Schools/colleges

DR CHALLONER'S Grammar School could take over another school to improve standards after being named by the Government as a 'trusted provider' of education.
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and schools secretary Ed Balls announced the school in Chesham Road, Amersham, as being one of 13 'accredited schools' last week.
This means it could be asked by a local authority to step in to run a school which needs rapid improvement or instructed to by the Government.

YOUNGTERS' creative efforts were awarded when their floral designs were picked to be used as part of Amersham's entry into Britain in Bloom.
Schools in the town were invited to take part in a 'design a flower bed' competition, organised by Amersham Town Council.
The winners were judged by Councillor Ros Aitken, who is a member of the council's Amersham in Bloom committee, park superintendent Mark Richardson and four representatives from the Rotary Club of Amersham.

A CAMPAIGN aiming to raise funds and awareness to eradicate polio will get underway next week when empty shop windows will be filled with emotive displays about the disease.
The Rotary Clubs of Amersham, Chesham and Great Missenden have teamed up for the association's first national drive of its kind the 'Thanks For Life - Rotary Day' to celebrate its 105th birthday on Tuesday (23/2) while trying to stamp out polio from the world. The campaign aims to raise reach £1 million target with the help of its members across Great Britain and Ireland.
The clubs have decked out the former Post Office in Sycamore Road, Amersham-on-the-Hill, at the junction with Hill Avenue, and an empty shop in The Broadway, Chesham, with posters and statistics about the devastating effects of the disease which continues to exist in parts of Asia and Africa.

MUMS and dads were invited in to school to help show children how to enjoy a healthy lunch.
Youngsters at Chenies School enjoyed the efforts of their parents serving them at a 'spud and pud' last Thursday.
The school is promoting physical and emotional health and wellbeing among its pupils as part of a government 'Healthy Schools' initiative. It was awarded the status of being a 'healthy school' last Autumn.

PARENTS, governors and school staff have pleaded 'don't kill our kids' as speed limit on a road close to three schools could be increased.
Buckinghamshire County Council set to decide whether to put the speed limit back up to 40mph in Amersham Road (the A416), Chesham Bois, to the fury of those worried about the safety of children using the route.
It was reduced to 30mph in 2006 as part of the county council's ongoing speed limit review.

TWO schools encouraged pupils to put on their aprons and pick up wooden spoons to raise funds for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Girls at Dr Challoner's High School in Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, baked cakes for a mass sale at the school on January 22 and alongside a non-uniform day managed to raise more than £2,000.

TALENTED dancers from Amersham and Wycombe college are set to compete in a charity competition to raise funds for Haitians devastated by the earthquake disaster.
The dance troupe of students from the college in Stanley Hill, Amersham, will perform a piece, which portrays the trials and tribulations of life as a child soldier, at the British Red Cross's Dance for Life contest in March.

A YOUNG entrepreneur is offering residents a chance to have a clear out while helping a children's charity.
Harry Coё, 12, a pupil of The Beacon School, Chesham Bois, has organised a 'new year bazaar' on tomorrow (23/1).

TWO schoolgirls are celebrating after winning a national charity's competition to encourage young people to learn about the life of Jesus.
Katie Walters, 12, and Lucie May, 13, both pupils at Dr Challoner's High School, were named as joined first prizewinners in the annual Schools Bible Project 2009, organized by Christian Projects.

FRESH snowfall has caused further disruption across the Chiltern District.
Chiltern District Council has been forced to suspend all rubbish collections today and will continue to assess the situation.
Some schools in the area, already hit by closures last week, have been forced to shut their doors again to children or are asking parents to pick them up early as weather conditions deteriorate.
Buckinghamshire County Council's website has a full list of school closures. Click here to find out if your child's school has been affected.