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 […]
If you are worried or concerned about Scarlet Fever, Dr. Chris Kenny, Director of Public Health has this information and advice. There has been a recent national increase in notifications of scarlet fever to Public Health England. This is currently above seasonally expected levels. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the […]
Coronation Street and Emmerdale fans will see a slice of real-life drama in a series of prime-time television adverts which aim to encourage more people to become foster carers. The 30-second commercials, which run from next Monday (Feb 16), will be aired in a TV and radio campaign backed by local councils in the East […]
Pupils from secondary schools in Nottingham have boosted their attendance to win the chance to see an exclusive pop concert in the City. Classes with the best overall attendance from six schools will watch a special VIP performance by pop group Neon Jungle at the Glee Club in Nottingham on Thursday (15 January). Attendance was […]
A total of 1,600 extra primary school places have been created in Nottingham by the City Council since 2009 – and a further 380 places are being made available for the next academic year. The Council has invested £33.2 million to make schools bigger and better, so they can take in more pupils. Work has […]
Five primary schools in Nottingham have each won £1,000 for the work they’ve done to help disadvantaged children achieve their goals. 430 primary schools nationwide have been given the money for their improvements as part of the Pupil Premium Awards 2015 The schools in Nottingham who have won the prize are: Carrington Primary and Nursery […]