Council pushes on with special needs school in Ilford despite opposition
Redbridge Council is pushing ahead with opening a new special needs school despite widespread opposition to the plans. Concerned parents
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Concerns over plans for a new special school in Ilford
Parents of special needs students in Redbridge fear their children will be turned into “guinea pigs” if they are taught
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Council calls a halt to taxi runs for children with special needs
Council-funded taxi trips for Havering school children with special needs are set to end under town hall plans published last
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Push to fine motorists who leave engines running outside Southend schools
Motorists who allow their engines to idle outside schools in Southend could soon face a crackdown Donna Richardson, Labour councillor
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Council ordered to pay mum of autistic son after school transport row
Barking and Dagenham Council has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 to a mum after it failed to provide
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Roads boss calls out parent’s illegal school parking
An Essex highways chief was left “appalled” after a parent who had parked dangerously outside a school told him she
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More than 12,000 fines given to parents for taking children out of school
More than 12,000 fines have been issued to parents and guardians in Essex who took their children out of school
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Rise in number of children slipping through mainstream education net
The number of children ‘missing from school’ in Essex since the COVID-19 pandemic began is almost double compared to three
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Time frame for special needs school in Havering slips again due to budget shortfall
Plans to build a “desperately needed” school for children with special needs in Havering have “slipped” as the council faces
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County council told to expect bus companies to rebuff new contract offers
Essex County Council (ECC) should expect bus companies to rebuff an offer to extend transport contracts based upon a zero
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