Independent investigation ordered as Brighton’s oldest school edges towards closure
An independent investigation is due to look into what went wrong at Brighton’s oldest school as senior councillors discussed a...
Education
Just three families apply for place at school now facing closure
Just three families have applied to send their children to Middle Street in September after a proposal to close the...
Key email on school admissions failed to reach hundreds of parents
A mass email sent out to parents on school admissions failed to go out to hundreds of parents, a review...
Council investigated recruitment of head at school facing closure
An investigation was carried out last year into the recruitment of the head teacher at a Brighton school that is...
Complaints were ignored at school now slated for closure
An investigation has uncovered a series of concerns about how Brighton’s oldest school was run before a proposal was made...
More pupils to go to first choice secondary school than last year
More children have been allocated a place at their first choice secondary school in Brighton and Hove this coming September...
Parents sign petition to save Brighton’s oldest primary school from closure
A parent has started a petition to try to save Brighton’s oldest school from closure, with more than 100 people...
Road safety cuts shine spotlight on 50 badly injured children
Fifty children have been seriously injured in road accidents in Brighton and Hove over the past five years, councillors were...
Council to set up its own academy trust
Brighton and Hove City Council plans to set up its own academy trust for schools in response to a government...
Parents angry over failings that led to school closure plan
Angry parents asked a number of key questions about the failings that led to the proposal to close Brighton’s oldest...
Minteh strikes as Brighton and Hove Albion win at Sunderland
Sunderland 0 Brighton and Hove Albion 1 Yankuba Minteh squeezed in the only goal of the game as Brighton and...
Dunk back as Brighton and Hove Albion face Sunderland
Brighton and Hove Albion captain Lewis Dunk is back at the heart of the Seagulls defence as they face Sunderland...
King Alfred plans shaped by feedback from thousands, according to council
People wanted a better design, more seating and a sports hall without natural light when asked about the plans being...
Council submits plans for £65m new King Alfred Leisure Centre
The council has submitted its formal planning application to build a new £65 million King Alfred Leisure Centre on the...
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