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'Can’t burst our bubble' - Primary school marks 'incredible' success

Ollie, Carl, Lily, Poppy and Kitty at the Year 6 Leavers’ party.

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Staff at a Lowestoft-area primary school have celebrated an "incredible" 18 months.
150 Year 11 students attended Pakefield High School’s prom

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Lowestoft-area high school honours Year 11 students with glitzy prom

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The 3D head of Dippy the Dinosaur visited 11 primary schools in Lowestoft, pictured at Red Oak Primary.

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Dippy the Dinosaur surprises hundreds of Lowestoft children

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All smiles - Carlton Colville Primary School ran eight individual year group sports day sessions.

Joy as Lowestoft-area primary school hosts Covid-safe sports day sessions

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D16 class of 2021.

'On top of the world': Performing Arts students win Showstopper Challenge

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The 5km run that included a colour dash at Pakefield High School in Lowestoft.

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'Truly inspiring': Youngsters show 'amazing' support for cancer charity

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Assistant headteacher Gemma Hurren and Oliver Grant who won the pod.

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Joy for primary school with 'wonderful' scooter storage pod award

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School holidays in Norfolk and Suffolk vary next year 

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School term dates cause problems for Suffolk-Norfolk border families

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Halesworth's Edgar Sewter Primary School is set to expand 

Halesworth primary school set to expand by more than 100 pupils

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Zeegan Warne, Sarah Wood, Abi-Louise Bale and Jade Laurence-Barker.

Ambassador School status joy for 'fantastic' primary

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More than 50,000 children are considered to be in poverty across Suffolk and north Essex, according

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Suffolk SEND services review to begin next week - here's what it will...

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Warren School has been judged inadequate after education watchdog Ofsted's latest inspection. Picture: Archant Library

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Pupils forced to isolate after Covid test result wrongly recorded as...

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School offer dates are coming up soon. Picture: DAVE THOMPSON/PA WIRE

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SPCN to close amid slow pace of change in SEND services and parent abuse

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Suffolk County Council has launched a public consultation on school admission criteria for 2022/23.

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Council's proposed SEND review 'completely misses key issue' say parents

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Pupils at the opening of the new library at St Mary and St Peter Primary School at Gorleston in 2017.

Primary school told to improve seeking ‘inspirational’ new head

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It's normal to have worries about your child's education and progress in school

Suffolk's SEND services to undergo independent review after parent concerns

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Classroom and Graham White of NEU.

Revealed: The school academy chains paying bosses over £150k a year

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Stuart Rimmer, chief executive and principal of East Coast College.

Joy as coastal college principal wins ‘Leader of the Year’ award

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Suffolk County Council offices, Endeavour House.

Education chiefs defend SEND provision and pledge to meet campaigners

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Action from the North Suffolk Schools ALT Year 6 Boys Football Championships. Grove vs Red Oak.

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Joy as school sports tournaments resume after 15-month break

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Somerleyton Primary choir

Primary school choir premieres song with words by Michael Rosen

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Face masks will no longer be recommended in secondary school and college classrooms after 17 May.

Schools in ‘very difficult position’ over pupil classroom face mask changes

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Ffion, a Year 4 pupil at Corton C of E Primary School, had her logo design chosen as the winner of a competition.

School 'so proud' with pupil's winning design

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Harbour PRU school in Lowestoft.

'Exciting times' as merger of four pupil referral unit schools is confirmed

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Bungay High School, on Queen's Road. Photo: Matthew Nixon

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Mooted high school expansion will increase capacity by 150

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Saint Felix School near Southwold, which has become part of Inspired Learning Group

Private coastal school joins partnership to continue 'academic excellence'

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School offer dates are coming up soon. Picture: DAVE THOMPSON/PA WIRE

National Offer Day: Joy as 95% of Suffolk kids given first choice school

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Year 7 students at Ormiston Denes Academy in Lowestoft with their cards.

Emmanuel Macron

'They have spread joy' - Language students receive Royal surprise

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The four Lowestoft Sixth Form students who are celebrating after securing places to study at universities across the country.

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University joy for Lowestoft Sixth Form students

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Some of the 1,118 Easter eggs all ready to be distributed.

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'Proud of them all' - School gives surprise Easter eggs to 1,118 students

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