Category: Children’s services

589 Children’s services posts found.

Local Jewish author Natalie Cumming helps Shropshire schoolchildren to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2019

12/02/2019
Holocaust - Pupils planting the tree at St Peter's School, Wem.

Natalie Cumming, author of ”The Fiddle”, joined schoolchildren, Shropshire Councillors, and representatives of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths in ceremonies held…

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Budding children’s social workers encouraged to apply to fast-track training programme

12/02/2019
Polly Chapman, Step Up to Social Work student

People interested in making a real difference to the lives of Shropshire’s children are being encouraged to consider a career as a…

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Shropshire needs more foster carers – could you foster a Shropshire child?

29/01/2019

Shropshire Council has today (Tuesday 29 January 2019) launched a new website to try and encourage more people to come forward to…

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Another good year for Shropshire schools, shown by latest school performance tables

25/01/2019

Congratulations to Shropshire’s GCSE students and their teachers as new figures show that 2018 was another good year for GCSE results. The…

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New running track made from recycled road now in use at Criftins CE Primary School

16/01/2019
Criftins pupils go for a run on the school's new running track

A new running track made from a recycled Shropshire road is now in use at Criftins CE Primary School near Ellesmere. Constructed…

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Agencies effective at dealing with Shropshire children in need or at risk, report finds

15/01/2019

Agencies including Shropshire Council, Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and West Mercia Police provide an effective response when concerns are raised about…

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Key Stage 2 results tables published: Shropshire primary schools achieve well

14/12/2018

Results for last summer’s national curriculum tests for 11-year-olds were published yesterday (Thursday 13 December 2018). The Key Stage 2 tables confirm the percentage…

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News from our partners: Archie Spriggs Serious Case Review report published

12/12/2018

News from Shropshire Safeguarding Children’s Board The report of a Serious Case Review carried out following the death of seven-year-old Archie Spriggs has…

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Fifteen primary schools to get running tracks made from recycled Shropshire roads

10/12/2018

Fifteen Shropshire primary schools are to get brand new running tracks made from recycled roads, thanks to the government’s ‘sugar tax’ and…

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Scrutiny committee commits to ensuring people still get access to public health services amid budget pressures

14/11/2018

Shropshire’s Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HASC) have pledged a commitment to ensure people get access to public…

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