be the best.”

Glowing Ofsted report for Chamberlayne College, Southampton

Pupils and head teacher Ewan Scott celebrate Chamberlayne College of the Arts' Ofsted success.

2:30pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

WITH rocketing GCSE results and now an Ofsted report rating it as good, Chamberlayne College for the Arts can rightly claim to have shaken off its past.

Winchester teenager in England call-up

St Swithun's sports scholar Emily Sambrook Smith has been selected to play in the England A team.

9:36am Thursday 2nd May 2013

A TEENAGER from Winchester has been called up to play for England's lacrosse U19 squad when it tours Canada this summer.

21 computers stolen from college

Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh

10:00am Wednesday 1st May 2013

BURGLARS have stolen 21 computers from a Hampshire college.

What are your children sending on their phones?

A girl taking a picture of herself on her mobile phone. Photograph posed by model

12:03pm Monday 29th April 2013

SENDING sexually explicit pictures via mobile phones is part of everyday life for children in Hampshire, a Daily Echo investigation has found.

Pizza the action: Winchester schoolchildren get hands-on at Jamie Oliver's restaurant

Pupils from Kings' School visit Union Jack's to learn how to make pizza

4:48pm Thursday 25th April 2013

WINCHESTER children put their creative juices to good use last week.

Another staff member quits sex scandal school

Stanbridge Earls School

5:55pm Monday 22nd April 2013

ANOTHER senior member of staff at the Hampshire special school facing shocking sex abuse claims has resigned, it has been revealed.

Stonehenge used thousands of years earlier than thought

Stonehenge older than experts realised

12:00am Friday 19th April 2013

Human beings were occupying Stonehenge thousands of years earlier than previously thought, it has been revealed.

Head resigns from school at centre of sex abuse claims

Stanbridge Earls school

4:19pm Thursday 18th April 2013

THE headmaster of a controversial school at the centre of shocking sex abuse claims has today resigned.

Good progress for Redlands Primary School in Ofsted

Pupils at Redlands Primary School with head teacher Kevin Harcombe

2:00pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

“IT HAS been tested out and found to be the real deal.”

Governor stands down from scandal hit school

Stanbridge Earls school

4:00am Thursday 11th April 2013

A SECOND governor of a Hampshire special school at the heart of sex abuse allegations has stepped down.

Southampton college students prepare for a trip of a lifetime

ADVENTURE: The St Mary's College students

2:50pm Monday 8th April 2013

IT is a trip of a lifetime. Biology students at St Mary’s College Southampton are being whisked away on a two-week trip to Madagascar.

Hampshire students join prisoners for convicts play

DRAMA STUDENTS: From the University of Winchester

12:50pm Monday 8th April 2013

STUDENTS are teaming up with Hampshire prisoners to stage a play about a penal colony.

Parents back school at centre of sex abuse claims

Stanbridge Earls School

7:24am Friday 5th April 2013

PARENTS have formed a campaign group to back a special school at the centre of sex abuse claims.

TV role for Winchester seamstress

Green website logo for Hampshire Chronicle

4:51pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

A WINCHESTER seamstress is to be a judge on a new television competition.

Sex scandal school could be closed

Stanbridge Earls School.

4:04pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

A SCHOOL at the centre of shocking sex abuse allegations is facing a new threat of closure, it has been revealed today.

Win a tour of Norwegian Breakaway for you and your school class

Norwegian Breakaway.

3:13pm Tuesday 26th March 2013

SHE WILL be one of the most colourful sights ever to arrive in Southampton when Norwegian Breakaway sails into the port in April.

Parents pay the price in truancy crackdown

Parents pay the price in truancy crackdown

11:22am Monday 25th March 2013

HUNDREDS of parents in Southampton have been trapped in a major purge on truancy across the city.

Police investigate sex abuse claims at special school

Firefighter tackle blaze at school

6:00am Monday 25th March 2013

A CRIMINAL investigation has been launched into sexual abuse claims at a Hampshire special school.

Winchester college students unearth 4,000-year-old Bronze Age flints

Teacher Jo Harrison with, left to right, Eleanor Little, Matthew Salmon (partly hidden), and Stephanie Cornwell

12:00pm Monday 25th March 2013

STUDENTS have been shedding light on the deepest history of their playing field.

Anger after MP tells teachers: You're lucky to have your jobs

New Forest MP Desmond Swayne

8:08am Thursday 21st March 2013

TEACHERS threatening to strike in Hampshire have reacted with fury after an MP told them they were lucky to have their jobs.

