Merton Student becomes UK Young Scientist of the Year
A Merton student has been crowned the UK Young Scientist of the Year for 2016 at the The Big Bang Fair. Roxanne El-Hady of Ricards Lodge Secondary School was presented […]
Category Archives: Education and schools
Merton wins prestigious local government award
The South London Special Educational Needs (SEN) Commissioning Programme, of which Merton Council is a founder member, has won a prestigious Local Government Chronicle (LGC) award in the efficiency category.
Merton supports national campaign to tackle child abuse
Along with a number of UK councils, Merton Council is supporting the DfE’s national Together, we can tackle child abuse campaign.
Merton’s teenage pregnancy rate at all time low
Figures recently released by the Office of National Statistics show Merton’s teenage pregnancy rate is at its lowest since they were first recorded in 1998. Merton now has the fastest […]
Merton pupils dance at The Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall with Rambert
Young people from Merton schools performed with Britain’s national dance company, Rambert, last week.
Merton Council announces new adult education contracts
Merton Council announced the new providers of its adult education service this week.
Merton schools tap into the power of the sun
Merton installed solar panels on Gorringe Park Primary School this week, making it the 16th school to benefit directly from free electricity from the sun through the council’s solar install programme.
Merton provides school place for every child
Merton Council has provided a secondary school place for every child applying for a place in Merton from September 2016.
Celebrating success in Mitcham schools
A special ceremony was held last night (25 Feb) to recognise students and staff from Mitcham schools on their successes over the past year.
Merton school children get set to clean for the Queen
School children from Cranmer Primary School, Mitcham, are all set to don their gardening gloves and take up their trowels next week to give the green opposite their school a […]