School & Education

The Government Office South East have issued us with some documents outlining the possibility of a colder than average winter from the Met Office / Cabinet Office.

Click on the links below to download the letter and the planning document:

Planning for Colder than Average Weather Letter
Planning Assumptions

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Children at Merebrook Infant School were visited by Henry Evans from www.hovercraft.co.uk. The member of the Great Britain Hovercraft Team gave a talk to the Foundation Stage children ... more...

A year since the launch of the School Fruit & Vegetable Scheme, 100% of Milton Keynes schools have signed up to take part. Approximately 50,000 pieces of fruit and vegetables are now eaten every day by children in Bucks and Oxfordshire thanks to the Scheme. more...

Language Assistants working in Milton Keynes Secondary schools enjoyed a taste of English football on Saturday afternoon when MK Dons played host to them at the match against Doncaster Rovers.

The Austrian, French, German and Spanish Language Assistants are spending two terms in Milton Keynes Secondary schools working with school students on developing their language skills. more...

Oxley Park, the new state-of-the-art primary school in Redgrave Drive, Milton Keynes held its official opening on Monday 12 December.

The opening began with a tour of the school followed by the official opening ceremony, which was attended by Councillor Sandra Clark, architects Alex Fremantle and Stuart Christmas, senior council officers, teachers and parents. more...

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of schools David Bell has named three Milton Keynes schools in an honours list of the most outstanding schools in England. These schools are Emberton School, Rivers Infant School and Romans Field School. more...

On Monday 10 October Councillor Brin Carstens joined the families, staff and friends of Holmwood School to celebrate three successes:

• The opening of the new outside classroom and activity trail

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The official sod cutting for the new Walnuts School took place on 29 November 2005 at the new site adjacent to Hazeley Secondary School in the west of Milton Keynes.

Scheduled to open in January 2007, the £7.3M site will boast a 90 place school for children between the ages of 4-19 who have social communication difficulties and who are on the autistic spectrum, including those of secondary age, which Milton Keynes has not catered for before. Up to 30 students will be able to board at the school either for an entire term or even 52 weeks a year. more...

In Milton Keynes, we want every child and young person to have a bright and positive future, able to enjoy and achieve. We want it to be a place for them to learn, stay safe and be healthy. And we would like to hear your views on how we can achieve this... more...

Training for Individual Parental Supporters

The Parent Partnership is offering free training as Independent Parental Supporters for individuals who think they could make a difference to parents and carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs. To find out more click here.

Drop in Sessions

The Parenting Partnership Service is holding drop in sessions for parents to discuss any concerns you have about Special Educational Needs and to receive free confidential and independent advice. To find out more click here.

Are you a teacher in Milton Keynes who needs help with housing?

If you are a teacher working in a Milton Keynes LEA funded school - or considering joining one - you could qualify for help to buy a home, to buy a shared ownership home or to rent a more affordable home from Midsummer Housing. Click on the links below for more information:

www.lowcosthomeownership.org.uk more...

Our menu balance for primary meals is based upon the National School Meals guidelines rather than any strict nutritional breakdown as this does not exist at this moment in time. more...

Do you want to know more about Milton Keynes? Are you working on a project that requires statistical information about our town and the surrounding area? There is a wealth of statistical information available here