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Warm welcome for primary pupils Year 6 pupils and their families who are thinking of joining Highgate Wood spent time in the school on three mornings this week. Small groups of visitors were escorted by students, drawn from Year 9 and the sixth form. They saw classes at work in different parts of the school from the Pavilion to the Drum and the Adams Building. Our tour guides show a Pavilion classroom in action The visitors were ...
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Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This It's the season to be jolly Naeem McFadden Editor Published: December 8, 2009 This week is a pretty significant one for me. Thursday I will be celebrating my birthday and in the next two weeks gearing up for another Holly Jolly Christmas. Then the ...
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Calpers's bond managers may want to offer a few pointers to their colleagues in the private-equity group. The California Public Employees' Retirement System's U.S. fixed-income program is in the top 1% among its peers over the past decade, according to a new report from Wilshire Consulting that compares annualized returns. The program's 7.2% return over the past 10 years through September was tops among public pension funds with more than ...
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