VIDEO: Pupils go wild as teachers stage Strictly Come Dancing show

Strictly Comes Dancing comes to Bitterne Park Secondary School

7:19pm Wednesday 20th March 2013

TEACHERS at Bitterne Park Secondary School in Southampton went Strictly Come Dancing crazy to raise money for comic relief.

Principal named for pioneering school

Christian Down

5:19pm Monday 18th March 2013

THIS is the man who will lead Southampton’s newest school when it opens its doors for the first time later this year.

University announces expansion of scholarship scheme

University of Winchester vice-chancellor Prof Joy Carter has been named first-ever patron of Winchester Action on Climate Change

9:25am Monday 18th March 2013

THE University of Winchester has announced that it will award a further £10,000 in scholarships.

Crisis over primary school places warning

An empty school classroom

8:23am Friday 15th March 2013

Tens of thousands of extra school places will be needed by next year amid a continuing surge in demand, the spending watchdog warned today.

Boy offers money from the tooth fairy to save after-school club

Children and helpers at the after-school club at Heathfield Junior School

4:29pm Friday 15th March 2013

IT was a gesture that would have melted any parent’s heart, a wide-eyed little boy offering to donate a few pounds from the tooth fairy to rescue his beloved after-school club.

Runaway success for team

Springhill Catholic Primary School came fifth in the Hampshire Schools Indoor Athletics Championships.

12:58pm Friday 15th March 2013

SPRINGHILL Catholic Primary Schools’ indoor athletics team showed they have a spring in their step by finishing fifth in the Hampshire Schools indoor athletics championship.

Platinum joy for Shirley Warren’s prize singers

Platinum joy for Shirley Warren’s prize singers

11:33am Friday 15th March 2013

PUPILS proved they were top of the tops when they celebrated clinching a national singing award.

Cuts spark fears of crumbling buildings

Southern Daily Echo

4:30pm Thursday 14th March 2013

FUNDING for school repairs in Southampton has been cut sharply – raising fresh fears of leaking roofs and crumbling classrooms.

New primary school bid approved

Southern Daily Echo

3:50pm Thursday 14th March 2013

A NEW £2.2m temporary primary school in a Hampshire village has been given the go ahead despite residents’ concerns about parking.

Primary school gets top marks from Ofsted

ACHIEVERS: The pupils and staff celebrate

2:00pm Thursday 14th March 2013

PUPILS and staff at a Hampshire primary school have much to celebrate after being awarded top marks from inspectors.

Drama school petitions over arts cuts

Southern Daily Echo

7:10pm Thursday 14th March 2013

A DRAMA school has launched a petition against performing arts cuts.

Young entrepreneurs have mugs full of money

CLEVER COOKS: Emily Page, Jessie Wall, Kate Heinrick-Jones, Polly Robey and Abigail Wall

4:50pm Thursday 14th March 2013

ENTERPRISING Hampshire students are hoping to turn the humble mug into a money-spinner.

Pupils walk like an Egyptian

PHAROAH FUN: Pupils with their teacher Dee Griffiths

3:30pm Thursday 14th March 2013

AMPFIELD School pupils have been delving into the lives of Egyptians.

Super school on hold as residents get more time to examine plans

Green website logo for Hampshire Chronicle

10:41am Tuesday 12th March 2013

PROPOSALS for a Winchester 'super school' have been put on hold to give residents more time to examine the plans, according to the county council.

Let's Dance

Swanmore College of Technology's The Hunger Games

10:20am Thursday 7th March 2013

BUDDING young performers from across Hampshire have taken to the stage at Southampton Guildhall as they bid to win a prestigious annual competition.

New wildlife pond for school

11:50am Thursday 7th March 2013

WEST Hill Park School in Titchfield unveils its £4,000 wildlife pond on March 20, paid for by Fareham Borough Council and county councillor Geoff Hockley as well as the school and parents.

Pre-school celebrates 10th birthday

10:17am Thursday 7th March 2013

WILDGROUND pre-school celebrated its tenth birthday by throwing a party for children and their parents.

One-in-five children obese in Southampton

The Beast burger at the Bay Horse

12:45pm Friday 1st March 2013

ONE in five of Southampton’s primary schoolchildren is now obese, new figures have revealed.

School's £86k bill to parents of sex abuse teen

Firefighter tackle blaze at school

3:15pm Tuesday 26th February 2013

A SPECIAL school has been ordered to pay more than £86,000 to the parents of a teenager at the centre of sexual abuse claims.

Cash boost for football in Chandler's Ford

Green website logo for Hampshire Chronicle

10:35am Tuesday 19th February 2013

GRASSROOTS sport in Hampshire has received a boost after a Chandler's Ford primary school was awarded a grant of more than £20,000.

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

Russian meteor would cause "sgnificant" deatsh is 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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