ESSEX County Council's education boss is urging residents to have their say on the future of Colchester's secondary school.

The authority is carrying out a review on how it will cater for an extra 1,785 pupils predicted to need school places by 2017.

Comments can be made at surveymonkey.com/s/ColchesterSecondary2012 or e-mail admin.strategy@essex.gov.uk

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