PARENTS in East Sussex have been hit with fines and costs of more than £17,000 as a crackdown on poor school attendance continues.
Newly-released figures show East Sussex County Council prosecuted 46 parents in the county in October and November at the request of local schools for failing to ensure their child regularly attends school. Continue reading
SIXTEEN parents of children in East Sussex have been taken to court for failing to ensure their children regularly attend school.
The prosecutions came during the first month of a hard-hitting East Sussex County Council campaign urging parents to ‘get a grip’ and ensure their child attends school every day. Continue reading
YOUNG people in East Sussex have designed and produced a booklet advising schools how to support pupils’ mental health and wellbeing.
The booklet and accompanying posters, launched to mark World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, October 10 2017, were devised by young people from the East Sussex Youth Cabinet and Download mental health participation group. 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
