All schools must have admission arrangements that clearly set out how children will be admitted, including the criteria that will be applied if there are more applications than places at the school. Admission arrangements are determined by admission authorities. Westmorland and Furness Council (the local authority) is the admission authority for all community and voluntary controlled schools with the local authority area of Westmorland and Furness.
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This consultation is about the proposal to close North Walney Primary School.
Westmorland and Furness Council is consulting on a proposal to close North Walney Primary School on the 31 August 2024. There is concern about the viability of the school and the resulting pressures upon the school’s leadership and staff to provide a quality educational offer given the continued decline in the number of pupils on roll at the school.
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We are reflecting on another fun filled summer of events in Barrow. We would welcome your response to the following questions to help us to evaluate our offer and to inform the type of activities we run in the future.
The survey should take around 5 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!
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Organisations across Westmorland and Furness are developing a new Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy. This will describe how we will work together to improve health and wellbeing for our residents and communities.
We would like to hear about the things that impact on your health and wellbeing and the things that you need to help you stay healthy and well. Your feedback will help us ensure that the strategy is informed by the views of our community.
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Family hubs will provide spaces and places for children, young people and families to learn and thrive, helping them to be happy, healthy and safe.
A familiar and welcoming space in the local area for ALL families with children aged 0-19 (25 with SEND) and the wider community.
What a Family Hub will mean for you
The Family Hubs will be a place for you to access information, support and guidance on services and activities for the whole family in your community.
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Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) agree priorities for nature recovery and propose actions for reversing the decline in biodiversity in a particular area. These spatial strategies are required by law under the Environment Act 2021.
The LNRS is designed to be developed and used by landowners, developers, public authorities, conservation charities, and the general public to help ensure that any work to aid in Cumbria’s nature recovery happens where it can deliver the most...More