Countywide school battery recycling campaign encouraging young people to safely recycle used batteries and protect the environment is back for 2025/26.
A major investment in education in Barrow has reached its final milestone, with the completion of works at the new Channelside Alternative Provision, which opened to students for this academic year.
Westmorland and Furness Council have confirmed it will continue to support families during the upcoming October half term holiday with Free School Meal (FSM) vouchers, funded through the Household Support Fund.
There are fewer young people in Eden who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) thanks to a partnership offering holistic support. More than two thirds of the teenagers and young adults who have been supported by the Eden Youth Hub have secured work or completed a training course since it began in 2021.
We are delighted that despite a challenging national landscape for GCSE results, some of our schools showed improvement with a many of their students achieving results at higher levels.
