Lottery cash boost for primary school
Children at a primary school couldn’t hide their excitement as they played on their new gym equipment for the first time. Manor School Didcot was awarded £9,755 by the Big Lottery Fund towards new...
View ArticleLibrary books an opening
Bookworms at an Abingdon school will today celebrate the opening of their refurbished library. Over the Easter holiday, more than 4,500 books were boxed up and moved out ready to make way for builders...
View ArticleBuilding on students Lego skills
A school is encouraging its students to learn how to design and build a variety of models in Lego, including functioning robots. Students from the lower school and the prep school at Abingdon School...
View ArticleEndeavouring to be good
A school that provides special education for children with autism and learning difficulties is celebrating a glowing Ofsted review. The Endeavour Academy in Headington was judged as good in all areas...
View ArticleLions roar in with £1,000 school donation
A cheque for £1,000 has been presented to a school for children with special needs to fund new play equipment. The funds for Fitzwaryn school were raised by the Wantage and Grove Lions Club, for their...
View ArticleCollege hailed for excellence
A college has been praised for its high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. Abingdon & Witney College received its Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) silver award for its...
View ArticleHundreds join call for unity
A group came together to spread a message of unity following an alleged racial attack in a park. Up to 300 people joined a community walk on Friday against racism in Florence Park, Cowley, following...
View ArticleSchools urged to get set for healthy start
PRIMARY schools in north Oxfordshire are being urged to join a new walk to school initiative aimed at changing habits for life. Four schools have signed up so far for the free Walk to School health...
View ArticleThree cheers for school days
Students with autism had a ball as they enjoyed a day celebrating all their achievements over the last academic year. The rejoicing 11- to 19-year-olds at LVS Oxford enjoyed drinks, music and a photo...
View ArticleNews of £1.3billion education funding greeted with mixed reaction
A new pledge to pump £1.3billion into education has been condemned as just a ‘desperate attempt to pull wool over people’s eyes’. Oxford West and Abingdon MP Layla Moran has criticised the funding...
View ArticleUnder-threat school is given more time
A school whose future hung in the balance after a damning Ofsted report and a lengthy consultation has been given a lifeline. Plans have been put in place allowing more time for Chiltern Edge School to...
View ArticlePreparations under way at new GWP primary school
School places and recruitment for a brand new primary school on Great Western Park are soon set to open. The Aureus Primary School, formerly Chalkhill Primary School, will be located within the...
View ArticleRecruitment begins at new primary school
School places are soon to open and recruitment is underway for a new primary school on Great Western Park in Didcot. The Aureus Primary School, formerly Chalkhill Primary School, will be located within...
View ArticleWe did it! LVS pupils celebrate
EXAM success is always something to celebrate and this group of autistic students were no exception after passing a range of BTECs. Twelve students from LVS Oxford, in Begbroke, received 30...
View ArticleClever Will really is A* student
The first ever sixth form applicant at Didcot’s University Technology College is preparing to learn alongside the very brightest after being accepted by one of the world’s best universities. Brainbox...
View ArticleStudents make the grade
Thousands of euphoric Oxfordshire students were jumping for joy as they collected their A-Level results last week. Early indications suggest the percentage of the county’s students achieving two or...
View ArticleWannabe lawyer’s verdict on results: ‘over the moon’
A teenager who has her heart set on becoming a lawyer is counting down the days to university as her college celebrated its best results in four years. City of Oxford College student Emily Prachar is...
View ArticleLarkmead Head hails fantastic results
It was a day of relief and excitement as students from Abingdon’s Larkmead School collected their long-awaited exam results. Students lined up to see whether or not they had achieved the marks they...
View ArticleImpressive results all round
STUDENTS have been celebrating their hard work and determination with impressive GCSE results. Last Thursday, pupils across the county ripped open envelopes containing their results delighting parents,...
View ArticlePupil’s dedication to study reaps results
Starting at a new school is a daunting time for anyone – but for a girl who didn’t speak a word of English this task was a little more frightening. Xin Ying Chen admitted she was freaking out the day...
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