Jodie Chesney Award Presented at Havering College Annual Ceremony
Karen and Rob Chesney proudly presented the Jodie Chesney Award to Havering College’s Student of the Year on Wednesday 2nd
Education
New City College Salon Opens Its Doors To Train Next Generation Hair And Beauty Professionals.
New City College officially opened its brand new commercial salon – New City Salon – with a celebration launch event at the Ardleigh Green Campus attended by local dignitaries, employers, industry partners and members of the community.
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Havering’s Junior Citizens Learning Skills To Stay Safer.
Around 2,500 pupils from across Havering have once again taken part in this year’s Junior Citizen Scheme to learn life skills to help keep them safe in their communities.
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“In voting for the Assisted Dying Bill, MPs have betrayed both their ignorance and indifference to the extreme vulnerability of disabled people across the UK”-Havering SEND Campaigner Hits Out.
Disabled people are routinely dehumanised as drains on public resources, and their basic needs routinely couched in burdensome terms.
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Proactive New City College Students Lead The Way In Community Clean Up
Students and staff from New City College took to the streets around their local neighbourhoods and organised litter picks as part of the Where We Live – Keeping Havering Tidy initiative.
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Havering Council Sets Out Plans On How It Will Provide Homes For Children In Care.
Havering’s Starting Well service has set out how it will provide high quality homes and support to more than 280 children in the Council’s care and 320 care experienced young people.
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Havering Scrutiny Reviews Council’s SEND Plans.
The cross-party ‘People’ Scrutiny sub-committee took on the job of inspecting Havering’s SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy on Tuesday 29th April, after it was agreed by the Cabinet in September 2024.
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New City College Is Rated As Outstanding By Ofsted.
New City College has been officially graded as Outstanding by Ofsted – the highest possible accolade that can be achieved following an inspection.
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Havering SEND Parent Hits Out At Council Over Latest Ofsted Inspection.
Havering’s Children’s Services Department continues to fall short of Ofsted expectations despite increased financial investment.
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Nearly 90% Of Havering Children Offered Their First Choice Primary School.
Havering’s Schools Admissions team processed 3,212 applications and were able to offer 89.1% of applicants their first choice of school, while a whopping 98.8% were offered one of their listed preferences of school – this was an improvement on last year’s figure of 97.7%.
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Special Report: East Area Police Working With Youth Unity Empowering Havering’s Youth, One Session At The Time.
In an era where too many headlines focus on youth crime, it’s uplifting to spotlight the work being done behind the scenes by organisations like Youth Unity. They’re not just talking about solutions—they’re creating them, week after week, one young person at a time.
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New City College Hosts Uplifting Activity Day For Parkinson’s UK
New City College’s Havering Sixth Form campus was buzzing with positivity when an inspiring charity day was held in partnership with Parkinson’s UK, bringing together members of the Havering and District branch for a fun-filled and heart-warming event.
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Brighter Futures Ahead As Record Levels of 18 Year Olds From Dagenham And Rainham Entered Higher Education In 2024.
Research shared with Margaret Mullane, the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, by UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) shows that a record level of 18 year olds from the constituency entered higher education in 2024.
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Olympic Gold Medallist Visits Her Former Upminster Primary School.
An Olympic champion rower visited a primary school in Upminster last month – and children had a chance to hold her gold medal.
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Rainham Sixth Form Praised Following First Ofsted Visit.
Harris Rainham Sixth Form is celebrating after receiving positive and encouraging comments from Ofsted inspectors following their first visit.
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‘We All Have To Play A Part In Stopping Knife Crime’.
Shirley Jackson from Youth Unity has worked tirelessly all her life to support youths in Havering and across London. Not only has she achieved outstanding results, but her work and dedication has seen many former gang members reform and completely turn their life around.
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Fantastic Dagenham And Rainham Youth Conference Held.
On Friday 14 March Margaret Mullane MP hosted the inaugural Dagenham and Rainham Youth Conference at the UCL PEARL in Dagenham East. Attended by groups from secondary schools and colleges across the constituency, Margaret said it “provided an opportunity for young people to help shape the future of our area.”
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An Education In Nature At Hacton Primary School As They Transform Their Large Outdoor Woodland Space To Create a Forest School.
It was decided by Hacton Primary School to transform their large outdoor woodland space to create a “Forest School”. The Forest school encourages a wide variety of activities such as den-building, tree climbing, fire-lighting and tool use.
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Police Officers Praise New City College Students As They Graduate from MetzGirlz programme.
A group of dedicated students from New City College Havering Sixth Form have successfully graduated from the 10-week MetGirlz programme – receiving certificates and glowing tributes for their work at a presentation at New Scotland Yard.
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Fantastic New Thames Chase Playground That Encourages Children To Nurture A Love Of Exploration And Nature.
Thames Chase Trust are thrilled to announce the opening of our new accessible playground at the Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster.
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