By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Plans to expand a special school in South Cheshire and provide an extra 80 places for children with severe learning difficulties look set to be approved next week.
Springfield School in Crewe is the only school in the south of the borough for children and young people with severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.
They have waited patiently for two years – and now Reaseheath College graduates of 2020 have finally celebrated!
The graduates marked their success from 2020 at a spectacular graduation ceremony in Chester Cathedral, after Covid prevented previous attempts.
Primary schools in Nantwich are helping Cheshire East find the borough’s next junior recycling champion!
Teachers can nominate a selection of pupils as junior recycling officers.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council spends more than £230,000 a week on taxis taking children to and from school.
Figures obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) through Freedom of Information (FOI) reveal the council pays for 887 children to go to school by taxi at an approximate cost of £231,959.67 per week.
Talented students from partner colleges in Cheshire and Warrington have been battling it out in WorldSkills-style competitions designed to raise skill levels to meet employer needs.
The Cheshire Skills Competition is a new collaboration between Reaseheath College in Nantwich, Cheshire College South & West, Warrington & Vale Royal College and Macclesfield College.
Parents across Cheshire East found out today if they had secured places for their child at a preferred primary school.
And Cheshire East Council say more than 98% have received their preferred school.
Students at Brine Leas School in Nantwich were given a flavour of the potential future jobs at a busy Careers Convention.
Many organisations ranging from the NHS to Stoke City to local businesses in Nantwich attended the day – the first in-person one to be held since the pandemic.
Cheshire College – South & West is celebrating its five-year anniversary following the merger of South Cheshire College and West Cheshire College.
The milestone coincides with the Higher Education Graduation Ceremony at Chester Cathedral.
Millfields Primary School in Nantwich has been hailed as a “very special place” by Ofsted during a recent inspection.
The school and nursey, off Marsh Lane, was given an overall “Good” rating after the inspection visited in January.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East has contacted Government education chiefs about the growing pressure on schools as teachers continue to pick up Covid from pupils.
Director of education Jacky Forster told the council’s children and families committee that Covid was having a bigger impact in primary than secondary schools at present.
Reaseheath College conservation students have celebrated the Nantwich college’s 100th birthday and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by planting a new wood of carbon busting trees.
The 800 trees – a wide mix of British native species – were donated by The Conservation Volunteers as part of its ‘I Dig Trees’ campaign.
Young pupil at St Anne’s Primary in Nantwich put their best feet forward to help raise more than £2,000 for the Ukraine appeal.
The big-hearted children took part in a sponsored run and walk to raise money for the appeal through the charity, CAFOD.
Cheshire East Council says 93% of parents have received their first choice of secondary school.
The authority has contacted thousands of parents and carers on national secondary school offer day with the majority receiving the preferred school for their child.
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