Children under five, their parents and carers, volunteers and partners of South Group Children’s Centres in Weston-super-Mare are invited to attend their annual celebration event. This is an opportunity to showcase all the positive work and achievements this year at Ashcombe, South Weston and Weston Central children’s centres. The celebration event will take place on […]

Thousands of children are missing out on key support for diagnosed special educational needs in England and it is a “national scandal”, according to the chief inspector of England’s schools Her annual report reveals 2,060 children in 2018 with official education, health and care plans (EHCs) setting out their needs still received no support at […]

“I spoke out about special educational needs and disability services in North Somerset at a meeting of the council Children and Young People’s Services Policy Panel today,” reports Councillor Mike Bell. “I’ve been campaigning on this issue for some time. There is some good news that, following a critical OFSTED area review of the council’s […]

Weston-super-Mare town centre is undergoing a period of change and renewal, set in motion by North Somerset Council’s strategy for town centre regeneration. A major programme of improvements is well under way in the town to further develop the town centre as a great place to live, learn and spend leisure time. At least in theory. […]

Homes England, in conjunction with North Somerset Council, is inviting the public to comment on a new housing scheme for the Sunnyside Road and Locking Road car parks. To read more information on the proposed development, and leave your comments visit http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/lrsrconsultation. The consultation will run from 27 June until the 11 July. Please let […]

A ‘disappointingly’ low number of Weston students are applying to go to university, with new figures showing the town has one of the smallest application rates in the country. Just 27.7 per cent of 18-year-old students in Weston applied for university last year, which is the lowest level since 2013. However, the picture in the […]

In 2015, North Somerset schools achieved 4.7% higher than the national GCSE average for A*-C in English and mathematics. The initial results for this year show a further 2.6% improvement in North Somerset as 63.1% of students achieved an A*-C in English and mathematics combined compared to 60.5% in 2015. Councillor Mike Bell said: “Congratulations to […]

North Somerset’s secondary schools are among the best performing in England – but its primary schools are still some way behind, Ofsted’s annual report has revealed. 93 per cent of North Somerset’s secondary schools are rated “good” or “outstanding” by the government’s education watchdog, ranking the district 17th in England for secondary school performance in […]

Services for young people including youth offending and support for pregnant teenagers has been cut by nearly half in the past five years. A report by The Children’s Society and the National Children’s Bureau shows North Somerset Council’s spending in children’s centres and other early intervention services for young people has fallen by £8.4million in […]

NORTH Somerset’s most-dilapidated primary schools could be set for welcome repair work after a cash boost of more than £1.3million was announced by the Government. Although the money has been handed to North Somerset Council to manage a shortfall in pupil places, some of the money is likely to be spent on repair work across […]