The ‘blunt truth’ according to one East Sussex County Councillor (ESCC) is that the authority simply doesn’t have enough money to do the things it used to do. Speaking at a meeting of the full council yesterday Councillor John Barnes warned his colleagues that the level of cost savings they have been forced to make […]
Councillors voted this morning to keep their options open about the future of music tuition in the schools of East Sussex but the threat of complete closure of the East Sussex Music Service has not been completely removed. East Sussex County Council was forced to debate the matter in public after more than 12,000 people […]
Music tuition in schools has not been axed yet, but it might only be a matter of time unless a public consultation this summer can persuade councillors the service is worth saving. This morning Councillor Bob Standley, East Sussex County Council’s lead member for education and inclusion, approved the consultation into proposals which could ultimately […]
