Southend has one of the highest proportions of schools failing to improve in the country
Southend Council is home to one of the highest proportions of schools failing to improve after being found to have
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Education
Exterior of new Basildon town college campus building has been completed, says council
A CEREMONY was held yesterday as the structure of Basildon town centre’s new college campus was completed. A ‘topping out
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New challenge to keep Southend children reading over Christmas
SOUTHEND Council has launched a new challenge to keep children reading over the Christmas period. The borough’s libraries are promoting
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Lord Chief Justice offers schools a chance to hear from judges
The most senior judge in England and Wales visited the Jo Richardson Community School in Dagenham on Monday to give
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Barking girls’ academy accused of tracking pupils’ menstural cycles
A private girls’ school has been reprimanded after inspectors found teachers were “tracking” pupil’s menstrual cycles against their will. Ofsted
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Billericay teacher visits Shanghai as part of maths exchange programme
A teacher from South Green Junior School in Billericay has been selected to take part in a prestigious teacher exchange,
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Basildon school opens new £85,000 play area and classroom
A Basildon primary school has officially opened a new outdoor play area. Briscoe School, in Felmores End, installed the new
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Southend secondary school to be expanded with four new classrooms
Pupils at a special school in Southend may soon see their cold temporary classrooms replaced with a brand new teaching block,
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Essex University campus set to be hit by strike action
The University of Essex will be hit with eight days of strike action from Monday November 25 through to Wednesday
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Rayleigh school packs a punch with winning pumpkin
Pupils at Edward Francis School in Rayleigh have won a local pumpkin growing competition run by Barleylands Farm Park. For
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