Education

Thousands of young people across Sussex are no doubt frantically revising ahead of sitting their GCSE or A-Level exams this summer.

Families have been told which primary school their children will attend in September – with all but 99 being given one of their schools of choice.

Parents in West Sussex will soon be finding out whether their child has been given a place at one of their preferred choices of primary school.

London Gatwick has today announced a new, year-long partnership with Kew’s wild botanic garden Wakehurst, at Ardingly, to support a bursary programme for schools in the South-East.

The University of Sussex adds £343 million a year to the economies of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex, says a new independent report.

Extra funding has been awarded to help even more West Sussex school children learn how to cycle safely on today’s roads.

Two of the winners from the West Sussex Education Awards have been presented with their prizes.

Holy Trinity Primary School in Cuckfield has become the site of the latest project by community energy group REPOWERBalcombe.

More than 5,000 children were persistently absent from West Sussex’s secondary schools last year, each missing at least 19 days of teaching, figures from the Department for Education show.

The BTEC post-16 education course has run for more than four years, and combines studying sport and football with playing and representing Crawley Town FC u19s.

Nearly 200 pupils, teachers and school staff were on hand to celebrate the first ever West Sussex Education Awards tonight (Tuesday).

West Sussex parents have paid more than £250,000 in fines for taking their children on holiday during term time.

West Sussex is going to be short of school places in three years’ time, according to a government forecast.

West Sussex County Council is looking into the possibility of housing Woodlands Meed College on the existing school site.

Ardingly College is celebrating ‘outstanding’ IGCSE maths results.

A Christ’s Hospital pupil has paid tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking one year after meeting him.