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An extra 330 school places are set to be created as the county council pushes ahead with the biggest investment programme in Surrey’s history. Classroom capacity at Hythe Primary in Staines will be boosted by 210 places and 120 will be added at Lyne and Longcross Church of England Infant to enable it to become … Continue reading
Following the news that Surrey County Council will receive £72 million over three years from the government towards paying for 16,000 extra school places, Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Linda Kemeny said: “We’re pleased that the government has listened to us. The fact that we’ve been given one of the biggest shares of funding … Continue reading
Plans to create 720 new school places as part of the biggest investment programme in Surrey’s history are set to be signed off by the county council. The council’s Cabinet will consider proposals to boost capacity at six schools in the Guildford, Woking, Reigate and Haslemere areas on Tuesday, 17 December. Surrey needs to find 16,000 … Continue reading
A campaign to fill 500 apprenticeships is closing in on its target after smashing through the 300 mark. Leader David Hodge unveiled the scheme offering businesses a cash incentive to take on apprentices after the success of Surrey County Council’s drive to fill 265 places last year. A raft of employers have been coming forward … Continue reading
Nine out of 10 Surrey pupils attend a state secondary school rated outstanding or good, according to latest figures. Surrey County Council’s analysis of Ofsted inspections shows 90.2% of Surrey pupils go to a secondary school in the top two categories. Official GCSE figures also confirm that just over two-thirds of pupils achieved five or … Continue reading
An extra 630 places will be created at three schools as the county council pushes on with the biggest investment programme Surrey’s ever seen. Capacity at Hythe Primary in Staines, Ashford Park Primary in Ashford and Stamford Green Primary, Epsom, will be boosted by 210 places each by 2020. The plan to create 30 extra … Continue reading
A Surrey County Council drive to fill 500 apprentice places in a year has powered up to the halfway mark. The news was confirmed as Youth Work Week got into full swing to highlight the importance of giving young people the right skills for a successful career. Leader David Hodge unveiled Surrey’s scheme offering … Continue reading
Investment of nearly £6 million to provide 360 extra classroom places has been signed off by the county council as part of the biggest school expansion programme in Surrey’s history. Capacity at Langshott Infant School, Horley, will be boosted by 240 places and an extra 120 will be added at Earlswood Junior School in Redhill. … Continue reading
Plans to create nearly 200 extra places were signed off today as part of the biggest school investment programme Surrey’s ever seen. The county council gave the go ahead to boost capacity at Grayswood Infant School by 120 places, add another 45 at St Bartholomew’s Primary School and create 30 more at Onslow Infant School. … Continue reading
Assistant Director for Young People Garath Symonds explained the Surrey County Council schemes aimed at helping young people classed as NEET – not in education, training or employment – into work to BBC Surrey’s James Cannon. He emphasised a chain of skills centres opened by the council to equip young people with the basic skills … Continue reading
Context: Surrey County Council has signed off investment of nearly £5 million for a new school in Horley for 210 pupils. Quote: Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning, said: “We’ve embarked on the biggest school expansion programme Surrey’s ever seen to create the 16,000 places we need to meet a … Continue reading
Plans have been unveiled by Surrey County Council to create more than 3,000 new school places in the next year. The council’s aim of expanding around 20 schools by next September is part of the biggest investment programme in Surrey’s history. It will see 16,000 extra places provided by 2018 to meet an increase in … Continue reading
Social networking pioneer Penny Power has lent her support to Surrey County Council’s drive to encourage more businesses to hire young people. She joined council leader David Hodge at the third of a series of events being staged as part of authority’s drive to boost the job prospects of 500 teenagers by next April. The entrepreneur founded … Continue reading
Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Linda Kemeny has been interviewed by the BBC about the 2,800 classroom places created for the new academic year as part of the biggest school investment programme Surrey has ever seen. The county council is providing 16,000 places to meet an increase in demand following a surge in the … Continue reading
Following the news about the increasing demand for school places nationwide, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Learning Linda Kemeny said: “Surrey school children are returning from their summer break this week to schools with extra classroom space for 2,800 pupils. “These places have been provided as part of the biggest expansion programme … Continue reading
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