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Surrey continues to provide most children with a secondary school place of their choice. The news comes as children find out this week which school they have got a place at in September. 83% get their first preference 94% get one of their top three preferences Linda Kemeny said: “I am delighted that so many … Continue reading
A popular infants’ school has been given the go-ahead to expand as the county council continues to push ahead with the biggest investment programme in Surrey’s history. Surrey is investing nearly £330 million to create 13,000 school places over the next five years to meet demand from a rising birth rate and a growing population … Continue reading
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
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
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
Picture caption: Around 700 children under five and their families saw the pages of their favourite books come to life in a stunning park setting. The Big Read for Small Children event at Painshill Park was organised by Surrey County Council to encourage parents to read with their children. Quote: Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for … 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
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
Following the release of A level results yesterday (15 August), Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Learning Linda Kemeny said: “Surrey has some of the best state schools in the country and yet again students have pulled out all the stops to secure top marks. Many congratulations to all those students who got … Continue reading
Following the news that Surrey County Council has successfully won a share of £820 million to pay for more than 2,300 extra school places, Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Linda Kemeny said: “This is welcome news and we’re pleased the government was persuaded by our case. We have experienced a big rise in demand … Continue reading
Almost £2 million generated from Surrey County Council’s joint venture with a private firm is being reinvested in educating children and other services. The authority has made more than £1.7 million from its involvement in education company Babcock 4S, with the majority of the dividend coming in the past two years. Half the money made … Continue reading
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