Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request show that on the Isle of Wight there has been a disparity between the rate of exclusions for pupils with Autism and for the overall school population.
Free! Over 2,000 Isle of Wight children, to be being given opportunity this summer to learn vital life-saving skills aimed at keeping them safe in the water.
A public meeting for parents and carers of children with autism will be held next week, with Healthwatch offering to raise questions on the behalf of those unable to attend.
If you send your child to a school that is outside their catchment area and you want them to travel on a school bus you have to pay for what's called a 'privilege' seat. From next term the council are hiking the prices by almost three times for some parents. The cabinet member responsible says “I do accept it’s expensive, but I do feel the price increase is justified".
Could Jack Barnes, a recent graduate of Platform One Music College, possibly be the most punk person employed by the Isle of Wight council? He joins Ventnor Exchange and Quay Arts as their first creative apprentice as part of the Lift The Lid project.
Newly-released figures from the Department for Work and Pensions reveal the number of parents who were due to but did not pay support through the Child Maintenance Service on the Isle of Wight.
The testimony from Joanna Millan will be followed by a question and answer session to help pupils at the school better understand the nature of the Holocaust and to explore its lessons in more depth.
Following an announcement from the Dept for Education that Isle of Wight Studio School will close in summer 2019, Isle of Wight politicians share their responses.