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County Council To Lease Two Areas Of Land For Community Use In Congleton And Chester

Cheshire County Council has agreed to lease two areas of land to third parties to enable the provision for a new headquarters for the Scouts and Guides Association in Congleton and a new adventure playground in the Lache area of Chester.

Both items were given the go – ahead by Cheshire’s Children’s Services Executive David Rowlands.

Winsford Pupils Step Up Their Road Safety Skills

Transforming Learning Communities

The decisions, part of the Transforming Learning Communities review (TLC), were taken today (Thursday) by the Lead Member for Children’s Services County Councillor David Rowlands.

No further action is to be taken at this stage regarding the future of Delamere Church of England Primary School.

Ellesmere Port Parents Updated on Academies Progress

Cheshire’s Key Stage Three Results Beat The National Average - Again

 According to statistics published today (Thurs).Cheshire is again above the national average for Level 5 and above (L5+) and Level 6 and above (L6+) in the three core subjects.  The largest gap between Cheshire and national figures is for Science at L6+ where Cheshire is 8 percentage points above the national result.

School Minibus Scheme makes a difference in Ellesmere Port

Plans For New Mental Health Resource Centre In Macclesfield

Plans are being made to redevelop a County Council building in Macclesfield into an NHS mental health resource centre.

The County Council will be working closely with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) to transform The Willows located within the Macclesfield Learning Zone.

Council Supports Three Year Reprieve For Macclesfield School

Cheshire County Council has supported proposals to give Ash Grove Primary School in Macclesfield a three year reprieve.

Members at Thursday’s Council meeting welcomed the recommendation by the School Planning Select Panel, which replaces an earlier option to close the school.

County Council Writes To Ellesmere Port Parents About Academy Plans

Cheshire Youth Choir To Take Part In World Choir Games

Have Your Say On School Transport Provision

High praise for Vale Royal’s caring community

Macclesfield Parents “Should Be Consulted On Retaining Ash Grove School”

Parents in Macclesfield should be consulted on the possibility of retaining Ash Grove Primary School, it was recommended today (Thursday).

Members of the Performance and Overview Committee agreed that retaining the school should be an option for consultation.

The Future Of Winsford’s Handley Hill School Debated By Performance And Overview Committee

The majority of members voted not to offer any advice after a debate about the issue which had been called in by three Labour County Councillors.

Events Planned For Parents And Carers Of Children

Organised by the Parent Partnership Service, the first free event is on Wednesday January 23 between 9.45am and 2.10pm at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port (formerly known as the Boat Museum).

No Harmful E Numbers In Cheshire’s School Meals Service

Lead Member For Children’s Services Defends The Transforming Learning Communities Policy

Speaking today (Tuesday) after a meeting of the Children’s Services Executive, County Councillor Rowlands said: “A decision to close a school is never taken lightly – indeed it is always an extremely difficult decision to make.

“However falling school rolls cannot be ignored and the TLC process aims to create a sustainable pattern of schools.

“Our discussions regarding Macclesfield are still at an early stage and we welcome the views of residents.”

Statutory Public Notices Issued For Winsford’s Handley Hill Primary School

County Councillor Rowlands made the decision today (Tuesday) at a meeting in County Hall.

No Confidence Vote ‘Just Playing Politics’ Says County Leaders

Thousands Of Cheshire Children To Take Part In ‘Sing The Christmas Story‘

Launch Of Alsager, Congleton, Sandbach & Holmes Chapel Transforming Learning Communities Review

Community leaders have taken part in a conference to consider reshaping children’s services to meet the changing needs of residents in Alsager, Congleton, Sandbach and Holmes Chapel.

Headteachers, governors and local councillors were among the delegates invited to Crewe Hall last Wednesday (November 21) to learn more about Cheshire County Council’s Transforming Learning Communities initiative.

Statutory Public Notices May Be Issued On Four Schools In Winsford And Middlewich

Cheshire’s Children’s Services Executive today (Friday) supported the decisions.

Launch Of Cheshire’s Junior Road Safety Officer Scheme

Each primary and junior school is invited to nominate one or two Year 6 pupils to serve as Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSO) and for the first time they have been asked to choose an adult supervisor known as the ‘JRSO buddy’ who can be a teacher, teacher’s assistant or a parent.

