Team to support Southend schools’ return in September
A multi-agency group of professionals has been set up to support Southend schools’ safe return in September in line with
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Parents outraged as Chingford school axes therapist position
Parents are deeply concerned after finding out a “therapeutic school” in Chingford is losing its in-school therapist role. Hawkswood Therapeutic
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Waltham SEND campaigners take budget cuts fight to High Court
Campaigners are taking Waltham Forest Council to the High Court later this month over their decision to cut funding for
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East London schools to review names and monuments in the wake of #BlackLivesMatter protests
Educational institutions across east London have vowed to review their names and monuments to historical figures linked to colonialism, racism
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Adopted Chelmsford boy with autism being let down by county council, says mum
The mother of a severely autistic 10-year-old boy say he is being abandoned by being left to continue at a
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80 per cent of primary schools in Essex set to reopen on Monday
Around 20 per cent of primary schools will not be reopening from June 1, Essex County Council has said. Boris
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Chigwell school for autistic pupils to close after complaints from parents
A school for autistic children where parents said staff ignored concerns about students’ education and safety is being shut down.
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ARU students will leave with degrees ‘they deserve’
Anglia Ruskin University says it is “committed” to ensuring students will complete their courses and leave with a degree “they
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Special needs education funding for Waltham cut by council
Waltham Forest Council will cut funding for special needs education despite parent protests and a recommendation from councillors to delay.
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Struggling schools are the best funded in Southend
Three Southend schools that have been struggling to improve standards received the highest amount of money per pupil than any
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