Southwark must take urgent action to deal with its school places ‘timebomb’ after remaining one of the worst performing boroughs in the country for new admissions to secondary schools, local Liberal Democrats councillors have said. Official figures released this week show that over 1,000 pupils were rejected from their first choice of secondary school this […]

Leader of Southwark Liberal Democrats, Councillor Anood Al-Samerai, has unveiled her new frontbench team for the year leading up to 2014’s council elections, with the focus on more affordable homes. Cllr Adele Morris will be the Southwark Liberal Democrats’ new deputy leader and is taking on a new Shadow Cabinet role of ‘Regeneration, Jobs and […]

East Dulwich councillor Rosie Shimell has given her thanks for the support and donations received for her London marathon challenge earlier this month. Rosie completed the 26 mile course in the sunshine on Sunday 21 April to raise funds for the Southwark News / Evelina Children’s Hospital appeal. She finished in 5 hours and 9 […]

Schools in Southwark will get a £631,000 cash boost from September to help get kids active through sport. The Coalition Government has announced that every state primary school in the borough will receive the extra sports funding in 2013/14 and 2014/15 – an average of just over £9,000 per school. The ‘Sport Premium’ funding is […]

Southwark must urgently deal with its schooling crisis after being named as one of the worst performing boroughs in the country for new pupil admissions, local Liberal Democrats councillors have said. Almost half of all students (41.3%, or 1,032 pupils) were rejected from their preferred choice of secondary school this year, according to official figures […]

Southwark is facing a ‘school places time bomb’ with not enough new primary places for local children, say Lib Dems. Up to 21 new reception classes for 630 pupils will be needed across the borough in the next four years, according to predictions from Southwark Council. It will mean expanding existing schools as well as […]