Students dirt-y work unearths antibiotics
Two Oxfordshire students have been given the chance to join a global science project to discover new antibiotics in soil. The Year 12 UTC Oxfordshire students Rebekah Vaughan and Rui Manaia are just...
View ArticlePupils say ‘action’ to awareness film
Pupils with autism at an Oxford special school celebrated World Autism Awareness Week by teaming up with a charity to create a film that helps people understand more about how autistic people see the...
View ArticlePupils hooked by fundraising
Primary school children have enjoyed a number of fishy themed events and raised more than £500 for a charity aiming to help those in poverty in Zambia. St Amand Catholic Primary School, based on St...
View ArticlePupils showcase creative side by unearthing town
Pieces of local history will be exhibited in a ‘fresh and innovative’ art show produced by Didcot Girls School. The exhibition ‘Unearthing Didcot’s Creativity’ will showcase photographs and a dance to...
View ArticlePupils peddle safety message
Eight West Oxfordshire primary school pupils were presented with new bikes after winning a road safety competition. The students were selected from 23 primary schools across the district who designed...
View ArticlePrep school expansion to make way for more boys
A boarding school for boys hopes to welcome more pupils next year following a planning application for a pre-prep expansion. Summer Fields school, Summertown, announced last week that it plans to...
View ArticleSchool opens new top class centre
A school that has won a string of national awards has opened a new centre to replace a facility that was closed earlier in the year due to cuts. Bloxham Primary School opened the Cherry Tree Centre for...
View ArticleSam’s hard work adds up to maths award
A mathematical whizz-kid swept aside thousands of other children to be crowned one of the brightest young mathematicians in the UK. Eleven-year-old Sam Kershaw, from Charlton Primary School in Wantage,...
View ArticleEngaging young people with science at new £5.6m centre
A £5.6 million education centre that promises to provide opportunities for young people to learn and be inspired is set to open in autumn next year. Oxford-based construction firm Beard has taken on...
View ArticleCollege is just top class
A college has been commended for its ‘high ambition for learners’ and its ‘clear strategic decision’. Abingdon & Witney College has achieved a ‘good’ overall rating, and its apprenticeships rated...
View ArticleWe can’t become complacent over the fate of closed school – parents
Steps are being taken to ensure the ‘long-term future’ of a school after a damning Ofsted report. Chiltern Edge school in Sonning Common might be facing closure after the poor grade was received in...
View ArticleChildren moved by Holocaust tales
A Holocaust survivor paid a ‘moving’ visit to students with autism to share his story and help them make a ‘positive difference’ in their own lives. Students from LVS Oxford welcomed Rudi Oppenheimer,...
View ArticleMy word! I’m in story final
A schoolgirl wowed judges with her creativity to progress to the final of the UK’s biggest story writing competition for children. Cranford House pupil Ellen Roberts’ story, titled Secrets in the...
View ArticleStudents get a crash course in farm safety
Farming students have been given some up-to-date safety tips from charity Yellow Wellies. More than 70 Abingdon & Witney College students from Common Leys Farm watched practical demonstrations...
View ArticleSchool ready to start teaching first 120 pupils in September
The last bricks have been laid and the keys have been handed over to Didcot’s newest school. Named after a hoard of gold coins unearthed in the town 20 years ago, Aureus School, based at Great Western...
View ArticlePupils tough PE lesson at hands of a champion
PARALYMPIC swimmer Ellie Simmonds visited school children to lead a very special PE lesson. She spent the morning at Heyford Park Free School talking to youngsters about the importance of being active...
View ArticleCaring community helps school flourish
An Abingdon school has been awarded top marks and praised for its pupils’ “overwhelming passion to learn and develop”. The Manor Preparatory School received the highest possible rating of ‘excellent’...
View ArticleA racing cert for new career
A horse rehoming charity is offering students the chance to become horsemen and women through a new ‘refreshing’ college initiative. HEROS Charity is working with Abingdon & Witney College to...
View ArticleOxford students will have to study wider range of history
Campaigners believe more needs to be done to improve the ‘narrow worldview’ of education for history students at Oxford University. Starting from the next academic term, first year students will have...
View ArticleNew school opening put back until 2019
A suitable home for a new 880-pupil school in Oxford has finally been earmarked after a two-year wait – but it’s grand opening has been put on hold for another year. Public meetings will be held this...
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