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“Places are tight” as council confirms pressure on secondary school spots

Bedford Borough Council is facing increasing pressure on secondary school places, with demand growing due to larger primary school cohorts and net inward migration. While there...

New Bedford Borough SEND school will open mid-November after delay

Rivertree Free SEND school in Kempston, Bedford borough’s new special educational needs school, will be complete by mid-November according to the council's top officer for...

Council reassures parents all school meals will still be “delicious and nutritious” despite some seeking own contracts

As the new term starts, Bedford Borough schools that are part of a new meals contract will be "serving hot, delicious, nutritious meals", a meeting heard. At the latest meeting of the...

Contract agreed for major extension at Bedford Academy

A contract to build 16 new state-of-the-art classrooms at Bedford Academy has been agreed, as part of plans that will see the school expand to teach 1,800 pupils. The 60-week project will see...

Project aims to stop “troubled young people” entering a life of crime

The government-backed Turnaround Project aims to catch “troubled young people” in Bedford borough on the edge of criminality, a meeting heard. The Children’s Services Overview...

Council to pilot innovative ways to support SEND parents, carers and children

Bedford Borough Council is taking part in an initiative to improve the outcomes and experiences for children and young people with SEND, a meeting heard. The Children’s Services Overview...

Bedford Borough school meal provider raises costs by almost 20%

Bedford Borough Council has agreed to a new school meals contract – but meals will cost more. The portfolio holder for families, education and children’s services, Cllr Jane Walker, agreed in August to ensure...

Additional £1.3m funding “doesn’t cover all the holes” in special education needs provision

Special education needs are facing a crisis as mainstream schools are ‘not coping’ with youngsters with “challenging needs” being sent there due to funding issues...

Bedford needs thousands more school places to meet demand

Bedford Borough Council is planning ahead to ensure it meets the demand for an additional 2,700 new school places by 2027/28, a meeting heard. The Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny...

Borough’s SEND strategy to focus on ‘increased personalisation’ for pupils

School attendance for a pupil with epilepsy “almost doubled” after the personalisation of the care and services being offered, a meeting heard. But there’s still a long way to go when...

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