Schools/colleges

SIXTH-formers at Haydon School are preparing to boycott next term after their headteacher imposed a 'business dress code' on them without warning.

The A-level students were told that from September they would have to wear smart shoes, trousers, shirts and blazers - and the new clothes would only cost £30 from Tesco.

GIRLS at Northwood College raised almost £2,000 for charity by taking part in a sponsored swimathon in memory of a former student.

As reported in the Gazette, Shannon Powell, a pupil at the school, in Maxwell Road, collapsed at the Middlesex Cross Country Championships in Barnet, north London, on January 8 this year.

A SCHOOL in Northwood is celebrating after its main kindergarten building was given a makeover.

St Martin's School, in Moor Park Road, welcomed the Mayor of Hillingdon, Councillor Mary O'Connor MBE, for the official re-opening of the building, on Friday (1).

The building was named in honour of former school chairman of governors, John Stanley, who unveiled a special plaque at the event.

STUDENTS at Northwood College used drama to delve into serious issues including adoption, family dynamics and the environment.

About 40 girls aged 11 to 14 took part in Secrets, the first of two plays staged annually at the school, in Maxwell Road.

PUPILS at Northwood School are celebrating exam success two months early.

Year 11 students at the school have already learned of their outstanding ICT results, with 99 per cent of pupils passing the subject at grade C or above.

CHILDREN came face to face with an array of exotic creatures at a school in Northwood.

Animals including a raccoon, chameleon, wallaby, meerkat and snake, joined by baby barn owls and armadillos, were the centre of attention among pupils at St Martin's School.

A NORTHWOOD school is holding a sponsored swim in memory of a popular pupil who died suddenly in a running competition.

The Gazette told how 14-year-old Shannon Powell (pictured), a student at Northwood College, collapsed at the Middlesex Cross Country Championships in Barnet, north London, on January 8 this year.

YOUNGSTERS discovered how maths can be fun with a series of themed activities at Hillside Infants School in Northwood.

More than 200 pupils took part in Maths Week, a popular annual event at the school, in Northwood Way.

TALENTED inventors at a Northwood school were given the opportunity to impress head honchos at a international furniture firm.

It was far cry from a normal day at the office as 12 students from Northwood College pitched their ideas for 'green' products at IKEA headquarters in Wembley, on Tuesday (14).

BROWSE stalls for a bargain and enjoy a tasty barbecue at a school summer fair in Rickmansworth.