Today's announcement will see an additional £12.7 million invested in local SEND services over the next five years — the result of a 'safety valve' deal between the council and the Department for Education
Although the funding announcement is welcomed, Isle of Wight schools have endured annual shortfalls of £2.3m since 2015. IW NEU say it'll not have full optimistic impact that politicians suggest
In first nine months of the new offence of Sexual Communication with a Child, 62 offences were recorded across the region - with groomers using platforms such as SnapChat, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook to contact their victims.
Returning for another year, The Brading Faerie Festival and Wood Fair promises music and dancing, storytelling, demonstrations of traditional woodland skills, quests to complete and trails to follow, plus the fairy market place.
See within for the number of Isle of Wight residents seeking out of work benefits or Universal Credit in the last month, broken down between sex and age groups