Author: Samantha Lauren King

The biennial Outstanding Governance Awards took place last week at London’s House of Commons. The awards, organised by the National Governance Association, have been running since 2007, and celebrate the work of school governors across England. The four categories included ‘outstanding clerk to a governing board’, ‘outstanding governance in a single school’, ‘outstanding governance in […]

The top two achievers at Amersham School in Buckinghamshire have decided to continue on to the school’s sixth-form. Barney Robinson (pictured left) received the highest grades for the boys, with two A*s, two As, two Bs, a C, two grade 9s in maths and English literature, and a grade 8 in English language. He now […]

Two twins have achieved the GCSE grades they need to pursue careers in medicine. Farouq and Faisal Mansour, both pupils at Penwortham Priory Academy in Preston, share not only the same genes – but also the same career goal. Faisal (pictured left), who is deputy head boy at the school, achieved two A* grades in […]

Three sisters who all attended the same school celebrated their final GCSE results day today, as youngest sister Isobel Maudsley collected her results. The youngest of the trio (pictured far left) achieved 10 GCSE’s, including an impressive grade 9 in maths. Mum, Joanne Maudsley, said: “I’m sad as it’s the end of an era. Blessed […]

Despite speaking no English when she first started school in year 7, Nikola Michalak has achieved strong passes in both her English GCSEs. The Nightingale Academy student arrived in England from Poland at the age of ten and spent a whole year out of education, with her family also unable to speak English. Today, she […]

A student who defied death and missed a month of school has achieved 8 GCSEs, with his highest a grade 7 in maths. Kieron Simpson (pictured), a student at the Burnley-based Shuttleworth College, fell 20 feet from a disused building last year, suffering a fractured skull, broken ribs, three cracked vertebrae, a shattered kidney and […]

Two friends who met at Alder Grange School in year 7 have earned the grades they need to head off to university – and they’re going together. Now studying at the Lancashire school’s sixth-form, students Harry Travis (pictured left) and Daniel Swift will both study business studies at Liverpool John Moore’s University, and even have […]

A student diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during her second year of college graduated today with a host of BTEC and A-level qualifications. Emily Whiley (pictured), a student at Giles Academy in Lincolnshire, received her diagnosis during year 13, and her health deteriorated throughout her studies. Today she discovered she had achieved three merits in her […]