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MORE children are improving their health and contributing towards better air quality by walking to school, according to latest figures from the city council.

FREE, expert advice on helping children to do well at school by making reading fun is being offered online by the city council’s adult education centre.

ADULTS wanting improve their career prospects can find out about a range of skills for work courses at an open day this week.

FAMILIES in Leicester who have children due to start primary, junior or secondary school next year can apply online for a school place from today, Monday 7 September. (will issue Monday 7 September).

STUDENTS returning to school in Leicester and Leicestershire can benefit from extra bus services to help them get to school safely.

AS schools across Leicester begin to reopen for all pupils this autumn, families are being reminded that they can access new online information and support. 

TRAVEL safety measures are being put in place and information made available to help children and families returning to schools across Leicester from this week.

PARENTS with questions about sending their children back to school can visit the city council’s website for advice and information.

MORE than 50 schools in Leicester have been praised for their work on environmental projects.

APPLICATIONS are now open for Leicester Adult Education College’s popular Access to Higher Education courses.

MORE than £8.1 million is to be invested in a programme of creating new school places and provisions for children with additional educational needs.

MORE than £20m of investment will ensure that eight of Leicester’s most popular secondary schools can continue to meet demand for pupil places over the next eight years.