Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] education Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/tag/education/ Love where you live Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:26:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.residents4u.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-R4U-hand-512sq.gif?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] education Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/tag/education/ 32 32 70608645 Trust RESIDENTS on Libraries, Schools and Education https://www.residents4u.org/2019/04/28/trust-residents-on-libraries-schools-and-education/ Sun, 28 Apr 2019 13:05:25 +0000 https://www.residents4u.org/?p=14436 Residents have told us “Our schools are full. We need school places that are local to us and we want choice” and “Our libraries and museums are important and we ...read more →

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]]> 14436 Claim that ECC 10 Year Education Plan ‘Still Failing’ Uttlesford Families https://www.residents4u.org/2018/01/31/claim-that-ecc-10-year-education-plan-still-failing-uttlesford-families/ https://www.residents4u.org/2018/01/31/claim-that-ecc-10-year-education-plan-still-failing-uttlesford-families/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:20:14 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=10272 After a review of the new Essex County Council 10-year education plan, R4U has said it is concerned that ECC is still failing to provide enough school places. ECC has ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2018/01/31/claim-that-ecc-10-year-education-plan-still-failing-uttlesford-families/feed/ 3 10272 R4U and Saffron Walden Town Council support proposal by Saffron Academy Trust to take over former Friends School site https://www.residents4u.org/2017/07/11/r4u-saffron-walden-town-council-support-proposal-saffron-academy-trust-take-former-friends-school-site/ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/07/11/r4u-saffron-walden-town-council-support-proposal-saffron-academy-trust-take-former-friends-school-site/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:06:54 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9851 Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) and the Saffron Walden Town Council are supporting a joint proposal by the Department for Education and Saffron Academy Trust, operators of the Katherine Semar and ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2017/07/11/r4u-saffron-walden-town-council-support-proposal-saffron-academy-trust-take-former-friends-school-site/feed/ 2 9851 BBC News Look East cover the impact of the closure of the Friends/Walden School https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/26/bbc-news-look-east-cover-the-impact-of-the-closure-of-the-friendswalden-school/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:00:45 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9839 The Friends/Walden School is an important site for education and sports in Saffron Walden. It has announced that it is closing and it will be sorely missed. The parents are ...read more →

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]]> 9839 Class sizes of 60? SWCHS head asks residents to think about education cuts when they vote https://www.residents4u.org/2017/05/19/class-sizes-of-60-swchs-head-asks-residents-to-think-about-education-cuts-when-they-vote/ Fri, 19 May 2017 16:02:19 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9693 The Saffron Walden County High School (SWCHS) head has asked voters to think about education when they vote in June because local schools are facing £millions in cuts. She says ...read more →

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]]> 9693 Reopen the Friends as a state school? We think so. And we’ve urged Essex County Council to take action https://www.residents4u.org/2017/05/15/reopen-friends-state-school-think-weve-urged-essex-county-council-take-action/ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/05/15/reopen-friends-state-school-think-weve-urged-essex-county-council-take-action/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 14:52:07 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9665 Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has urged Essex County Council to adopt the private Walden School (formerly the Friends’ School) as a state institution when it closes in July. Last week ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2017/05/15/reopen-friends-state-school-think-weve-urged-essex-county-council-take-action/feed/ 4 9665 R4U opposes £2 million cuts to Uttlesford Secondary Schools https://www.residents4u.org/2017/01/10/r4u-opposes-2-million-cuts-uttlesford-secondary-schools/ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/01/10/r4u-opposes-2-million-cuts-uttlesford-secondary-schools/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2017 07:25:14 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8966 Residents for Uttlesford is opposing the more than £2 million funding cuts being forced onto Uttlesford schools by central government. John Lodge, R4U Leader at UDC, said “All of our ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2017/01/10/r4u-opposes-2-million-cuts-uttlesford-secondary-schools/feed/ 4 8966 Refusal of school transport by Essex – call for evidence by the Department for Education https://www.residents4u.org/2017/01/04/refusal-school-transport-essex-call-evidence-department-education/ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/01/04/refusal-school-transport-essex-call-evidence-department-education/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:51:53 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8954 The Department for Education (DfE) are continuing to investigate Essex County Council’s school transport policy following a referral by R4U. The policy is to refuse free school transport unless going ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2017/01/04/refusal-school-transport-essex-call-evidence-department-education/feed/ 4 8954 Saffron Walden secondary students to go to Newport thanks to Tory UDC Cabinet Local Plan https://www.residents4u.org/2016/11/28/saffron-walden-secondary-students-go-newport-thanks-tory-udc-cabinet-local-plan/ https://www.residents4u.org/2016/11/28/saffron-walden-secondary-students-go-newport-thanks-tory-udc-cabinet-local-plan/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:00:48 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8839 The UDC Cabinet’s failing Local Plan will force new Saffron Walden students to Newport due to the lack of planned spaces. In its Local Plan UDC must find space for ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2016/11/28/saffron-walden-secondary-students-go-newport-thanks-tory-udc-cabinet-local-plan/feed/ 1 8839 More changes to school bus schedules announced by ECC https://www.residents4u.org/2016/10/11/more-changes-to-bus-schedules-announced-click-for-updates/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:43:57 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=8738 Following problems since alterations at the beginning of term, there are changes to school bus schedule starting Monday 17th October. The issues with the grossly overloaded 322 Old Harlow to ...read more →

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