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Carer Support Wiltshire, a charity which supports unpaid carers of all ages, has been working with Wiltshire Council on the development of this award, which is now presented alongside the Wiltshire Healthy Schools programme

Wiltshire Council needs an additional 30 foster carers this year to help provide homes for young people

Wiltshire Council will be running FUEL camps during the Easter school holidays and is encouraging families with children eligible for benefit related free school meals to sign up.

Wiltshire residents are being encouraged to recycle their previously unrecyclable pool accessories such as goggles and armbands, in an innovative way at swimming pools across the county.

A new free school to provide 130 places for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) will be created in Wiltshire following a Department for Education announcement.

Reach South Academy Trust is pleased to announce that the Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning (SAIL) has signed its official funding agreement with the Secretary of State for Education

The Wiltshire Council School Places Strategy, a document setting out long term plans for ensuring sufficient school places in Wiltshire has just been published for review.

Families and young people are invited to share how they prefer to access family help services by completing an online survey or dropping into face to face meetings in their local area.

98% of Wiltshire families have been offered one of their three secondary school preferences for this September, with 95% offered their first preference.

Parents and carers are being asked for their views to ensure health services and children centre services in Wiltshire continue to meet the needs of families into the future.