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Discover Garden Design with a New Course at Capel Manor College in Mottingham
Turn your passion for gardens into creative skills with Capel Manor College's new Introduction to Garden Design course, starting in Mottingham on Thursday 7 January 2027.
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Bromley
Roots4Learning Bromley: 60 Places for Pupils Out of School
A Bromley centre for pupils who cannot face school takes 60 a week, Years 6 to 13. Its founders and parents explain how it works and how to get a place.
Council
Ombudsman Faults Bromley Council 3 More Times on EHC Plans
Three more upheld Ombudsman findings on Bromley EHC plans: a transfer left five months, a placement never found, a review eight months late. £1,000 to be paid.
Council
Bromley Appoints Andrew Carter to Lead Children's Services
Andrew Carter returns to Bromley as Director of Children, Education and Families. He inherits an outstanding Ofsted rating and a £57.6m schools deficit.
Schools
Orion Scotts Park Ofsted: Strong in 3 of 7 Areas, No Grade
Ofsted graded Bromley's Orion Scotts Park strong for behaviour, early years and leadership, and expected standard in four more. Safeguarding standards met.
Bromley
St Olave's pupil takes 12 grade 9s while bowling for Kent
Arnav Singh, 16, scored 9s in all 12 GCSEs, 98% in English Literature, while playing county cricket, for St Olave's and for Bromley CC. His mum tells the story.
Council
Bromley Council Pays £11,660 for 20 Months Missed Support
A young person in Bromley went 20 months without the support his EHC plan promised. The council fixes just 2% of upheld cases early, against 14% elsewhere.
Schools
Bromley GCSE results 2026: 91.5% top grades at St Olave's
St Olave's put 91.5% of grades at 9 to 7 and Bromley High 74%. Seven Bromley schools published figures, the council none, and here is how to read them.
Schools
Bromley A level results 2026: 53% at A* or A at Newstead
Newstead Wood got 53% of A level entries at A* or A in 2026, Bromley High 58%, against 32.7% across London. Langley Park Girls 20%, and how to compare them.
Schools
Bromley School Term Dates 2026/27: Christmas From 18 Dec
Bromley schools break up on Friday 18 December and return 4 January; Bromley High ends 16 December. Every 2026/27 half term, INSET days and school differences.