Nottingham pupils celebrate 125 years of school swimming.
Nearly 160 pupils will take to the pool at Harvey Hadden for a Victorian-style swimming celebration. Instructors will step back into the 1890s and dress in Victorian swimwear to teach…
City Council crackdown on school attendance
Nottingham City Council is joining forces with Community Protection to hold truancy patrols to ensure children are in school. Truancy ‘hotspots’ across the city will be targeted by the council’s…
Give Yourself “The Edge” Skills Show
Wednesday 27 April 2016 Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham 9.30am to 3pm A Give Yourself “The Edge” Skills Show is taking place today for 800 Year 8 and 9 Learners…
More Nottingham children offered a place at their first choice school.
More than 92% (3,566) of children in Nottingham have been offered a place at their first or second-choice primary school up 2% on last year. Figures out today (Monday 18…
There’s lots of Easter half term fun for families in Nottingham
There are plenty of Easter themed events to keep families and children of all ages active and entertained over the Easter school holidays. On Sunday 17 April, families can get…
Nottingham City Council awards £26,000 in community grants for green initiatives
A dozen community groups with great green ideas are benefiting from a share of £26,000 of grant money handed out by Nottingham City Council. The Greener Nottingham Community Grant is…
Six Nottingham schools rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Teachers and pupils at six schools in Nottingham are celebrating after being praised by Ofsted. They all had inspections from November 2015 to February 2016. Of the six, five have…
One week until entries close for the Young Creative Awards 2016
Goals and Dreams There’s just over one week left to enter into this year’s Young Creative Awards. The theme this year is “Goals and Dreams”. Young people, aged 13 to…
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire speak out against Child Sexual Exploitation
A week of awareness about child sexual exploitation (CSE) begins across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire today 14 March 2016. CSE is a type of sexual abuse in which the victim is…
Young people challenged to make their mark
A new awards scheme is being launched today (9 March) to challenge children and young people to get active, creative, stay safe and broaden their horizons. Opportunity Notts will encourage…