Nottingham City Council is seeking views on the way it signposts help and support for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The Local Offer was launched in September 2014 to offer information, advice and support, and continue to develop an online directory of services. It is part of the City […]
Families in Nottingham have another two weeks to give their views on the way services are delivered in children’s centres. Nottingham City Council has extended its consultation asking people to comment on whether a greater partnership could be created between schools and children’s centres which are based on the same site. Schools would take over […]
The City Council is pleased to announce that the Broadmarsh, Victoria and Mobile Travel centres have signed up to offer ‘Safe Places’ as part of the Nottingham Mencap scheme. Launched in October 2014, the Smile! Stop Hate Crime programme works in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottinghamshire Fire and […]
The number of children missing lessons in Nottingham has fallen faster than anywhere else in the UK. Statistics published by the Department of Education show that in the last school year (Sept 2013 – July 2014) pupil absence decreased from 6.1% in 2012/13 to 5.1% in 2013/14. This is down to a drop in authorised absence […]
Nottingham City Council Children’s Centres are gearing up for a host of events to keep the little ones entertained over the Easter holidays. There’ll be something for all the family including Easter egg hunts and Frozen-themed parties. There are 18 Children’s Centres across the city and they offer a range of free services and activities […]
Nottingham City Council is officially reopening the Clifton Young People’s Centre after a major investment to renovate the building. Work took place in two phases and a ribbon cutting ceremony later this week (Thursday 26 March) marks the completion of the £518,000 revamp. The centre will become an important hub for providing activities and services […]
Families in Nottingham are being invited to give their views on the way services are delivered in children’s centres. Nottingham City Council is asking parents to comment on whether a greater partnership could be created between schools and children’s centres which are based on the same site. Schools would take over the running of the […]
A record number of 16 and 17 and year olds (92.3%) in Nottingham City are now in further education, employment or training. This means that Nottingham has the highest number of summer 2014 school leavers in further education, employment or training of all the Core Cities* and more than the national average which is 90.2%. […]
Learning is more fun when the whole family’s involved – that’s the verdict from users of Nottingham City Council’s Family and Community Learning Service. Today, the service is celebrating after receiving a glowing report from Ofsted inspectors. The service received a ‘Good’ rating following a 3-day inspection in February. Inspectors were impressed that a high […]
Black cats. Walking under ladders. Red skies at night. All these superstitions will be put under the microscope by Nottingham schoolchildren at the launch of the first ever STEMWORKS Festival of Science and Curiosity. The festival programme has been organised by Nottingham City Council, Futures, The University of Nottingham and Ignite to highlight science based […]