A primary school in Grimsby is set to open some new school places offering specialist support to children with additional needs. Littlecoates Primary Academy, part of Wellspring Academy Trust, is working with North East Lincolnshire Council to launch the new 12-place provision from September, specifically for children with communication and interaction needs. The new provision…
11 months ago | Children and familiesParents and carers of children who are due to start at infants or primary school for the first time in September, have been notified of their child’s school place allocation decision. A total of 1,489 applications were received for children living in North East Lincolnshire by the published closing date. Of those, 98.12% were offered…
1 year ago | Children and familiesSchool spaces continue to be a safe place for our children, thanks to an initiative launched last year to deter parents from stopping illegally outside school gates. The initiative was rolled out last year to two local primary academies, and has already seen impressive results. CCTV cameras were installed outside of Signhills Academy in Cleethorpes…
1 year ago | Environment and community safety
On 1st March 2023 parents and carers of children who are due to transfer to secondary school in September were notified of their child’s school place allocation decision. Those parents and carers who applied online via the local authority’s Citizen Portal were notified by email; those who applied otherwise or on a paper form were…
1 year ago | Children and familiesWe do not hold details of schools that are likely to be closed this week due to strike action. Teaching staff are not obliged to declare whether they will be striking. Parents should check with their child’s school to confirm whether they are likely to be open or not on the days of the strikes.
1 year ago | Schools and educationParking chaos outsides schools could be a thing of the past as more schools in our area look set to get CCTV cameras. The move follows the success seen at Signhills School, which has hosted CCTV cameras since September last year, with 52 Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) being issued from September to December. Now, Old…
1 year ago | Environment and community safety
Residents of North East Lincolnshire are being asked to share their experiences of services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the area. The SEND Annual survey helps North East Lincolnshire Council to see what is working and how services can improve to meet the needs of the users….
1 year ago | Children and familiesAn opportunity has arisen in North East Lincolnshire for a provider to run two new primary schools. To view the specifications for each school, click the links below: Specification for New Primary Free School in Waltham Specification for New Primary Free School Scartho Top Free school presumption Annex B – Model application form for proposers…
1 year ago | Schools and educationA new Government-backed programme offering free numeracy courses to anyone aged 19 and over is now being delivered in our area. Multiply is a programme funded by the Government and aimed at people who do not have a maths GCSE at grade C or equivalent. The programme offers local access to free numeracy courses to…
1 year ago | Schools and education
Neighbouring residents in Scartho and Waltham are being encouraged to take part in a public consultation on plans to build two new primary schools. The schools, which would provide much-needed school places for children aged 4 to 11, will be built on land off Matthew Telford Park in Scartho and on the land known as…
2 years ago | Schools and education