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Queen’s Park school’s £8 million rebuild plan A planning application to rebuild parts of Islamia Primary School in Queen’s Park is being put forward this month. The proposals include building a new school on part of the existing site by knocking down some of the old buildings, including the kitchen and the canteen. The current school was built over 100 years ago and many of the buildings and facilities no longer meet pupil or teacher needs. It is also extremely popular and
over-subscribed, and urgently needs to expand to meet a growing demand for school places in Brent. The new-look school, which will reflect Islamia’s faith and ethos, will include a children’s library, a specialist teaching room for pupils with special educational needs, an enlarged play area, a prayer hall and additional outdoor learning spaces for all children. It is proposed that some of the school’s facilities will be available for hire, at set times,
during the evenings, weekends and school holidays, for quiet activities such as adult learning and keep-fit. The school in Salusbury Road is being redeveloped in partnership with Brent Council. The school is commited to building a sustainable and low-carbon building. The planning application will be considered by Brent Council’s Planning Committee in November, visit www.brent.gov.uk/ islamiaprimaryrebuild
Success for smart pupils St Gregory’s Catholic Science College is celebrating being named a leading school for pupils’ behaviour. The secondary school was praised by the Department for Education in a recent report because of pupils’ positive behaviour and high attendance. It will be helping other schools to improve their Ofsted ratings for behaviour in the next two years as one of 20 schools in the country which are part of the
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National Behaviour Challenge. The school was congratulated at a recent visit by Education Minister Nick Gibb MP. St Gregory’s emphasises high standards of behaviour and a smart uniform to pupils. Head teacher Andrew Prindiville said: “It’s a real honour to be recognised in this way I would like to thank all the staff, pupils and parents for making it a fantastic school.”
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Andrew Prindiville, head boy Daniel Zucker and head girl Venezia Souceradjou
Welsh Harp
More Green Flags for parks Two Brent Council parks have been awarded a Green Flag for the first time, which means seven of the borough’s parks have reached the highest national standards. The two new flags go to Fryent Country Park and the Welsh Harp Open Space, joining Mapesbury Dell, Preston Park, Barham Park, Gladstone Park and Roundwood Park. The Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. The award scheme began in 1996 as a means of recognising and rewarding the best green spaces in the country.
London roads in 2012 Library survey Brent Council is surveying children under 16 who use its libraries from 27 September to 3 October. The survey measures children’s satisfaction and use of libraries and will be done by asking the young people and their parent or carer to complete a questionnaire form. Visit www.brent.gov.uk/libraries for more.
Plans for how London’s roads will operate during the 2012 Olympic Games have been published. It includes proposals for an Olympic Route Network to ensure athletes and the officials get to venues on time and help Londoners travel without disruption. The network covers less than three per cent of London’s roads, and most of the network will be open for general traffic. The plans also set out the location and extent of temporary Games Lanes. Visit www.london2012.com/publ ications or email the Olympic Route Network team orn@london2012.com with views on the network.