Better news for Hastings
Dedicated Ark students were celebrated at an inaugural award ceremony for the Helenswood and William Parker Sports and Arts bursaries. The ceremony was attended by Hastings MP Amber Rudd who awarded the successful students with their bursaries. Ms Rudd said: ‘“I was delighted to be invited to present scholarships to students of Ark William Parker... Continue Reading →
Last week we published a column from Jay Kramer about the proposal to shut the English as an Additional Language Service (EALs) across East Sussex. Here Dr Felicity Laurence Chair Hastings Community of Sanctuary explains in more detail not just what the service provides and why she believes it is vitally important that it is... Continue Reading →
Staff, pupils and parents are celebrating another year of success at all three Ark Primary Schools in Hastings. Pupils at Ark Castledown Primary Academy, who joined the Ark network in September 2017, are particularly proud of their achievements this year as they celebrate being in the top one per cent of the most improved schools in the... Continue Reading →
Who would ever have believed that a Chancellor of the Exchequer would put more monetary value on potholes than education? While recognising the potential hazard created by untreated potholes – to cars, their passengers and to cyclists of course, it should not be more important than funding our schools. In this week’s budget, Philip Hammond... Continue Reading →
Hastings school children have been involved in producing 'inspiring' work that has left senior representatives of Historic England 'extremely impressed'. Historic England, alongside Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, has been working with schools in Hastings on a special project to remember local people who were involved in the First World War. The project is part of... Continue Reading →
Labour was right! In 2006 when Tony Blair began the melodrama of handing over the reins of power to Gordon Brown, he declared that the UK wide rollout of the Academy School system would form part of his legacy. Blair was right then, and the Conservatives are right now to pursue a policy of making... Continue Reading →
THE CAREER-boosting benefits of becoming a school governor are being highlighted in a new recruitment campaign. East Sussex County Council is hoping its ‘I’m a Governor’ campaign will encourage professional people to consider signing up for the voluntary role in which they can gain useful experience. “There are so many benefits to becoming a school... Continue Reading →
PROJECTS helping young people prepare for the world of work in and around Hastings have been given a £70,000 funding boost. Organisations in and around the Hastings area are among 21 to receive a share of £1.5 million from the Careers & Enterprise Company Opportunity Area Fund. The money has been allocated to projects in... Continue Reading →
Music is central to our cultural life and a driver of economic growth. That's the simple message the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) is sending to East Sussex County Council as it wades in to the campaign to stop the closure of East Sussex Music Service which provides music lessons in schools across the county.... Continue Reading →
