GCSE scrap plans criticised as a ‘step backwards’
Two senior teachers in the Western Wards have criticised the suggestion that GCSE exams could be abolished to make way for tougher tests as a step backwards. Ian Gates, deputy head teacher at...
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Torchbearer cancer sufferer urges men to be aware
A pupil at Brookfield School was delighted to show her friends and teachers the Olympic torch her uncle carried through Reading. Student Ella Taylor was proud to invite her uncle Gordon Ralphs, who was...
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Brookfield pupils strut their stuff at the end of year prom
More than 200 teenagers from the Western Wards strutted their stuff in their finery for the annual Brookfield School prom tonight (July 19). The youngsters arrived in a double decker bus, on the back...
View ArticleBrookfield GCSE pass rates up 5 per cent
But pass rates for those taking core subjects English and Maths down 7 per cent Nine out of every 10 students who sat GCSE exams at Brookfield School this summer passed at least five subjects at grades...
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Smiles and congratulations at Brookfield’s GCSE success
Happy smiles spread across faces of students at Brookfield School today (Thursday August 23) as they collected their GCSE results. Students jump for joy at their GCSE results Congratulating one another...
View ArticleSchool CCTV coverage ‘appropriate’
CCTV coverage for the main secondary school for the Western Wards of Fareham is appropriate to ensure security for staff and pupils, the school said today (Wednesday September 12). A report by privacy...
View ArticleGCSE replacement exams ‘not fit for 21st Century workplace’
A secondary school head teacher in the Western Wards said the decision to replace GCSE exams with the English Baccalaureate Certificate (EBacc) may not prepare pupils for the modern workplace....
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Pupils’ art work turned into Christmas cards
To get into the festive spirit Brookfield School pupils designed Christmas cards in a competition run by a picture framing store and art gallery in Warsash. Ten finalists were selected to have their...
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Brookfield’s Our House show is complete Madness
It’s a show full of madness! This year’s Brookfield School production “Our House: The Musical” is based on the music of 1980s band Madness – and yes, the students perform the famous Baggy Trouser’s...
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Young drivers get first taste behind the wheel
Year 11 Brookfield School pupils got behind the wheel at school to learn how to drive safely. Brookfield students try the Young Driver scheme The 15 and 16-year-olds got a unique chance to be buckled...
View ArticleFuneral for Titchfield Common charity fundraiser
The funeral of a charity fundraiser from Titchfield Common whose body was found on a beach on Christmas Eve was due to be held today (Tuesday January 15). David Ellett, 22, of Clarendon Crescent was...
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Artwork of decay exhibited in Warsash gallery
It will be a composition of decomposition as decayed artwork by Brookfield Community School pupils is on display in a Warsash framing store. (top) Morgan Marshall, 13, Myles Bell, 14, Ben Critchley,...
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Former Brookfield student to inspire performing arts pupils
An actor and former Brookfield School student will return to Sarisbury Green to talk to pupils about a career in acting. Andrew Silverwood Andy Silverwood will visit GCSE students and talk to them...
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Brookfield concert a roaring success
Pupils from the Western Wards took to a stage in Fareham to perform a wide range of music from film themes to jazz in the annual Spring Concert. The concert by the 150 Brookfield School pupils was a...
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Park Gate netballer up for sport award
A netball coach from Park Gate has been nominated for a regional sports award. Victoria Froud has been shortlisted for the Participation Coach award in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sports Awards to...
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Proud parents rocking at Brookfield gig
Rock and pop stars of the future performed one of their first gigs for their proud parents at the Brookfield School Rock Academy in Sarisbury. Pic by Melanie Walters Pupils of various ages performed...
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Sarisbury catering teacher is raising money for Parkinson’s UK
By Jenny Lingham-Doe Twelve years ago Lorna Richards’ father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. To help raise awareness and money for research Lorna is running the London Marathon this year in aid...
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Titchfield Common teenager on stand-by for London theatre group
Passionate about performing, Luke Barker was delighted to beat thousands who auditioned for the Youth Music Theatre in London. Initially 2,500 11 to 21-year-olds auditioned across the country for one...
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Locks Heath judo star Jade Hart takes bronze medal
A young judo champion from Locks Heath battled national team players while representing Hampshire in a southern tournament. Jade Hart holds her Hampshire championship trophy alongside a number of her...
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Scorching fun at the Warsash Festival
Thousands of people brought Warsash to a standstill this weekend with the biennial Warsash Festival on Strawberry Field. See our film of the Warsash Festival fun Huge crowds gathered from mid-day in...
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