THE EAST Sussex Pension Fund has been honoured at a national awards ceremony.
The Fund has been named Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Fund of the Year (assets over £2.5 billion) at the 2021 Local Authority Pension Fund (LAPF) Investments Awards.
WORK to improve skills, careers and training in East Sussex has been given a boost following a new partnership between national and local government.
The County Council has signed an agreement to work closely with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to improve the employment opportunities and skills of local residents.
A NEW REMOTE reading programme has been launched to support struggling young readers across the county.
East Sussex County Council is supporting the roll-out of an innovative reading scheme to help improve the reading skills of pupils in three primary schools in Hastings, Eastbourne and Newhaven.
Sixty 5- to 7-year-olds at Ore Village, Oakwood and Harbour primary schools are now receiving weekly online reading sessions as part of the UK-wide TutorMate programme, which is run by the charity Innovations for Learning UK.
A NEW app is being developed to help people in East Sussex lead a full and healthy life in older age.
The Life Transition app will help residents better prepare for significant changes in later life such as retirement, moving home, changes in health and mobility, becoming a carer or experiencing bereavement. Continue reading
