Schools, children and families news

Hounslow students invited to Hounslow’s first ever Virtual Careers Fair

Hounslow Council invites all year nine students and their parents or carers to join the first ever ‘Love Your Career’ Virtual Careers Fair.

Published 26 February 2021.

Council to provide free school meals to children over half term

Hounslow Council will cover the cost of free school meals for eligible schoolchildren during the Spring half-term, starting next week.

Published 11 February 2021.

Hundreds of extra laptops for Hounslow pupils

Hounslow Council has announced it will supply 750 extra laptops and 150 internet connections to children learning from home in the borough during lockdown.

Published 20 January 2021.

Hounslow joins campaign to tackle unprecedented hunger this winter as Universal Credit claims almost double

Hounslow Council in coalition with London Councils have joined forces to launch the COVID Community Campaign as the pandemic drives more families in the borough and across London into food poverty.

Published 14 January 2021.

Hounslow schools closure as national lockdown rules comes into force

Hounslow colleges, primary and secondary schools will remain open only for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers. All other children will learn remotely until February half term.

Published 5 January 2021.

Statement on secondary schools staggered return in January 2021

Statement from Councillor Tom Bruce, Cabinet Member for Education, Children and Youth Services

Published 18 December 2020.

Hounslow Schools follow COVID guidelines to ensure transmission is minimal

Statement from Councillor Tom Bruce, Cabinet Member for Education, Children and Youth Services

Published 14 December 2020.

Alexandra Primary School closed next week

Alexandra Primary School will be closed next week to help control the increasing cases of coronavirus.

Published 27 November 2020.

Hounslow Cabinet Member welcomes Mayor's plans for pollution reduction at schools

Councillor Tom Bruce, Hounslow Council's Cabinet Member for Education, Children and Youth Services has welcomed Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's announcement of new plans to…

Published 10 November 2020.

Statement on the continuing work of Hounslow schools during lockdown

Statement from Cllr Tom Bruce, Cabinet Member for Education, Children and Youth Services on the continuing work of Hounslow schools during the coming National Lockdown

Published 3 November 2020.

Education Lead: It’s time Government stepped up on Free School Meals

Statement from Cllr Tom Bruce, Cabinet Member for Education, Children and Youth Services.

Published 27 October 2020.

Council to fund free school meals over half-term

Hounslow Council will be funding the provision of free school meals for children over this half-term.

Published 23 October 2020.

#YouCanAdopt campaign launches in Hounslow to encourage more people to consider adoption

A coalition of National, Regional and Voluntary adoption agencies across the country, supported by the Department for Education (DfE), have joined forces to launch a nationwide recruitment campaign.

Published 2 October 2020.

Hounslow looks forward to a safe return to school

Hounslow’s 69 primary and secondary schools and its further education colleges are set to reopen their doors next week after nearly six months of partial school closures. 

Published 27 August 2020.

GCSE Success for Hounslow Students

Hounslow’s GCSE students were able to celebrate some excellent results last week despite having not been able to sit their exams this summer.

Published 24 August 2020.

Hounslow A-level students celebrate success

Hounslow schools collectively achieved a pass rate of 97.5%, very much in line with results from this time last year.

Published 14 August 2020.

Hounslow families urged not to miss out on free childcare

Parents and carers in Hounslow are being urged not to miss out on a free early years education place for their child in September.  

Published 24 July 2020.

Westbrook Primary School closed due to a burst water main

Westbrook Primary School is closed due to a burst water main.

Published 28 June 2020.

Coalo to operate school cleaning services

COALO, the wholly owned maintenance arm of Hounslow Council will be taking over the cleaning contract for 30 schools within the borough from 1 September.

Published 26 June 2020.

Cabinet Lead thanks Marcus Rashford for using his profile to help vulnerable school children

Hounslow Council’s Lead Member for Education has been tackling the issue of free school meals over recent weeks.

Published 18 June 2020.

Schools need clarity over summer opening, says Council Education Lead

Schools need clarity over how they are expected to operate over the summer, the Council’s Education Lead has stressed to government.

Published 29 May 2020.

Government decision not to fund free school meals labelled ‘disgrace’

Hounslow Council’s Lead Member for education has labelled as a ‘disgrace’ the Government’s decision not to fund free school meals during half-term

Published 28 May 2020.

Govt announcement about schools causes concern and confusion says Cabinet Member

A statement from Cllr Tom Bruce, Cabinet Member for Education, Youth & Children’s Services, on the re-opening of schools

Published 19 May 2020.

Chiswick School and Kingsley Academy rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted

Ofsted, the agency responsible for standards in education, children’s services and skills, has rated two Hounslow secondary schools as ‘Good’ in recent inspections.

Published 13 March 2020.

New agency looks to attract more adopters

A new regional adoption agency has been launched for the whole of west London – and is asking residents if they might consider opening their homes to children who need a family.

Published 17 October 2019.

Government minister visits Feltham school on World Mental Health Day

Springwest Academy in Feltham welcomed government minister, Nadine Dorries, to visit its new Mental Health Support Team yesterday as part of World Mental Health Day.

Published 11 October 2019.

Edison Primary school children help prosecute uninsured driver

A group of year three 7- year-old school children from Edison Primary in West Hounslow have helped police seize a vehicle and bring about a prosecution of an uninsured driver.

Published 25 September 2019.

Hounslow schools achieve 97% A level pass rate

Students in the borough of Hounslow achieved a pass rate in their A Level examinations of 97%, the results of which were issued yesterday (Thursday 15 August)

Published 16 August 2019.

