From 4 December, fresh apples, pears, bananas and easy-peel citrus fruits will be offered to children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 to encourage a healthier diet and […]

Merton Council’s six community Secondary schools will have something other than Christmas to celebrate this term, as Monday 25 November saw the London Borough of Merton signing a PFI contract […]

Debra the Zebra visited Hatfield Primary School on Wednesday to share her knowledge of road safety and present children with certificates for taking part in ‘Walk to School Week’. Together […]

Countess of Wessex to open school extension and visit care centre What: HRH Sophie Countess of Wessex will officially open a new extension building. Where: Lonesome School, Grove Road, Mitcham, […]

All displaced staff will receive statutory entitlements Merton Council has announced that all of the staff made redundant by Schools Reorganisation will be given their statutory redundancy entitlements. However, some […]

Immediate ReleaseItem Number 203/02 Up, up and awayBalloon launch marks schools change School children from across the borough will celebrate the launch of Merton’s primary and secondary schools next week […]

Merton first in UK to form primary school Children’s Council Merton Council has become the first in the country to set up a Children’s Council for primary school pupils. Children […]

Extra funding to improve Borough’s nature reserves Merton’s Leisure Services has secured £25,000 to carry out improvements to Local Nature Reserves. The investment has come from Wildspace, English Nature’s Grant […]

First school in Merton to achieve specialist school status. Raynes Park High School is celebrating after it was announced that it has been awarded Specialist technology school status. This means […]