Category Archives: Young people

Food and Fun holiday clubs return this winter

MORE children and young people will benefit from free activities and nutritious food this winter as the popular Holiday Food and Fun programme returns.

Funded by the Department for Education, the Holiday Food and Fun scheme will be running across East Sussex during the Christmas school holidays, offering a range of festive activities and nutritious food to children who receive benefits-related free school meals. Continue reading

Open Doors workplace visits return

STUDENTS across East Sussex have been gaining insights into the world of work as the council’s Open Doors scheme returns.

For six weeks during November and December, over 300 students from 13 schools have once again been offered the opportunity to visit 12 businesses across the county, allowing them to experience the workplace and learn more about possible career paths.

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Creative providers sought for winter holiday programme

FILM makers, photographers, painters, performers and other creative practitioners being invited to submit proposals for the Holiday Food and Fun programme this winter.

Creative organisations and businesses are being sought to provide a wide range of activities, along with nutritious food and snacks, for the Government-funded scheme which will run across East Sussex during the Christmas school holidays.

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Primary school achieves first healthy schools award

LITTLE Common School in Bexhill has become the first school in the county to achieve the East Sussex Healthy Schools Excellence Award.

Healthy Schools is a national programme that celebrates whole-school health improvement achievements. Schools can achieve Healthy Schools status by demonstrating how they support the health and wellbeing of their school community.

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