This year’s Summer Reading Challenge!
Hampshire's children are in for an exciting summer of reading and fun activities as Hampshire County Council’s Library Service launches its hugely popular annual Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 13 July. With the theme ‘Marvellous Makers’, public libraries in Hampshire
Meet the closest living relative of the dodo
This International Pigeon Day meet the closest living relative of the now Extinct dodo! We’re celebrating the beautiful Nicobar pigeons at Marwell Zoo. These magnificent birds, which come from a chain of islands in Southeast Asia, face numerous threats,
Funding boost of £2.3 million for Hampshire music education
Hampshire County Council’s Music Education has been awarded £2.3 million by Arts Council England as part of a major national investment in high quality music provision for children and young people. The funding will see Hampshire’s Music Service become
Final decision to be made on future of Peel Common Infant School
Hampshire County Council is to recommend closing Peel Common Infant School and Nursery Unit and extending the age range of Peel Common Junior School, to create an all-through primary school and nursery unit from 1 January 2025. The recommendation
Caroline Welcomes Increased SEND Provision
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has welcomed the news that Hampshire County Council is set to benefit from £26,364,528 of funding for SEND children. The Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan. Today announced that the
New youth forum launched to encourage young people with additional needs
Young people across Hampshire with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) have an exciting opportunity to join a new youth forum to voice their opinions and share experiences directly with decision makers from the local authority on topics that
Nine out of ten Year 6 pupils offered first preference secondary school
More than 98 per cent of parents in Hampshire (14,312) have been offered a place for their child at one of their three preferences for a secondary school in September 2024. Of those who applied for a Year 7
Funding approved to expand childcare before and after school
Hampshire County Council has approved funding of £5.9 million to help more parents access childcare before and after school. The funding has been granted by the Department for Education to support schools and Local Authorities to set up or
Hampshire school children vote for their favourite book
Local school children have chosen The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins as their top book from among the winners of the Hampshire Book Awards from the last 21 years. To celebrate two decades since the Awards were launched, to recognise
PHU welcomes practical learning for T Level college students
Health and Healthcare Science students from local colleges have been gaining valuable and practical NHS experience on placement with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) as part of their two-year T Level course. This year, PHU welcomed 15 students
