Kensington and Chelsea News

Music scholarships for Royal Borough youngsters
A group of students from Kensington and Chelsea have been picked to receive music scholarships from City Hall. The Mayor's Fund for Young Musicians has announced awards worth £400,000 to support thousands of talented young musicians, including three from Kensington and Chelsea Music and Arts.

Apprenticeship scheme for borough youngsters
Catalyst Gateway, the charity arm of Catalyst Housing Group, is launching an apprenticeship scheme to give young people in Kensington and Chelsea a head start in their careers.

Exam success for borough's schools
Exam results in Kensington and Chelsea are among the best in the country according to figures released this week.

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Feeder school for sixth-form centres/consortia. New institution. Results will be published as N/A (Not Applicable). Statistics based on 10 or fewer candidates are suppressed.

College first with iPhone photography course
A college is offering a course in photography using the iPhone - the first of its kind in the country. 'iPhoneography: An Introduction to Photography with the iPhone,' will run for 5 weeks in March at Kensington and Chelsea College and will be made up of weekly evening classes.

Parents' fears over future of autism service
Worried parents fear the only autism service for adults in Kensington and Chelsea could be moved out of the borough.

Labour challenges Lamont decision
Opposition councillors in Kensington and Chelsea are challenging a decision which cleared the authority of any wrongdoing in its handling of former Councillor Andrew Lamont's resignation.

New children's hospital a step closer
A new children's hospital at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has moved a step closer with a new name and new theatres and wards.

U.K. college offering iPhoneography course
(Credit: Apple) If you were still wondering whether the iPhone had made a significant mark on society, news that London's Kensington and Chelsea College has a course offering students the ability to learn iPhoneography (the art of taking photographs with your iPhone) should be enough to answer the question. The new evening course will be entirely devoted to teaching students how to snap ...