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Schools, Libraries and Learning

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Apply for your child’s school place before January deadline
15 December 2020

Parents with children aged three to four years-old are being reminded to apply to the council for their school place…

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Parents praise ‘fantastic’ Imagination Library
11 December 2020

Parents have responded in their hundreds to praise North Lincolnshire Council’s Imagination Library, which sends a book every month to…

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Get more from your library with handy new app
20 October 2020

A convenient new app has been launched to help customers get the most from their local library service on the…

Collection of handsewn toys and figures from the book Mr Gumpy's Outing
New ways to inspire reading and writing on World Literacy Day
8 September 2020

North Lincolnshire Council has thanked a local charity for helping mark the importance of reading and writing on World Literacy…

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More services available safely at libraries in September
7 September 2020

People will be able to access more libraries services safely, including browsing for books to loan, during September. From Wednesday…

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School catering staff gearing-up to provide 1.5 million school...
27 August 2020

North Lincolnshire Council’s catering staff are looking forward to providing school meals safely as schools go back next week. Each…

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School leaders ready and confident to welcome pupils back after...
27 August 2020

Thousands of pupils across North Lincolnshire will be returning to school from next week, with many entering a classroom for…

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Parents encouraged to secure funded childcare places for...
20 August 2020

As businesses across North Lincolnshire continue to reopen and renew safely following the easing of coronavirus measures, parents and carers…

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Adult Education and Community Learning in North Lincolnshire...
19 August 2020

Adult education and community learning services in North Lincolnshire received praise following a recent assessment carried out by Matrix, on…

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More North Lincolnshire Libraries set to welcome back customers
12 August 2020

Winterton Library and Riddings Library are both set to reopen to customers next week with a convenient click and collect…

New Special School for Scunthorpe
New Special School to open in North Lincolnshire
29 July 2020

A new Special School is set to open in Scunthorpe providing places for up to 60 pupils aged between 16…

Holly Mumby-Croft, MP for Scunthorpe and Leader of North Lincolnshire Council Rob Waltham pictured with local author Addy Farmer
Donations drive launched as 400 literacy packs are gifted
22 July 2020

A local charity has worked with the council and other partners to gift more than 400 literacy packs to families…

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Summer holiday childcare available for families
13 July 2020

Working families across North Lincolnshire can continue to access childcare during the school summer holidays at a range of settings.…

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Book your place on online childminder training
9 July 2020

The next Childminder Briefing session for people who are considering becoming a childminder is being delivered online on Wednesday 22…

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Scunthorpe Central Library set to reopen with new click and...
2 July 2020

As towns across North Lincolnshire reopen for business, book-hungry readers are being welcomed back to Scunthorpe Central Library. The library…