Rated ‘good’
Fitzharrys School in Abingdon is celebrating achieving “good” rating in its latest Ofsted inspection. The school was inspected on June 7 and rated ‘good’ in all areas by the education watchdog. On its...
View ArticleNursery forced to shut doors
A VILLAGE nursery has closed its doors for the last time after failing to raise the £100,000 required to remain open for business. Windmill Nursery, in East Challow, near Wantage, closed last week...
View ArticlePlan for Hill End site is backed
Plans to secure the long-term future of Hill End outdoor education centre have been given the green light by Oxfordshire County Council. Cabinet members approved a business case for the Farmoor-based...
View Article50th celebrated
Wheatley Pre-School has celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party raising £1,000 to refurbish facilities. The actual date was last year but the party was delayed until last month to allow the school...
View ArticleHead hopes for top A-level grades again
The headteacher of Oxfordshire’s top-achieving state school for A-levels is hoping today’s results will surpass previous ones despite a difficult year for funding. The Guardian reported at the start of...
View ArticleOxfordshire A-level results edge ahead of last year in results joy
Five Abingdon School pupils netted a total of 15 A* and As between them when A-level results were released last week. Leon Wu, pictured right of centre, achieved an impressive A*A*AA to secure his...
View ArticleNew additions
Moobs, gender-fluid and YOLO have been included among the most recent additions to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Moobs is a term that refers to excesses of fat on a man’s chest, while ‘YOLO’ is...
View ArticleParents air support for new school plan
Parents in Grove aired overwhelming support for a proposed new school in the village at a consultation event on Monday. The trust behind King Alfred’s Academy in Wantage applied to the Department for...
View ArticleCampaigners face battle to save children’s centre
Councillors trying to save South Abingdon Children’s Centre say they are fighting a losing battle to keep it open. Abingdon Town Council last week turned down a proposal to support the centre – which...
View ArticleCareer and skills fair
Young people and anyone considering a career change can meet employers from a range of sectors at today’s Bicester Skills and Careers Fair at Bicester Technology Studio, Queens Avenue, from 3pm to 6pm....
View ArticleKing Alfred students celebrate community award
Students at King Alfred’s Academy have been celebrating a new community award at the school’s annual awards evening. The achievements of the King Alfred’s pupils were celebrated at the event on...
View ArticlePlans revealed for a 420-pupil primary school on GWP estate
A second primary school for Great Western Park children hopes to open its doors in September 2018 after plans were unveiled to the public. Chalk Hill Primary School will offer 420 places to children...
View ArticlePupils celebrate success
An Abingdon schoolgirl is celebrating after beating thousands of other competitors to be declared ‘Young Geographer of the Year’. St Helen and St Katharine Independent Girls’ School pupil India Wood...
View ArticleIn the running
Abingdon & Witney College has been shortlisted for two top awards for their work in the further education sector. For the 2017 TES Further Education Awards, the college has been nominated for the...
View ArticleChildcare minister joins in the fun at new nursery on Oxford Science Park
A national charity has said the Government ‘still has a lot of work to do’ before rolling out a new scheme doubling the number of hours available to parents for free childcare. The comments from the...
View ArticleAverage grades for Oxfordshire schools in a new-style league
Oxfordshire’s secondary schools have performed averagely in new-style league tables published in England for the first time. Until this year, secondary school performance has been judged mainly by what...
View ArticleSupermodel and millipede launch reading campaign
Supermodel and entrepreneur David Gandy helped a 6ft millipede launch a campaign encouraging more Oxfordshire children to read. Ten Million Minutes, run by education charity Achievement for All, is...
View ArticleCan you help inspire youngsters to read?
Even in an area such as Oxfordshire, many children have trouble reading, but help is at hand through a volunteering charity. ARCh Oxfordshire helps hundreds of children each year by finding volunteers...
View ArticleDidcot girls to be fluent in Chinese
Mandarin Chinese is a language that ‘matters most to the UK’s future prosperity’ and is becoming more commonplace across school curricula, with Didcot Girls School the latest to join the trend. Pupils...
View ArticlePaintings aim to display Uni is open to all
The identities of 20 people whose portraits will be put on display to try to “promote greater diversity” at Oxford University have been revealed. Film and television director Ken Loach, BBC journalist...
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