The Isle of Wight Council has been confirmed as the operating authority for the Duke of Edinburgh Award on the Island after securing another three year licence from the youth charity.
Cllr Hobart congratulated the 70 young Islanders who were recently presented with their Duke of Edinburgh Medals, adding that the DofE scheme really does help shape future leaders.
Children's Mental Health Week highlights the importance of support for young people. Urgent action is needed from the government to address decreased funding and lack of resources, says the NEU
Parents said they were happy with the care their children had received and said staff were caring and understanding of families' needs, but Ofsted found the provision across all four areas to be 'Inadequate'
Peter Shreeve from the NEU says the challenges in early years are not surprising and mirror similar trends affecting education in general - poor pay, increasing workload and staff turnover