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v school May the force be with you Police cadets pick up a string of awards see page 7 ISSUE 1023 18 – 24 AUGUST 2014 Taking your next steps Education and training advice in our 16-page supplement see get a school life, inside see pages 18 & 19 Make the right choice Advice on how to find the best university for you see page 2 see inside WWW.TOWERHAMLETS.GOV.UK Get yourself work ready Join a training scheme or apprenticeship at college Theres still so much to learn Local schools offer exciting sixth form opportunities see see inside 18-24 AUGUST 2014 EDUCATION SPECIAL WWW.TOWERHAMLETS.GOV.UK Put your best foot forward Explore the wharves and warehouses of old Wapping NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY Students chalk up impressive results BY SHALINA HUSSAIN STUDENTS from Tower Hamlets have exceeded expectations and picked up impressive results – with many securing places at some of the country’s top universities. Two students at Raine’s Foundation School, Joel Adams and Lana Crowe, have places at Cambridge University while Iftikhar Latif from Cambridge Heath Sixth Form is heading to Oxford. Hundreds of teenagers learned of their A Level results last Thursday, August 14. Congratulating students, Mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “Tower Hamlets already has one of the best records in the country for the proportion of A Level students who go on to university. “I want it to become the norm that local children go into higher education, and with the help the council gives to university students and results such as we have seen, that ambition is certainly within reach.” Continued on pages 2 & 3 Cambridge Heath Sixth Form students Zak and Leena were among the hundreds of teenagers celebrating their results Free valuation: 020 7791 5333 www.city-fox.co.uk *Terms & Conditions Apply 190 Mile End Rd London E1 4LJ Sell your property in 30 days 105 LONDONPHONECOMPANY.COM


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