Merton Council and the Ethnic Minority Centre jointly organised a governor recruitment drop-in session at Vestry Hall, Mitcham on Saturday, 7 April 2001 to encourage members of the community to […]

More than 20 schools in Merton have received highly regarded Achievement Awards from the Government for improvement and excellence. The Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) made the announcement on […]

Merton Council’s Education department is celebrating after a further two schools in the borough were awarded Beacon Status. The Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) has given St Mark’s First […]

A new information service aimed at the borough’s blind and visually impaired people is coming soon to Merton’s libraries. Known as the Talking Eyes project, state of the art computer […]

Merton Council’s school exclusion figures that have just been released reveal a significant decrease in the number of permanent exclusions. The figures show that the number fell from 29 for […]

Merton’s Education Welfare Service has successfully prosecuted a number of parents, whose children attend a Merton high school, for failing to ensure their children go to school regularly. The parents, […]

David Blunkett, Education and Employment Secretary, announced this week that Merton is to receive a share of a £82 million cash boost aimed at raising educational standards in secondary schools. […]

Ofsted has published its inspection report of Merton Council’s performance as LEA (Local Education Authority). The report is extremely positive about the work of the LEA in supporting and challenging […]