‘Outstanding’ Chelmsford school drops to ‘requires improvement’ after Ofsted inspection
A former “outstanding” primary school in Chelmsford has been told by an education watchdog it requires improvement after inspectors found its
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Southend parents remain unconvinced over councillor’s SEND comments
Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities in Southend should be getting more help from schools, a councillor
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Rainham sixth form college plans delayed in parking row
Plans to build a new sixth form college in Rainham have been delayed after the Greater London Authority refused to
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Southend SEND provision under fire again in peer review
Special educational needs provision in Southend has been criticised again, in a new report which brought together experts from across
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Yoga classes in Southend schools
YOGA sessions are being held in Southend schools to help youngsters unwind after months of stress created by the COVID
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Teachers prepared if Omicron pushes learning online
Teachers are “well prepared” to move to online learning if the rapid spread of the new variant of COVID-19 forces
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Southend SEND review fails to go far enough claim
There is a special educational needs “crisis” in Southend with a review of children’s services in the borough “failing to
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Dagenham primary school named as a School of Excellence for mental wellbeing
A Dagenham primary school has been named as a Thrive School of Excellence for the role it plays in supporting
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Funding welcomed for autistic pupils
Redbridge parents of children with high-functioning autism have welcomed “long overdue” funding to help them attend mainstream secondary school. On
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County’s most in demand schools revealed
The most in-demand schools Essex parents tried to enrol their children into can now be revealed. Parents of children starting
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