EMPLOYMENT and career prospects of adults and young people in East Sussex are being boosted by two major improvement schemes.
The contractors behind the Eastbourne Town Centre Improvement Scheme and Newhaven Port Access Road have pledged to provide jobs and work experience and to forge close links with local schools and colleges. Continue reading
YOUNG people with special educational needs have been taking to the water at an East Sussex activity centre – thanks to a donation from local charitable organisations.
Eastbourne Round Table and the associated Eastbourne 41 club donated £1,500 for the purchase of a fleet of easy-to-use ‘sit-on’ kayaks for the Buzz Active centre at Cuckmere. Continue reading
MUCH-valued music lessons for young people across East Sussex will continue after alternative savings were identified.
Earlier in 2018, East Sussex County Council announced a consultation on proposals to remove funding for individual and small group instrumental lessons in a bid to make savings of £180,000 and balance the music service’s books. Continue reading
FAMILIES needing the support of social workers in East Sussex are receiving an ‘outstanding’ service, Ofsted inspectors have said.
East Sussex County Council has become one of few local authorities to have achieved the highest possible rating for its work with vulnerable families following an inspection which focussed on front-line staff. Continue reading
