Parents and Child News & Updates
- 27th November 2013
Get Serious About Your 5-a-Day!
What are SATS? Basildon’s Kip McGrath Educational Centre lifts the lid on the tests that both pupils and parents dread.
So, we’ve nearly made it – the light at the end of the tunnel is illuminating the kids' first day back at school and Colchester, we are going to be ready for it!
From zoos to soft play, thebestof Colchester has plenty of ideas to keep your children happy and buzzing!
From Mummers to Maypoles and Military Marching bands to Morris Dancers, Adventure Island is celebrating just what puts the Great into Britain on 20/21 April 2013 with another fun-filled St George’s Weekend.
Keeping the children occupied during the school break can be a bit of a nightmare; thankfully Basildon Education Services Trust could be the answer to your prayers.
- 28th February 2013
Summercourt Children’s Centre, in Summercourt Road, Westcliff, received the brilliant result, judging it as outstanding across the board.
- 19th February 2013
Between now and Sunday 31st March, Southend primary school children can, for just £1, take part in a child’s swim or sway dance session (different types of dance classes) at Southend’s Leisure Centres, and their school could win £1,000 worth of sports equipment too!
Adventure Island opens for 2013 this weekend (16 February), and in response to public demand the hugely popular attraction on Southend seafront is launching an Annual Pass for the first time in its history.
- 7th February 2013
Talented young actors devised their own hard-hitting plays to tackle cyber bullying, and performed these to more than 5,000 Southend schoolchildren.