Schools and learning

• Staff in pre-school settings complete specialist training

  1 April 2022

  1 minute read

  STAFF who work with children with special educational needs have completed training that will further develop their specialist skills and knowledge.

• Sign up now for holiday scheme for children on free school meals

  15 March 2022

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN and young people in Leicester who receive benefit-related free school meals are being invited to sign up now for a free programme of activities over the Easter holidays.

• Advanced Autism Accreditation awarded to city school

  10 March 2022

  2 minute read

  A PIONEERING Leicester special school has been awarded Advanced Autism Accreditation in recognition of its work to help children with a complex range of needs.

• Record number of pupils receive offers of a city secondary school

  1 March 2022

  5 minute read

  THOUSANDS of children across the city will be offered places at secondary schools today (Tuesday 1 March) – with a record number of children being offered a year 7 place at a city school.

• Women invited to sign up for free building skills sessions

  2 February 2022

  2 minute read

  GIRLS and women who are interested in a career in carpentry, plumbing, tiling or painting & decorating can take part in free taster sessions this half-term.

• Pop-up community pantries will ensure youngsters don’t go hungry this half-term

  21 January 2022

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester who normally have a free school meal won’t miss out over the half-term break, thanks to a holiday food programme that’s supported by Company Shop and Leicester-based Samworth Brothers.

• New fashion academy launches in Leicester

  1 December 2021

  3 minute read

  A NEW fashion academy has launched in Leicester to help train people in the skills they need to work in the textiles industry.

• City council invests £900,000 in special needs nursery

  29 November 2021

  2 minute read

  YOUNG children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will benefit from a city council investment of nearly £900,000 in refurbishing their nursery.

• Sign up now for holiday scheme for children on free school meals

  25 November 2021

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN in Leicester who receive benefit-related free school meals are being invited to sign up for free activities over the Christmas holidays.

• Moneywise Plus partners with libraries to help jobless people in Leicester and Leicestershire

  10 November 2021

  4 minute read

  JOBLESS people facing mounting money worries this winter will be able to access help and guidance at a series of roadshows being rolled out across Leicester and Leicestershire’s libraries during November.

• Leicester schools make active travel pledges for COP26

  10 November 2021

  3 minute read

  FIVE Leicester secondary schools are marking the COP26 climate conference with pledges of their own to make a difference to their local environment.

• Job-seeking support in more city libraries

  26 October 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S libraries have joined forces with Jobcentre Plus to provide people with increased access to job-seeking support at the heart of the city’s neighbourhoods.