Zero tolerance approach to school absence
Nottingham City Council is warning parents: take your children out of school on holiday and we will take action against you. That’s the tough message being given out as the…
Nottingham City Council is warning parents: take your children out of school on holiday and we will take action against you. That’s the tough message being given out as the…
Strong leadership has been praised for turning around Ellis Guilford School and Sports College which had serious weaknesses two years ago. Standards of teaching, behaviour, achievement and attendance are now…
Dunkirk Primary School has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for the way it handled its expansion over two sites to accommodate more pupils. The school took over a second campus…
School attendance has improved in Nottingham for the fifth year in row – sending the City higher up national tables for reduced absence. The number of children missing lessons has…
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…
A new book called ‘The Election’ is helping children at Nottingham primary schools learn all about voting. Nottingham City Council has provided more than 2,500 copies of the book to…
Contractors on site of the new £5.3m Heathfield Primary School off Highbury Road on Kensall Drive in Basford have held a ‘bolt tightening’ ceremony to mark the placement 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…
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…