Why Essex school pupils have been permanently excluded since 2016
Persistent disruptive behaviour was the most common reason for permanent exclusions at state-funded schools in Essex between 2016/2017 and 2020/21
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University apprentices ‘at risk of not achieving’ says Ofsted report
Anglia Ruskin University has been told by an education watchdog its courses it provides for apprentices requires improvement, and some
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Westcliff teenager comes second out of more than 27,000 in Speak Out challenge
A pupil from of Westcliff High School for Girls has come second in the largest youth speaking competition in the
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School in Thundersley completes £1.5m redevelopment
A major £1.5 million redevelopment project to upgrade The King John School in Thundersley, South Benfleet, with state-of-the-art modern teaching
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Teenage guitarist scoops Essex title
Guitarist extraordinaire, Tom Hodgkinson, is the winner of the prestigious Essex Young Musician of the Year 2022. Seventeen-year-old Brentwood School
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Parents and pupils share their cultural heritage at Chelmsford school
What do Lord Ganesha, moon cakes, winnowing baskets, hand-stitched tablecloths and dried fish have in common? They were all among
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Redbridge Council to launch arms-length education business with participating schools
Part of Redbridge’s education department is to become an arms-length business in an attempt to generate funding by “trading on
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Southend SEND school bus service on verge of going bust asks for council bail-out
A school bus service has called on Southend City Council to provide a £392,000 bail-out to prevent it going bust
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Southend Council apologises to mum over officer’s SEND comments
A probe is under way after “unacceptable” comments were sent to a Southend mum regarding her bid to get her
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Headteacher defends Southend school after damning Ofsted report
A Southend school has been branded “inadequate” at every level by Ofsted inspectors who found bullying, prejudice and inappropriate segregation
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