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The Essex school that 'gives every child the best in life' completely transformed

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An Essex school which has been completely transformed hopes to give 'every child the best in life' Christian Appleford arrived as head of school at The Ramsey Academy, in Halstead, in September, with a mission to give every child the best in life. Since then, the school's behaviour policy and pastoral systems have been overhauled after it was rated requires improvement' for pupil's attitudes and behaviour in an Ofsted report in September 2024.
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Tributes to brother who 'went to sleep and didn't wake up' among death notices from Essex Chronicle

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Tributes have been paid to a much-loved brother who 'went to sleep and didn't wake up' are among the death and funeral notices from Essex Chronicle this week. Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk - the UK's number one site for death notices and memoriams.
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The unassuming Essex car park where a prisoner of war camp once stood

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