Merton offers every child a primary school place
A primary school place has been offered to every parent in Merton with a child starting school in September. This year, over 2500 children from Merton applied for a primary […]
Category Archives: Children, Schools and Families
Merton’s call for foster carers with “life experience” to care for school aged sibling groups in the borough
Merton Council is calling on those whose grown up children have left home to consider becoming foster carers for the Council. Although the Council is keen to recruit people from […]
Duke of Edinburgh Award of Merton celebrates Gold DofE success with its young people at St James’s Palace
On Monday 19 March 2018, nine young people from Merton attended a presentation, shared their experiences and received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) at St. James’s Palace, London […]
Raynes Park High School becomes first state school accredited by the Tim Henman Foundation and BECSLink community in the UK
Raynes Park High School (RPHS) has become the first state school in the country to be an accredited by the Tim Henman Foundation and BECSLink community. To celebrate the accreditation, […]
Merton support ‘Together, We Can Tackle Child Abuse’ Campaign
Merton Council is proud to be supporting the Together, we can tackle child abuse campaign again this year. The campaign, which affirms that all children have a right to be […]
Merton holds CSE Awareness Conference
Merton Council is marking this year’s National Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Awareness Day with a two day conference on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 March at Merton Civic Centre. The […]
Merton wins prestigious London Borough of Culture funding
Fabulous day for #MertonCulture – congratulations to all those involved in Merton’s collaborative bid to get more film opportunities in Merton #mylocalculture
New Director for Merton Council
Rachael Wardell will join Merton Council as their new Director of Children, Schools and Families in May 2018.
Merton in top 10 local authorities for phonics results
Merton Council’s primary schools have put the council in the top 10 local authorities for year 1 phonics.
Every Looked-After Merton child to receive a gift this Christmas
Every looked-after child in Merton will have a merrier Christmas thanks to hundreds of generous gift donations organised by the council and Merton Police. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Christmas Tree […]