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Southend Airport named best in the capital for fifth year running

24/8/2018

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London Southend Airport has beaten all the other London airports for the fifth year running to once again be named ‘Best Airport in London’ in the latest Which? airport passenger survey.

This year it boasted a customer satisfaction score of 84% - 14% points more than the next closest airport, London City (70%) – with the Which? press release stating “The airport’s efficient queues through bag drop, security and passport control earned high praises from passengers. With direct trains to Liverpool Street that take under an hour, Southend is the highest-rated London area airport, soaring past rivals Heathrow and Gatwick.”

The impressive customer satisfaction score also makes Southend the 2nd best ranked airport of any size in the whole of the UK (just three points behind Doncaster Sheffield airport with its chart topping 87% score).

Southend scored a maximum five-star rating in six of the ten categories assessed, with staff, queues at bag drop, security and baggage reclaim, toilets and prices in shops / food outlets all top scoring.

Rory Boland, Which? Travel Editor said: “Travellers want to start their trips in the smoothest way, but long queues through airports and a lack of facilities can cast a rain cloud over any getaway. With new routes launching all the time, passengers have an increasing choice over not just who they fly with but where they fly from. If you can pick a smaller airport, choose Southend over Luton to get your holiday off to a better start.”

Glyn Jones, CEO of London Southend Airport, said: “To be named ‘Best Airport in London’ for the fifth-year running is wonderful news and once again testament to all the hard work that the team here at London Southend has put in. Once again ‘Which?’ members have recognised that London Southend offers a substantially better way to travel with fast and frequent train services to the heart of London, at least every 15-minutes, a raft of new routes and exceptional customer service. They’re all key factors in our success and why more and more passengers are repeatedly choosing London Southend Airport over all the others.”

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Southend GCSE results above national average once again

24/8/2018

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Students and schools across Southend are celebrating yet another impressive set of provisional GCSE results.

Over 2,000 young people were entered into GCSE’s at schools in Southend-on-Sea, with pupils performing above the national average in English and maths measures.
 
Last year the Government introduced rigorous new GCSE’s in English and maths, graded on a new numerical (9 to 1) system, with 20 further subjects being reformed this year.
 
Provisional results indicate that 71.9% of students in Southend-on-Sea achieved grade 4 or above in English & maths combined, an improvement of 1% on 2017. Grade 4 is the threshold considered to be a ‘standard pass’ by the Department for Education and the bottom of this grade aligns with the bottom of the previous C grade.
 
Provisional data from 10 schools suggests 60.5% of Southend-on-Sea students achieved a grade 5 in English and maths, which is considered a ‘strong pass’ by the Department for Education. This is above the 2017 figure of 54.1%.
 
Southend-on-Sea results were also above the national average for 16-year-olds in English and maths subjects.  According to the Department for Education*, 71.8% of pupils in England achieved a grade 4 in English, compared to 82.4% in Southend and 71% achieved this standard in maths compared to 72.3% in Southend (based on results from 10 schools).
 
Councillor Helen Boyd, cabinet member for children and learning, said: “Very well done to all pupils for this excellent set of provisional results. You should be rightly proud of your achievements. This early set of results indicates that schools in Southend-on-Sea are continuing to improve in maths and English, which are so important for work, training or further education, and our results continue to be above national averages.
 
“There is always work to do, and through our education board, we will continue to support and challenge schools to ensure that every child has a the opportunity of a good education in this Borough.”
 
*https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gcse-pupils-gaining-knowledge-and-skills-for-future-success
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Southend students achieve excellent A-level results

17/8/2018

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Southend students are celebrating today after achieving A-level results well above the national average. 
 
Figures from eight out of the borough’s ten schools indicate the number of A*/A grades and A* to E grades were both above the national average.
                                                                                    
Around 1,000 students at Southend sixth forms took A-level exams, with indicative results back so far showing that 99.4% achieved A*- E grades, compared to a national average of 97.6%.
 
Of these indicative results, 11.1% of entries were A* compared to the national average of 8%. Furthermore, 35.9% of entries achieved A* or A grades, compared to national figures of 26.2%.
 
The figures do not include results from Belfairs Academy or Cecil Jones Academy, who had not provided their results as yet.
 
Cllr Helen Boyd, cabinet member for children and learning at Southend Council, said: “Southend students can be rightly proud of another set of excellent A-level results. Once again it appears that the borough is likely to have achieved above the national average and continue its general trend of improvement. 
 
“I would like to wish our young people the very best as they now prepare for the next stage in their life, be it with further education, training or in the workplace.
           
“For those who did not achieve the results they hoped for, I am confident that they will be supported in their search and in finding a course that is right for them.
 
“We are as committed as ever to providing our schools with the support needed to give pupils the best possible education and we will continue to work as hard as we can with local schools and colleges to ensure that we continue to achieve that.”
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Leigh event to help us protect our seas

15/8/2018

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Visitors to Old Leigh will be able to find out about how they can do their bit to reduce marine pollution this week.
 
Members of Make Southend Sparkle – a campaign that involves volunteers in activities that make Southend a greener, cleaner place – will be at Bell Wharf of Friday 17 August along with representatives of Anglian Water to highlight the impact on our seas of flushing cotton buds and wet wipes down the toilet and pouring fat down the drain.
 
They will also be explaining how even small items like discarded cigarette butts and small plastic items can damage our seas and the wildlife in them. The Council’s stop smoking team will also be on hand to give assistance and advice to anyone who wants to quit.
 
Cllr Mark Flewitt, cabinet member for public protection, said: “This event will be an eye-opener for many and will demonstrate how simple things you do in your home every day can have a knock-on effect for our waterways.
 
“We are inviting people along to have a chat - get some information. There will also be some free giveaways and the opportunity to sign up for volunteering around the Borough.”
 
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