SATS levels to be reset following pandemic
The base level standards at which primary schools are measured are being reset because of the length of time children
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Home-schooling surges due to COVID
The number of parents choosing to home-school their children in Essex skyrocketed after the first coronavirus lockdown, according to a
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Admissions for 2022/23 Redbridge school places now open
Parents and carers can apply online for places at Redbridge schools for the 2022/23 academic year from today, Wednesday September
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BTEC students celebrate results
Students from Waltham Forest College are proving that academic A Levels are not the only route to university and achieving
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Pupils celebrate A-level success
Hundreds of pupils across the region received their A-level results today for the second year in a row without sitting
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School suspensions high despite lockdown
Almost 8,000 children were suspended from school in 2019/2020 – despite lockdown restrictions severely limiting numbers able to be taught
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Independent probe of SEND provision in Southend
Parents in Southend are too terrified of “having their children taken away” to speak out about their problems at home,
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Headteachers bemoan pupils’ lost skills during lockdown
Waltham Forest headteachers say children have “lost the skill of using a pen” and “forgotten how to be kind to
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Redbridge Council aims to stop new schools plans after sharp drop in pupil numbers
Redbridge Council wants to halt plans for two new schools in the borough as a sharp drop in pupils threatens
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SEND school plan for Romford
A Romford secondary school hopes to open a new school for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) on
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