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This year Barking and Dagenham has achieved first preference primary school placements in London.
Figures show that out of 3,038 applications, 2,924 (96.25 per cent) of placements have been offered their first preference, far exceeding the capital’s average of 87.92 per cent, and outperforming every other London borough.
In preparation for the upcoming ban on disposable vapes in June, Barking and Dagenham Council’s Trading Standards Team recently conducted targeted enforcement operations across the borough in coordination with other Councils as part of a London-wide crackdown.
West Ham United is launching a powerful new initiative in partnership with Barking and Dagenham Police and the Premier League Charitable Fund, aimed at strengthening police engagement and tackling anti-social behaviour among young people.
Barking and Dagenham Council partnered with Queen Mary University London, to host a toothbrushing demonstration for families at Kingsley Hall, Dagenham on Wednesday 9 April.
Children at Henry Green Primary School in Dagenham cleaned-up their local area as they took part in the Great British Spring Clean, the nation’s biggest mass action environmental campaign, led by Keep Britain Tidy.
Barking and Dagenham Council proudly hosted an Empowered Women Recognition Event, honouring the exceptional achievements and inspiring contributions of women across the borough on Friday 4 April.
Barking and Dagenham Council has today (Wednesday 2 April) launched its ‘Good Food Action Plan’ (‘the Plan’), setting out how it will improve access to healthy, sustainable food for its residents.
A Barking and Dagenham council tenant has been sentenced today (Monday 31 March) to 5 concurrent sentences of 2 years, suspended for 2 years, for deliberately misleading council officers in an application to acquire his council property under the Right to Buy Scheme.
The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, delivered a keynote speech at the Association of School and College Leaders Annual Conference on 14 March, where she named Becontree Primary School as an exemplar of inclusive schooling.
This recognition follows her visit to Becontree Primary School in December, where she learned about the innovative work being undertaken by the school.
