Benhurst Primary School pupils attend special event at No 10 Downing Street.
Pupils and teachers from Benhurst Primary School in Hornchurch had the amazing opportunity to attend a special learning event at 10 Downing Street last week.
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Education
SEND Parents urged to write to councillor about the failures exposed by OFSTED of Havering’s Children’s Services.
Havering SEND community are dissatisfied with Mr Ford’s reiteration that ‘Havering has a good understanding of the areas for improvement’; this is not in the spirit of the questions, which focused on empathy and accountability.
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Emerson Park School football teams become Havering Champions!
Emerson Park Academy in Hornchurch celebrated two major sports wins in football this week. The U16 girls football team became Havering Champions following a 3-1 victory over Coopers.
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Google joins Harold Hill school to keep children safe online.
Last week local MP for Hornchurch and Upminster and Technology Minister, Julia Lopez, joined a Google assembly at Broadford Primary School, in Harold Hill, as part of the tech giant’s Be Internet Legends programme that teaches children how to stay safe online.
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Aiming High Programme brings academic excellence to Havering Sixth Form.
Offers from prestigious universities are flooding in for high achieving students at New City College’s Havering Sixth Form.
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New City College fantastic activity day brings community together.
New City College students and staff showed true community spirit when they played hosts to members of the Havering Parkinson’s UK branch to put on a fun-filled day of education and entertainment.
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Parents of SEND children state desperate emails and phone calls have been completely ignored, and their concerns dismissed by the council. Councillors insist they do not underestimate these feelings and are committed to making the right changes.
We have been reminded again and again by the council that there is a considerable demographic of children in Havering, and that there is an increase in children with disabilities
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‘It’s the children and seeing their happy faces that really makes my day’-Community says goodbye to beloved lollipop man.
“I don’t care what the council say, I will keep doing my job even if I’m not paid. I don’t do it for the council, I do it for the children and their parents. It’s seeing the children and their happy smiling faces that makes my day.
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New City College Rainham students to build new display train for Tesco.
The train placed on display is used by local Councillor Sue Ospreay to plant flowers, or decorate according to the occasion. Now however, after many years, the train is starting look a little run down and Stephen stepped in to save the day.
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‘Things need to change and SEN children/adults with disabilities need to be taken into account for them to live full lives’-Mother of SEN teenager asks council to be fair in their approach.
The documentary featured the story of 17 year old Harley from Romford and his mum Ila who face potential changes to the way Harley travels to school if the council makes funding cuts to the transport system for SEN children across the borough.
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Fantastic Infant Music Festival hosted by Havering Music School.
Havering’s Mayor Councillor Stephanie Nunn and Consort Councillor Barry Mugglestone attended a special Infant school music festival last week hosted by Havering Music School.
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‘We’re building a new Met for London where communities know their local officers’.
We’re building A New Met for London where communities know their local officers, help to shape their policing priorities, work with them to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and when victims call us for help, they’re satisfied with our response.
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‘You are out of touch with our children’s rights and safety’-Parents hit back at Councillors over travel rights for children with disabilities.
Human rights go beyond politics and Labour counsellors Pat Brown and Franky Walker – along with Havering Conservatives, including Cllr Judith Holt, Cllr David Taylor and Havering Conservatives leader and London Assembly member, Cllr Keith Prince – spoke up for children with disabilities and their carers,
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‘We want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone; the emergency services, teachers, and local Councillors for their rapid response’-Jon Cruddas MP
We want to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone; the emergency services, teachers, and local Councillors for their rapid response to the situation – also a big thank you to the Mardyke Community Centre which acted as a rendezvous point to assist the school.”
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Investigation under way after school and nearby buildings evacuated in South Hornchurch following threat of suspicious package being left.
Newtons School on Lowen Road, was evacuated and pupils taken to the nearby Mardyke Community centre, whilst officers carried out a full search of the school. This came in response to a threatening message left to the school.
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BREAKING:South Hornchurch school and nearby properties being evacuated.
Pupils from Newtons School in South Hornchurch are currently being evacuated on to the school field and nearby flats are being also being evacuated.
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Havering makes the grade.
On National Secondary Offer Day (1 March 2024) – 3,388 applications for pupils were received, over 50 more than last year, all of whom have been offered a school place.
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Labour representative emphasises the importance of good and affordable childcare in Dagenham and Rainham.
Within Dagenham and Rainham 44% of children are living in relative poverty meaning it’s critical that more is done to improve childcare systems and bridge the gap between early years and primary education.
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Havering’s new SEND school building gets under way.
“We have seen the number of children needing special needs support grow over the years and it is important that they can attend a school within their own borough. Not only does this make it more accessible educationally, it is the social benefits it can bring for the child and families.”
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‘The reports from local parents have been shocking’-Dagenham and Rainham MP and PPC tackle violent crime in Rainham.
Jon Cruddas MP received assurances from the police that urgent action is being taken to tackle the spate of violent robberies that have recently taken place in Rainham Village.
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