ADDITIONAL investment will help boost an improvement programme for schools across the county.
In a bid to address concerns raised during a recent Ofsted Inspection, a budget of £800,000 has been identified to accelerate East Sussex County Council’s Excellence for All strategy which aims to ensure all children are taught in a school rated good or outstanding by Ofsted and reach their full potential. Watch our video with Cllr Nick Bennett, lead member for learning and school effectiveness.
PARENTS in East Sussex could save hundreds of pounds and secure a healthier future for their child with the introduction of free school meals for infants.
The Government’s Universal Infant Free School Meals programme will be rolled out across the country for the first time when schools return from the summer holidays next week. Continue reading
THE waiting is over for students across East Sussex after this year’s GCSE results were announced.
With results received from 25 of 26 schools, provisional results show 57 per cent of students across the county received five or more A* to C grades including English and mathematics – slightly down on last year’s figure of 59%.
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ACHIEVING the best possible outcomes for children and young people is top of the agenda for East Sussex County Council’s new Director of Children’s Services.
A decade after his last stint at the authority working as Head of Safeguarding, Stuart Gallimore will return to the county at the end of April to lead the Children’s Services department. Continue reading
