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Benyon Primary pupils design outside kitchen garden

AN outside food-growing garden, designed by pupils has been built at Benyon Primary School, South Ockendon. Capacity building was delivered alongside the creation of the...

Schools urge UK families to sign up to Asda Cashpot for Schools initiative

TEACHERS and PTA's across the UK are urging Asda shoppers to sign up to its Cashpot for Schools initiative as over £4 million has...

Grays: Home for youngsters with learning difficulties approved

THURROCK Council has given the go ahead for a house to be turned into a home for children with learning difficulties reports the Local...

Free November Courses and Mid Essex Recovery College 

MID Essex Recovery College, a service that is part of Provide Community, is excited to announce its upcoming FREE courses for November 2024. These courses...

Young children added to malicious WhatsApp groups

CHILDREN as young as nine have been added to malicious WhatsApp groups promoting self-harm, sexual violence and racism, a BBC investigation has found. Thousands of...

Thurrock Council approves planning permission for children’s home in Chadwell St Mary

THURROCK Council has approved an application to turn a house into a children’s home reports the Local Democracy Reporter. SunnyDay Haven Children’s Home have been...

Thurrock Council cabinet approves protection for care leavers

THURROCK Council has rubber-stamped a policy of protecting children in care are not stigmatised as they set out on their own reports the Local...

Parents’ anger over ‘inadequate’ SEN school transport at Treetops School

PARENTS of special needs children say their education is being impacted due to “inadequate provision of school transport” reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Parents and...

Thurrock MP Jen Craft: “The SEND system in education is broken”

THURROCK MP Jen Craft rose on the floor of the House of Commons to contribute to a debate on imposing VAT to private schools. Ms...

Emotional scenes as much loved and respected Samuel returns to Treetops

THERE were emotional scenes as a former Thurrock student returned to the school that shaped his life to open a classroom named in his...

Eye and ear checks to be offered to students with autism at school

CHILDREN and young people in England with special educational needs, including severe autism, are to be offered NHS eyesight, dental and ear checks in their...

Dilkes Academy: Helping SEND students to excel

A LOCAL school in South Ockendon is helping to give SEND students a platform to grow and thrive. On Wednesday 26 September, Cllr Vikki Hartstean,...

Children take to their feet this International Walk to School Month

LIVING Streets, the UK charity behind the biggest walk to school campaign is encouraging families to leave the car at home for International Walk...

Celebrating Thurrock’s Summer Reading Challenge volunteers

SIXTY-SIX young people were celebrated for their contribution to this year's Summer Reading Challenge at a special event in the past week. The volunteers, all...

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