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COUNCIL leaders are celebrating the efforts of young people across East Sussex today as this year’s GCSE results are announced.
Cllr Bob Standley, lead member for education and inclusion, special educational needs and disability at East Sussex County Council, said: “Our young people have worked hard to ensure that they were well prepared for their examinations and this is reflected in the results that they have received today.
EFFORTS to vaccinate children against flu are being hampered by myths being spread on social media, public health chiefs have warned.
All children aged two to eight should receive a free nasal spray each winter, but last year only a third of two to four year-olds in the county were vaccinated. Continue reading
CONTRACTORS working on highways schemes in East Sussex are being paid in a new way under a pioneering scheme running in the county.
East Sussex County Council is one of the first local highway authorities in the country to use a Project Bank Account to pay companies which carry out highways work. 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
THE “outstanding” service offered by the county’s Registration team has received national recognition.
East Sussex County Council’s Registration Service picked up the Award for Excellence in Service Delivery at a special ceremony.
