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Figures reveal massive cuts to school funding in Thurrock

SCHOOL leaders across Thurrock have sent letters home to pupils' parents and carers to warn them about the lack of funding facing schools and...

Smile for Family Wellbeing

THE Family Learning team from Thurrock Adult Community College has been delivering SMILE courses in local schools, making a positive different to parents/carers and pupil, helping them to enjoy school and maximise their ability to learn.

Parents find out if their child gets senior school of their choice

PARENTS of Year 6 students in Thurrock were offered their child's secondary school places on Friday 1 March. 82% of parents were offered their first or second preference.

Thurrock Council urgently battles school places shortage

By Local Democracy Reporter Steve Shaw MORE than 80 per cent of school children heading in to Year 7 in Thurrock have been offered their first...

Hola! Speak Spanish in Grays

DUE to popular demand, an additional Spanish Language for Beginners adult learning course is now available to book at Thurrock Adult Community College in Grays.

USP College and ITEC merger to deliver more choice in high quality apprenticeships

USP College and ITEC Merger to Deliver More Choice in High Quality Apprenticeships YOUNG people and businesses in south Essex are set to benefit from...

Chadwell St Mary: Seated yoga changing lives for mature learners

MATURE learners have told how their Seated Yoga group activity at St. Joseph's Court in Chadwell-St-Mary has given them health and wellbeing benefits through learning breathing and relaxation techniques.

School places: Special report highlights “unprecedented” demand on places in Thurrock

THURROCK Council is facing an “unprecedented” demand for school places and will have to spend more than £3million to ensure there are enough for 2019.

Learn, grow and shape your administrative future at Thurrock Adult Community College

IF you are thinking about a career in administration, look at the courses now open for enrolment at Thurrock Adult Community College. Gain an insight into the business and administration sector on their great value workshop for just £5, Monday 29 April at 6.30pm.

South Essex Skills Roadshow coming to Grays

THE latest South Essex Skills Roadshow event, organised by Thurrock Council, is taking place at South Essex College in High Street, Grays, from 3pm until 7pm on Thursday, 7 March.

Tasty Treats for Families – have some fun working together at TACC in Grays

THURROCK Adult Community College is now taking enrolments for a family-friendly cookery workshop on Saturday 30 March from 10.30am to 12.30pm in Grays - a great way to bring everyone together and still only a fiver per family!

Plans for new secondary school on Thurrock Rugby Club site are shelved

PLANS to open a new secondary school in Thurrock in September have been shelved.

Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer schools make a carnival in a day with Kinetika

STUDENTS and staff from Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer schools gathered together at the High House Production Park in Purfleet on Thursday 24 January to plan a carnival.

South Essex College students serve up delightful dishes

TWO catering students at South Essex College served up delightful dishes to secure their place in the final of a competition.

Big impact for adult carers at Thurrock Adult Community College

SMALL acts can have a big impact. Thurrock Adult Community College is offering adult carers a free opportunity to attend three taster sessions from their wide range of leisure, lifestyle and wellbeing courses.

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