Over the last two years, we have been supporting schools to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence in the town. Research shows that missing just a few days of school a year … Continue reading Hastings Opportunity Area appeals to local organisations to support school attendance
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Hastings Opportunity Area commits future funding to build on Maths Mastery success in schools
Hastings Opportunity Area has invested over £200k in the last year, to fund 20 schools in Hastings to embed Maths Mastery into their school curriculum approach. On May 12th, we … Continue reading Hastings Opportunity Area commits future funding to build on Maths Mastery success in schools
Government invest over £1.1 million to fund Hastings Opportunity Area for a further year
Today, Hastings Opportunity Area, funded by the Department of Education, are delighted to announce that the government has committed over £1.1 million to fund a further fifth year of the programme. … Continue reading Government invest over £1.1 million to fund Hastings Opportunity Area for a further year
Free Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Training and Support for Hastings Schools
The HOA is funding ‘Boingboing Resilience CIC’, an organisation with expertise in supporting schools to develop their work to promote children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing. A training and resource … Continue reading Free Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Training and Support for Hastings Schools
Recovery Seminar
The HOA delivered a Recovery Seminar, Wednesday 3 March 2021, to provide an opportunity for trusts, schools and other partners in Hastings and East Sussex to share good practise on … Continue reading Recovery Seminar
Literacy
As we turn the page on another World Book Day, we thought it would be fitting to catch up with one of our partners - Education Futures Trust - on … Continue reading Literacy
Hastings unites to tackle school attendance
A town-wide campaign to support regular school attendance during the last few weeks of term, and in preparation for the new school year, has been launched this week by Hastings … Continue reading Hastings unites to tackle school attendance
Summer’s almost here – apply now for our holiday programme
We're looking for schools and community providers to deliver a range of enrichment activities for children this summer in Hastings. You could be from the world of sport, music, forest … Continue reading Summer’s almost here – apply now for our holiday programme
Enrichment IT and Online Learning Support
In January, Hastings Opportunity Area committed £100k of further funding for trusts, schools and community providers to support children and young people's access to learning and enrichment activities during the … Continue reading Enrichment IT and Online Learning Support
Hastings Opportunity Area commit £100k emergency funding to support home learning
Today, Hastings Opportunity Area, funded by the Department for Education, are delighted to announce their commitment to funding a strengthened approach to home learning during lockdown 3. A further £100k … Continue reading Hastings Opportunity Area commit £100k emergency funding to support home learning