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Isle of Wight Council is offering £240,000 in grants to support local initiatives helping vulnerable families with food, utilities and warmth
Debbie Andre
Debbie Andre was elected as Island Independent councillor for Sandown North ward in the 2017 council elections.
She was re-elected in the May 2021 elections for Sandown North as an Independent councillor. Andre then joined the Alliance Group to take power at County Hall.
She is Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Lifelong Skills.
Below are some of the article where Cllr Andre is mentioned.
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"Our children are our future, we must give them a voice," says Cllr Debbie Andre, the Cabinet member for Children's Services, Education and Lifelong Skills, as she shares a roundup of the year and her hopes for the future
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Five schools on the Isle of Wight have been provisionally selected for the government's School Rebuilding Programme, potentially representing a multi-million pound investment in education on the Island
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Life is particularly challenging and stressful for families in the current financial climate and money issues often put additional pressures on the relationship and on their health
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Inspiring stories of Islanders going the extra mile for their community were showcased at the awards ceremony
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The initiatives will expand on what was offered in the previous funding rounds to include support for foster carers registered with the council, unpaid carers, care leavers, and people with disabilities
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There are ten pupils across three year groups who will be without a teacher at the school from January, so they will be provided with free school transport to Godshill Primary instead
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The programme will be delivered on the Island by eight approved holiday scheme providers and is co-ordinated by the Isle of Wight council
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Not satisfied with picking up two Gold awards, Vectis Radio also came home with a Silver and two Bronze awards. Well done to them all
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Grants could be used to set up and run schemes such as parental, baby or toddler groups, teenage groups, family-based groups, mental health and welcoming sessions/hubs, peer support groups, outreach support and community-led groups and activities
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Officers advised councillors the application could not legally be passed, as information about the development’s nitrate neutrality had not been submitted so the correct regulations could not be completed
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The Council is looking for views from all parents and carers of primary aged children about how they use childcare, how this has changed over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how this may continue to change in the future
