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Special Educational Needs: are the funding taps finally being turned on?

Special Educational Needs: are the funding taps finally being turned on?

Oxfordshire’s on-going Special Educational Needs (SEND) crisis continues. The Government has pledged additional funding – but will it be enough? Following the recent Budget, the Labour Government announced on December 4 a “£740m capital investment to create more specialist places in mainstream schools”. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson promised “tangible change

Clarion Weekly, 6 December 2024

Clarion Weekly, 6 December 2024

This week’s top stories What do you get when the world’s third richest man buys Tolkien’s local? Oxford is about to find out. In a long read, we look into the no-expense-spared plans for the Eagle & Child. Jericho Wharf has sat derelict for 18 years. Now,

Clarion Weekly, 29 November 2024

Clarion Weekly, 29 November 2024

This week’s top stories Raindrops have been falling on our heads. Storm Bert visited Oxfordshire this week. Towpaths were closed, buses were diverted, schools shut. Environment Agency staff worked to pump out water and clear drains in a Canute-like battle against the rain. In Oxford, predictably, the Abingdon Road

Many Messiahs: Christmas choral highlights in Oxford

Many Messiahs: Christmas choral highlights in Oxford

Will Dawes, Director of Chapel Music at Somerville College, curates a selection of choral delights for the festive season – from the Messiah to Midnight Mass. Whilst the big day is still about a month away, the season of shopping, festivity, and celebration in these darker evenings is very much already

Is there a doctor in the housing estate?

Is there a doctor in the housing estate?

Labour and the Liberal Democrats have traded blows over the lack of a GP surgery at Didcot's Great Western Park – in a case that demonstrates the challenges that come with new housing. This 3,300-home development includes four new schools, community facilities, parks, playgrounds and football pitches – but

Clarion Weekly, 22 November 2024

Clarion Weekly, 22 November 2024

This week's top stories On Tuesday much of the county woke up in a winter wonderland. We invited Clarion readers to send us their best pictures, and here they are. Beautiful though it was, it caused disruption. The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol for Oxford’s homeless was activated.

A history of council homes in Oxford

A history of council homes in Oxford

This Saturday, 23 November, marks the anniversary of the first completed council houses in Oxford. They were opened in 1920 by mayoress Florence Lewis, wife of mayor Edmund Lewis. The two houses still stand on the corner of Iffley Road and Addison Crescent. To mark the date, we take a