Hounslow Council and partners enter into early help commitment for families

A Hounslow Early Help Partnership, co-ordinated by the Council and endorsed by partners, has been launched to ensure all services in the borough work together to provide early help for families

Published 17 July 2019.

Published 12 June 2019.

New 'Local Offer for care leavers' launched in Hounslow

Young people in Hounslow who have left care and those preparing to leave care can now find out what help and support they’re eligible for thanks to the launch of a new ‘Local Offer for…

Published 9 April 2019.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) children and young people make excellent progress

Hounslow Council are pleased to announce that children and young people in Hounslow with special educational needs (SEND) are achieving well and making good progress

Published 29 March 2019.

Published 23 March 2019.

Fight Against Child Sexual Exploitation and help young people to keep safe

Hounslow Council is uniting with National Charity NWG to unite against child sexual exploitation

Published 18 March 2019.

Asbestos dumped at entrance to primary school

Hounslow Council was alerted yesterday to a number of red sacks containing asbestos waste dumped near the rear entrance to Bedfont Primary School.

Published 21 February 2019.

Hounslow Cabinet invest in new Early Help Hub

At Hounslow Council’s Cabinet (Tuesday, 22 January) councillors agreed a recommendation to invest £525k, as a defined two-year programme, to develop a new Early Help Hub.

Published 24 January 2019.

Shaping Hounslow for future generations: Local Plan reviews under way

In order to ensure that there are sufficient homes, schools, health provision, jobs, transport infrastructure and green spaces for the future, we must plan for these services now.

Published 11 January 2019.

Published 7 December 2018.

Hounslow Youth Council make their mark with record breaking results

This year’s “Make Your Mark” campaign has seen 1,106,788 young people across the country take part, making it one of the largest youth consultations of its kind in UK history.

Published 8 November 2018.

Hounslow launch week-long campaign in partnership with NSPCC to keep children safe from sexual abuse

Hounslow Safeguarding Children’s Board (HSCB) and the NSPCC are joining forces again to raise awareness of the signs of sexual abuse and how everyone can help.

Published 25 September 2018.

Hounslow students perform strongly in new tougher A levels

Students across Hounslow are celebrating their achievements with the publication of this year’s A-Level results

Published 20 August 2018.

Hounslow students wow Royal Albert Hall

Seventy-three young singers from across Hounslow wowed the crowds on Sunday 29 July at The Royal Albert Hall in two performances as part of this year’s BBC Proms.

Published 6 August 2018.

Leading the way in the safeguarding of vulnerable young people

Ofsted inspectors have found that Hounslow Council works successfully in partnership to identify and protect the borough’s most vulnerable young residents

Published 24 July 2018.

Hounslow primary schools amongst the best in the country

Hounslow’s primary schools have once again been named amongst the best in England for the quality of education provided, according to a new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI).

Published 27 June 2018.

Hounslow Grandmentors Programme scoops National Award

Hounslow Council and Volunteering Matters have shown that they are among the best in the country after picking up a national award at this year’s National Charity Awards

Published 18 June 2018.

Council urges community groups to apply for fund to support the borough’s young people

Hounslow Council is encouraging community groups across the borough to apply for their share of a Transition Fund before applications close on 30 June 2018.

Published 13 June 2018.

FSD website awarded four stars in SOCiTMs Better Connected Survey

Hounslow Council's Family Services Directory has been identified by SOCiTMs Better Connected research programme as one of the UK’s top council websites.

Published 11 June 2018.

Hounslow Council to offer 30 hours’ free childcare for working parents of 3 and 4-year old’s

The council has successfully bid for an award of £80,000 to directly benefit the delivery of 30 hours funded childcare in Hounslow.

Published 16 March 2018.

Hounslow welcomes Mayor of London’s new scheme to support victims of domestic violence

Hounslow Council’s Cabinet member for tackling domestic violence, Councillor Candice Atterton, today welcomed the announcement by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to make much-needed specialist…

Published 13 March 2018.

Hounslow’s Teen Read 2018 awards announce

On Tuesday 6 March, Hounslow Arts Centre played host to the Hounslow’s ‘Teen Read 2018’ awards.

Published 12 March 2018.

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Funding Support

On 16 January Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid, announced the allocation of £9 million from the Controlling Migration Fund.

Published 19 January 2018.

Wellington Primary and Hounslow Council celebrate £15m expansion project

Wellington Primary School and Hounslow Council marked the completion of £15m expansion project with an official opening ceremony yesterday [Tuesday 28 November]

Published 29 November 2017.

Don't miss out! 30 hours of FREE childcare for three and four-year-olds

From September 2017, three and four year olds in Hounslow will be eligible for an additional 15 free hours of childcare each week.

Published 19 July 2017.

Hounslow Youth Service has fun activities covered this summer!

With the school summer holidays about to begin, Hounslow Council’s Youth Service has organised a packed programme of activities from sports to creative workshops

Published 18 July 2017.

Have your say - Childcare demand survey 2017

Residents who are a parent or carer of children aged from babies to 14 years and those with youngsters with disabilities up to 18 years, are being asked by Hounslow Council for their views

Published 3 July 2017.

A royal seal of approval for Pocahontas in Brentford

His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester cemented a place in Brentford’s history for Pocahontas, by unveiling a plaque in her memory on Monday.

Published 21 March 2017.

School is definitely in for Hounslow's secondary school pupils!

93 per cent of Hounslow pupils starting secondary school in September 2017 have been offered a place at one of their six preferred schools, with 63 per cent getting their first preference.

Published 1 March 2017.