Merton’s Youth Justice Service (YJS) and Youth Crime Prevention Executive Board received a well-deserved vote of confidence today when they were rated ‘Good’ overall with many ‘Outstanding’ areas in a […]
Veolia is asking local residents to put their gardening tools to good use by donating them to Hillcross Primary School’s gardening club. Simply drop them off at the dedicated donation […]
Merton Council has opened up its Neighbourhood Fund, worth approximately £1 million, for bids that seek to enhance community spaces and improve social capital across the borough. The fund is a great […]
Merton Council will be delivering a free fun-filled summer holiday programme for children, as part of a national Government programme to help children from low income families. The scheme is […]
More than 80 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, could be created in an empty school building. At a meeting held […]
Today, parents and guardians across Merton find out which primary school their child will be starting at in September. All children have received a place in one of our schools, […]
Merton Council has promoted from within to fill the vacant position of Director for Children, Schools and Families by appointing Jane McSherry, who is currently the council’s Assistant Director for […]
Every Merton family who applied for a secondary place starting this September 2021 has now been offered a place at school in the borough after the applications process finished for this year.
THE NATIONAL watchdog for schools and children’s services has praised the London Borough of Merton for the quality of its work to keep local children safe during the pandemic. Ofsted […]
Merton Council will be helping schools with the costs of IT equipment and internet connections to help ensure some of the most disadvantaged pupils in the borough can maintain access […]