School accused of leaving kids to chill
ANOTHER Basildon school has been accused of allowing children to chill in classrooms due to broken heating.
View ArticleCanvey schoolchildren to quiz astronauts on space station
CANVEY youngsters will be given lessons from space when they get to quiz astronauts orbiting the earth.
View ArticleUnder-fire headteacher vows to turn school around
AN UNDER-FIRE headteacher has pledged to address a “legacy of underperformance” and turn around a school in special measures within a year.
View ArticleCollege praised in Ofsted report
ONE of country’s leading sixth form colleges has been rated as good by Government inspectors.
View ArticleHead's promise to improve school
A HEADTEACHER has vowed to ensure her school goes from strength to strength after education inspectors said it needed to improve.
View ArticleSchool bans triangle flapjacks for health and safety reasons
A SCHOOL has banned triangular flapjacks - because they are a health and safety risk.
View ArticleTeacher saves choking pupil's life
A MUM says she is indebted to a schoolteacher after he saved her son’s life by quickly performing the Heimlich manoeuvre after he swallowed a pen lid.
View ArticleSchool bus driver caught on mobile
A SCHOOL bus driver has been caught red-handed using his mobile phone, while driving a minibus full of children.
View ArticleEx headteacher investigated by police for fraud
POLICE have confirmed a former primary school headteacher is being investigated for fraud.
View ArticleSchools win sports equipment
THREE schools have bagged thousands of pounds worth of sports equipment.
View ArticleExpansion plans delight Lee Chapel Primary School headteacher
A HEADTEACHER has spoken of her delight at expansion plans which aim to give more pupils the chance to learn in an outstanding environment.
View ArticleGrammar school system stacked against Southend children
SOUTHEND children lose out on grammar school places to youngsters from outside the borough because the system is loaded against them, a former headteacher claims.
View ArticleMemorial garden in store for Canvey school as tribute to "inspirational" teacher
A MEMORIAL garden will be created at a Canvey school to fulfil the dying wish of beloved teacher who passed away last year.
View ArticleNew Montessori primary school for Colchester?
PLANS are underway to open a new Montessori primary school in Colchester in 2015.
View ArticleQuarter of Southend grammar school pupils from Southend
MORE Southend pupils must be educated at the borough’s four grammar schools.
View ArticleYMCA free school plans unveiled
IT COULD soon be Southend’s newest school and transform a former landmark building in the town.
View ArticleTeachers talk about departures from Basildon Academies
TWO former teachers of the troubled Basildon Academies have spoken for the first time about their departure.
View ArticleSchool road a 'death trap' for angry parents
PARENTS have called for action to protect their children from danger drivers on a road dubbed a “death trap”.
View ArticleGood Ofsted report for under-fire school
CHILDREN and staff at a much maligned primary school are celebrating getting a good Ofsted report.
View ArticleSouth Essex College announces job cuts and pay freeze
SOUTH Essex College is set to lose 76 management jobs in a bid to plug an £8.2million cut in Government funding.
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