Bellingham and Lewisham in the news
Education, education, education was the refrain of the Labour Party at the turn of the century. Now the National Education Union say that education recovery has got to be the top priority again. Despite claims to the contrary, schools have been underfunded for years. The NEU say that Schools have experienced whole school budget reductions, …
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Bellingham Cllr Alan Hall joined over 750 local councillors by signing a letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson calling for more support with free school meals, so that no child is left behind. The letter, which was coordinated by the NEU’s Councillors’ Network, calls on the Government to ensure children from low-income families have …
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Cllr Alan Hall has joined campaigners and trade unionists calling on better terms and conditions in schools particularly for cleaners and catering staff. Now is the time to review pay and conditions and get schools safer for September’s new academic year. In London schools should pay the London Living Wage. He says: “Clean schools are …
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The BBC have produced a short video guide on the ‘R’ Number In the news we here that the ‘R’ number is up or down in the covid-19 infection statistics. The ‘R’ stands for the estimate a measure of ongoing transmission. In simple terms the BBC have described the ‘R’ number as a way of …
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Everybody’s Talking about Jamie, has south London’s Noah Thomas in the lead role as Jamie New at the Apollo Theatre. broad programme of RSE prepares children and young people for the realities of the modern world, and is vital for keeping children and young people safe
