NEXT WEEK, ten prefabricated 30-metre road bridges will leave Tilbury docks headed to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district of Pakistan as part of the flood relief effort.
Thurrock recorded their third draw in four games, some might suggest that’s eight points dropped, going behind in all three games and conceding some poor goals due to defensive errors its not the start that most Fleet fans were hoping for.
William Edwards have been the bedrock of educational excellence for decades in the borough. What is happening now is that they are now breathing down the neck of the Grays Convent as they are just 1% behind their neighbours.
Vivian Aiyedogbon, Jennifer Arkell, Siobhan Crilly, Caroline Iles, Tamara Mulenga, Elizabeth Mahoney, Rebecca Penn-Chambers and Lize Stam all continued the great tradition of academic excellence at the school.
“Special mention should be made of the following students who have gained more than 10 A* or A grades: Holly Abbott, Elaine Bibby, Rebecca Connelly, Bobby Conway and Becky Lawrence. The most impressive set was achieved by Kostadin Kolev whose hard work was rewarded with 16 very impressive passes at A* and A grade.”
JUST four years ago, Gateway Academy gained just 13% for 5 or more GCSE's A* to C (including English and Maths). At that time, the senior management believed that the new building and the positive approach married with the good will of the community would see those stats improve.
CHAFFORD HUNDRED have broken all their previous records as 79% of students gaining 5 or more A* to C GCSE's (inc Eng/Maths), an amazing 17% improvement on the previous year.
Interviewing the students, it is clear that they put in a great deal of work. We spoke to Lydia Cranefield and Vikki Teasdale. What they stress is the amount of coursework they completed in subjects such as Art and Geography.
The students were queuing up at just before 10am at the Southend Road school to get the results. Once in the hall, they opened their envelopes and sure enough, there were shrieks of delight as they all realised that all those months and years of hard work had come to fruition.
ORMISTON PARK ACADEMY improved their 5 GCSE's A* to C (including English and Maths) by a phenomenal 15% in what may well be seen as a real breakthrough year for the school.
Chafford Hundred are delighted that they have reached the top of the chart. Third in 2008, second in 2009 and now top with an increase of over 17%!
But look at St Clere's, a very very impressive 15% improvement in the year that there Ofsted gained six outstandings!
23 August and 7 September – Woodville Halls, Woodville Place, Gravesend
24 August and 8 September – Tilbury Community Association Centre, Civic Square, Tilbury
All events will be open from 3pm – 8pm.
The line-up was incredible with iconic acts such as Madness getting the over-whelming audience skanking, Florence and the Machine bringing people to tears and Faithless creating a sea of hands raised and pumping the air. Kasabian closed the festival on Sunday and went out with a major bang, with their lead singer declaring ‘This is why you came!’ to their audience.
