EFFORTS to support vulnerable children and their families have earned East Sussex County Council a place on a prestigious national awards shortlist.
The authority’s children’s services department has been shortlisted in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2017 in the category of Best Social Work Employer. Continue reading
THE BENEFITS of a programme which helps people make positive changes to their family lives were shared with Whitehall officials during a special visit last week.
The Triple P – Positive Parenting Programme was thrown into the spotlight when Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, Jonathan Slater, and Regional Schools Commissioner for South-East England and South London, Dominic Herrington visited Hastings. Continue reading
PUPILS in East Sussex will benefit from a £250,000 funding boost aimed at raising teaching standards, improving attendance and reducing exclusions in secondary schools.
The money will be used to set up a Secondary Inclusion Partnership, which will see county schools working together, and with providers from outside the area, to share support and expertise. Continue reading
RESIDENTS are being asked for their views on plans to expand Willingdon Community School to meet growing demand.
East Sussex County Council is consulting on proposals to increase the number of places at the secondary school in Lower Willingdon from 1,000 to 1,200. Continue reading