Neston Children’s Centre Achieves Cheshire’s Inclusion Quality Mark Award

County Council’s Youth Service Transfers To Connexions

Special Dance Concert For 100 Cheshire Young People

A hundred young people from across Cheshire are taking part in a documentary while rehearsing for a special concert.

The 14 – 18 year olds are members of Cheshire Youth Dance Company and Cheshire Junior Youth Group and will perform at the Bishop’s Blue Coat Church of England High School in Chester on October 27.

Chester Has Enough Surplus School Places For Dale Barracks Children

Future Of Delamere Church Of England School To Be Decided In 18 Months Time

Celebrating Five Years Of Cheshire Poet Laureate

An evening of entertainment is taking place on National Poetry Day to help celebrate the fifth anniversary of Cheshire’s Poet Laureate scheme.

The October 4 celebrations will be hosted by current Laureate Jo Bell who will be joined by the four former Laureates Andrew Rudd, Joy Winkler, John Lindley and Harry Owen.

No Action to Be Taken at Present Over Two Winsford Primary Schools

Plans For Delamere Primary School Put On Hold

Conservative Administration plans not to go to formal consultation on Delamere Church of England primary school at present, but to seek a further report within 18 months, have been sent back for reconsideration.

Performance and Overview committee today (Wednesday) voted by 6 to 5, to send the decision back to Children’s Services Executive on October 1.

Singers Urged To Join Cheshire Youth Choir

Members aged between 12 and 21 are drawn from all over the county and meet on seven Saturday mornings per school term for rehearsals at Hartford near Northwich.

New GCSE Record For Cheshire Pupils

Cheshire pupils have bettered their own high standards of achievement in GCSE and GNVQ results announced today (Thursday).

With a small number of schools still to register their results, provisional figures show a record 64.2 percent have achieved five or more A*-C grades.

Cheshire’s A Level Students Raise Standards Yet Again

With some schools results still to be confirmed, indications are that the majority have achieved an average pass rate over 96%.

Provisional figures show that Cheshire students achieved an average points score of 675.8 - a rise on the 617.8 recorded on results day last year.

Ellesmere Port’s Academies “In Jeopardy” Under A Split Cheshire – Claim County Trio

A £50m development of two state-of-the-art Academies for Ellesmere Port could be thrown into jeopardy under a split Cheshire, claimed local County Councillors today (Monday).

The warning from the three Members – all concerned with the Ellesmere Port area – comes as the Government announces it has accepted the County Council’s ‘Expressions of Interest’ setting out a vision for the two all-ability schools.

Milestones Towards Improved Learning For Crewe

NEW and positive milestones have been laid at Crewe, important markers towards the transformation of local educational opportunities.

The town’s Transforming Learning Communities initiative is now moving towards implementation to meet the challenges of Cheshire’s “Every Child Matters” strategy designed to tackle the forecasted decline in future pupil numbers.

Free Rail And Bus Travel Cards For 16-18 Year-Olds Living In Cheshire

Gorsthills Site to be Made Safe for Local Community

Ellesmere Port Academies Take a Step Closer to Reality

School Meals In Cheshire Offer Excellent Value For Money

A two course meal in Cheshire’s primary schools is going up by five pence to £1.80 a day from September.

Lead Member for Children’s Services County Councillor David Rowlands said: “We continue to offer excellent value for money by giving pupils the choice of a main meal and a sweet for less than £2.

Future School Closure Decisions Will Be Decided By Cheshire’s Executive Sub Committee

Recent changes in the law now mean that school closure proposals in Cheshire will be decided by members of the County Council’s Executive instead of the School Organisation Committee (SOC).

The decision was taken today on 2 July by the Executive and followed the government ruling to disband all independent SOCs. The issue will now be considered by next week’s special Organisation committee and full Council on July 12.

Lead Member for Children’s Services David Rowlands said: “SOC worked extremely well and I am sorry that it has been disbanded.

£40m ‘Visionary’ School Included in Options to Revitalise Education in Winsford and Middlewich

Proposed Closure Of Woodfield School And Enlargement Of Newton School Moves To Next Stage

St Mary’s Nursery Moving To Overleigh St Mary’s Church Of England Primary School