Schools and learning

• Advice and information on returning to school

  13 August 2020

  2 minute read

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

• 52 schools earn recognition for environmental work

  12 August 2020

  3 minute read

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

• Access courses for adults offer fast track to university study

  22 July 2020

  1 minute read

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

• £8.1 million scheme will create hundreds of extra SEND school places

  9 July 2020

  3 minute read

  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.

• Council continues to invest in city’s secondary schools

  2 July 2020

  2 minute read

  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.

• Council helps ensure those on free school meals don’t miss out

  24 April 2020

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  CHILDREN in Leicester who would normally be entitled to a free school lunch are still being offered a free meal every day – even though most of them are currently not at school.

• Council thanks schools for staying open over Easter

  15 April 2020

  2 minute read

  TEACHERS and school staff across the city have been helping children still at school to enjoy Easter with some fun activities.

• New £4.6m plan for more specialist pupil places to meet future demand

  20 March 2020

  2 minute read

  PLANS have been announced to invest over £4.6million to expand to create more specialist places at a Leicester school.

• More children in city get their first choice of secondary school

  2 March 2020

  2 minute read

  THOUSANDS of children across the city will be offered places at secondary schools today (Monday 2 March) – with a substantial increase in those being offered their first choice.

• Local Offer Live event this week for children with special needs

  27 January 2020

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  FAMILIES who have children with special educational needs and disabilities are being invited to the Leicester Riders’ Morningside arena later this week to find out more about services that could help them.

• Artists in residence come to two city libraries

  20 January 2020

  2 minute read

  A NEW partnership project in two city libraries will see artists in residence working to promote language and literacy skills through creative learning.

• Local Offer Live event for children with special needs

  14 January 2020

  1 minute read

  FAMILIES who have children with special educational needs and disabilities are being invited to the Leicester Riders’ Morningside arena to find out more about services that could help them.