IT has been a tough two years for GCSE students across the country but today, at St Clere’s School, there was a sense of triumph and delight as staff and parents watched students opening their GCSE results.
CHARITY MENINGITIS NOW are urging young people off to university or the world of work this Autumn not to assume it's COVID-19 if they feel ill – it might be meningitis.
STUDENTS at Ortu 6th Form Centre are celebrating some amazing A-Level results today. Despite the challenging year many students have had due to the pandemic, those at the 6th Form Centre have pushed through and are looking to further their education, begin apprenticeships.
Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, Thurrock has seen pupils achieving excellent results this year with looked after children achieving especially well compared to other years.
ST. Luke’s Hospice is appealing for donations this summer to help them continue providing specialist palliative and end of life care for local people and their families. This appeal is being supported by the family of Becca Ridley, who was cared for by the Hospice before she sadly passed away earlier this year at the age of 21.
AN Ofsted Focused Visit has found that “children’s social care have strengthened oversight of services for children at risk of extra-familial harm in response to feedback from the 2019 Inspection, to better identify and engage with children exposed to extra-familial harm and improved the offer of support to them and their families” in their report published today (Monday, 9 August).
ESSEX Police are sending a very simple message to dealers who are intent on bringing drugs into the county as new figures reveal the impact their specialist teams are having on drug supply across Essex.
LOCAL repairs and maintenance contractor Mears, Thurrock Council and The Riverside Community Big Local have joined together with the community to take derelict and mistreated woodland and together have created the newest green space for local people to enjoy.
