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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Head teacher jailed for making, possessing and publishing an obscene article, involving children
A head teacher from Chelmsford has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for making, possessing and publishing an obscene article, involving
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Sharp rise in number of children at risk from gangs
The number of children at risk from gangs In Essex has increased sharply in the past three years, new Government
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Southend taxi drivers recruited to protect children from county lines and child exploitation
Taxi drivers across the borough of Southend are being trained to spot the signs of child exploitation in a programme
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Initiative to create clean air zones for Redbridge children walking to school
Parts of Redbridge will become clean air zones thanks to a bold new council initiative to ensure children have a
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Officials to discuss Southend children’s services, after second critical Ofsted report
SOUTHEND officials will debate next week how to improve their children’s services, after Ofsted rated them ‘requires improvement’ for the
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More than 100 Essex children living in unregulated care homes
More than 100 young people are living in unregulated care homes after being placed by Essex County Council (ECC), it
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Asylum care cases increase by 23 per cent over two years
A rise in the number of children taken into care by Essex County Council is largely down to an increase
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