A PRIMARY school near Robertsbridge will close in August, East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet has decided.
In recent years pupil numbers at Mountfield and Whatlington Primary School have declined raising concerns about the long term sustainability of the school. Currently there are only three children on roll at the school. Concerns were also raised by the Diocese of Chichester, which holds the building and land in trust. Continue reading
EDUCATION chiefs are consulting on plans to change some of the rules on free school transport.
East Sussex County Council is proposing removing the link between school catchment areas and eligibility for free home to school travel from September 2015. Continue reading
GROUND has been broken on a project to provide Etchingham with a new primary school and community facility.
The replacement school will be funded by East Sussex County Council and is part of a wider development which will include community facilities to replace the village hall, and new homes. Continue reading
A PRIMARY school has become the first in East Sussex to achieve an award which recognises its ‘green’ travel credentials.
Willingdon Primary School, in Eastbourne, received the Sustrans School Mark Bronze Award, which recognises outstanding effort in promoting sustainable travel among children, parents and staff. Continue reading
