News for the community, by the community.
Two Havering Sixth Form staff members were invited to attend a fantastic garden party at Buckingham Palace in recognition of their hard work in running the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme for students.
The essence of the ‘policy update’ on Home to School Travel for disabled children in Havering is not that of a “flexible”, “bespoke service”; it is simply about delivering a statutory service as cheaply as they can get away with.
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The new policy introduces flexible transport assistance options, to provide a more bespoke service to meet the individual needs of the children requiring support.
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The Culture Day highlighted clothes, dance, music, language and food from around the world with many students proudly taking to the runway in colourful dress and vibrant flags. Countries represented included Thailand, Spain, Bangladesh, Romania, England, Albania, Jamaica, Nigeria and South Africa.
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Last Friday, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, Julia Lopez, visited the Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School in Upminster to hear more and support their campaign to improve local playgrounds for disabled children.
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Parents have been campaigning to keep the current transport system in place for SEND children after the council announced last year that they were planning possible cuts to the current system.
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Red flags about the legality of the SEND Home to School Transport Consultation persist following the discovery that Havering council has only consulted with half the number of our of borough schools it was meant to.
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The impactful event, titled “You Should Have Been Here,” took place on Wednesday 8th May at the M&B Sports and Social Club in Dagenham
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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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“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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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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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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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, 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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