Parents and pupils will have an additional secondary school preference to select this year. This follows changes made to the 11+ exam in the wake of recent Government guidance and Coronavirus.
Pupils across Southend-on-Sea received their GCSE results yesterday (Thursday 20 August).
A campaign to reassure parents about children going back to school in September has been launched by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.
Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre is set to welcome visitors back through its doors with the council agreeing to support Fusion Lifestyle until the end of the financial year.
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is eager to hear from residents and interested groups about proposals for tree cover and management across the Borough for the next 10 years.
Young people in south Essex are set to take to the skies in a glider as part of an exciting summer activity aimed at increasing engagement in the aviation and aerospace industries.
A walk-through coronavirus testing facility has been opened by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) at Short Street Car Park in Southend-on-Sea.
A popular route used daily by hundreds of people travelling to and from Leigh-on-Sea Station has had its footpath resurfaced as part of wider slope and stability works to improve the route for residents, commuters and visitors.
Cabinet councillors have thanked council staff and contractors who worked hard this weekend to help keep people safe and the Borough clean and tidy.
Over the next few weeks students across Southend-on-Sea will receive their GCSE and A-Level results despite not sitting their exams because of Coronavirus...
As the hot weather continues, the Council and its partners are urging visitors to Visit Southend safely and bin their litter or take it home with them.
The hours of use for concessionary bus passes in Southend-on-Sea will return to normal on Tuesday 1st September 2020.
Southend-on-Sea’s new and environmentally friendly pier trains will be designed in heritage green and cream with a modern nose.
A record five Southend beaches will be proudly flying prestigious Blue Flags this weekend.
Southend’s iconic pier trains will once again welcome visitors aboard as they reopen with a number of social distancing and cleaning measures in place to keep visitors safe and well.
Councillors are to consider proposals to recruit a new band of civil engineers to improve the town’s network of roads and pavements… and new enforcement officers to get those who damage them to pay for the repairs.
An update from Southend Council concerning face coverings and where to wear them.
South Essex councils are set to take their case to central Government for a package of investment and devolved powers to drive new infrastructure, economic growth and new housing across the area.
A multi-agency group of professionals has been set up to support Southend schools safe return in September in line with Government guidance.
The libraries’ annual summer reading challenge is set to go ahead digitally this year as libraries across the town remain open for click and collect services.
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