Education

Attending school regularly creates an established routine for children, providing them with opportunities to learn, develop, grow and socialise.

As anticipation continues to build around the creation of The Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, everyone now has a chance to play their part in its success by making a financial pledge to support the project.

If you are looking for information on organisations and services offering advice and/or support for children and young people under…

Knowsley’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) has been shortlisted in the prestigious Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership Awards, celebrating…

St Laurence’s Catholic Primary School in Kirkby has secured a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating with inspectors stating the school is “going…

Roby Park Primary School in Huyton has recently undergone a transformation in the last two years, moving from ‘Requires Improvement’…

Comics Youth CIC has been working with a group of children looked after (who are in the care of the…

Alt Bridge secondary school in Huyton has maintained its ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating, following an inspection earlier this month. The school…

A group of eighty primary school children took part in a mental health and awareness and well-being conference at OurPlace…

Knowsley Lane Primary School in Huyton has completely transformed in just seven terms, going from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘outstanding’, following…

Knowsley Community College and St Helen’s College are working in partnership with the University of Liverpool and One Ark to launch an exciting new pre-apprenticeship programme aimed at young people aged 16-17.

12 to 16 November, is national Anti-Bullying Week and throughout the week, the Bullybusters team will be running workshops and assemblies around…

Out of school activities for children with special educational needs or disabilities are now available across Knowsley.

Pupils in Knowsley collected their GCSE results this week.

Schools across the borough chalked up improvements in Reading, Writing and Maths with many outperforming the national rate of improvement in each or all of these measurements.

Pass rate tables for colleges have recently been released and it reveals Knowsley Community College has a lot to be proud of.

Latest figures from the Department for Education show this Knowsley primary school is one of best in the region.

Pupils, teachers and staff in Knowsley have done the borough proud by winning in four brilliant categories at the Educate Awards 2017.

Meet the new appointment who’ll be tasked with delivering Knowsley’s education strategy and improving outcomes for young people.

Children across Knowsley are dressing up as their favourite literary characters today to mark the annual World Book Day. We have all the best pictures from the borough’s schools.

A plan to bring a new A Level centre to Knowsley is moving forward after a meeting between the Government and local representatives.

The Knowsley Education Commission has started work to improve students’ attainment in the borough. But who are they, and what will they do?

The Shakespeare North Playhouse in Knowsley is another step closer, with key appointments to help turn the playhouse into a reality, now confirmed.

The Commission brings together leaders in education to help tackle under-performance in Knowsley schools.

Knowsley Community College’s new Huyton campus is now open, in the former Christ the King Centre for Learning building on Stockbridge Lane.

If your young child has delayed speech or difficulties with language or communication, they may benefit from the Chatterbox programme being run in Knowsley.

The Knowsley Partnership has set out its vision for education in the borough in 2020.

Six key priorities are being set out today to make sure Knowsley becomes the ‘Borough of Choice’ by 2023.

GCSE results are out today – with provisional figures showing big increases in good pass rates for Halewood Academy – but improvements still to be made across the borough.

Students in Knowsley are collecting their A Level and BTEC results this morning, with provisional figures showing pass rates on the rise.

Knowsley Community College’s new facility will allow students to develop the skills they need to get employment in these important regional growth sectors.

All Saints Catholic High School in Kirkby are celebrating after Ofsted’s latest inspection report was published this week.

It’s official – all Knowsley’s children’s nurseries are rated outstanding or good – and we’re one of only four areas in the country to achieve this!

Graduates as young as five donned their mortarboards and gowns to mark the end of another successful summer for Knowsley Children’s University.

Knowsley Council has responded to the news that a proposal to close the sixth form at Halewood Academy from August 2017 has been approved by the Government.

Schools, businesses and key local figures came together for an Education Summit looking at ways to accelerate improvements in pupils’ achievement in Knowsley.

Answers to key questions about the provision of A Levels in Knowsley.

The further education provider has been ranked top for overall achievement in the Liverpool City Region in a report published by the Skills Funding Agency.

As SATs week draws to a close, it’s been lovely to see the amount of support and encouragement our local schools have been giving their pupils whilst they sit their exams.

Find out how our young people are reaping the benefits of taking part in Forest School sessions run by the borough’s Green Space Rangers.

After Governors at Halewood Academy recommended closing their sixth form, the council has issued a response on the future of A Level provision in Knowsley.

Work is underway to transform the former Christ the King school into a state-of-the-art further education college.

With the latest Ofsted judgement shows adult education in Knowsley is ‘Good’, why not take a look at the courses on offer for you?

Kirkby-born filmstar Stephen Graham offered words of wisdom to school pupils on a trip back to his home borough.

Pupils at Lord Derby Academy in Huyton have been spending time learning how children in Shanghai learn maths.