Schools and learning

• 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.

• Proposals will enable mainstream schools to provide support for pupils with special educational needs

  12 October 2021

  2 minute read

  CHANGES are being proposed to create a fairer and more transparent way to ensure mainstream schools are able to provide support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

• Highways apprentices on road to success

  6 October 2021

  3 minute read

  FIVE trainees in the city council’s highways team have successfully completed their Level 2 Apprenticeship qualifications in highways maintenance.

• Schools rewarded for sustainable efforts

  1 October 2021

  3 minute read

  SCHOOLS across Leicester have received awards for their efforts to put environmental sustainability and locally-grown food at the heart of their work.

• Majority opt to keep earlier school holidays in Leicester and Leicestershire

  13 September 2021

  2 minute read

  NEARLY 18,000 responses have been received from people sharing their views on when school holidays in Leicester and Leicestershire should fall.

• Time to apply for your child’s primary or secondary school place

  9 September 2021

  2 minute read

  FAMILIES in Leicester who have children due to start primary, junior or secondary school next year can apply online for a school place from tomorrow (Friday 10 September).

• Council wins award for its work with parent champions

  3 September 2021

  2 minute read

  THE city council has won a national award for its work with parents and young families.

• Successful student interns consider a future in Leicester

  26 July 2021

  5 minute read

  STUDENTS in Leicester have been finding out what job opportunities are available to them locally thanks to an internship scheme being run by Leicester City Council, De Montfort University and the University of Leicester.

• Sign up for summer learning at Bishopdale Adult Learning Hub

  15 July 2021

  2 minute read

  A WARM and welcoming place where people can meet and learn new skills is reopening in Leicester next week.