College in the running for awards
A college and its apprentices are celebrating after being recognised for several prestigious awards. Abingdon & Witney College has been nominated for awards at both a regional and national level,...
View ArticleMaster class in craft
The next Mary Berry could be in Didcot as Bake Off contestant Christine Wallace delivered a sugar craft master class to eager Oxfordshire students. Year 10 GCSE students at Didcot Girls’ School made...
View ArticleSt Blaise of glory
Pupils at a primary school didn’t need to hold out the begging bowl to stage their production of Oliver! Developer Redrow Homes were only too happy to help out by sponsoring the musical at St Blaise...
View ArticleAward-winning self-harm play returns to schools
An award-nominated play aimed at challenging the taboos about self-harm is returning for a third tour of Oxfordshire schools this month. Under My Skin has been raising awareness about the issue among...
View ArticleDiscovering secrets in the corridors of power
Staff and politics students from Cokethorpe School glanced behind the curtain into the world of government on Tuesday. Nine lower Sixth A Level students started their House of Commons tour with a stop...
View ArticleMore given place at chosen school
More children have been offered their first-choice secondary school, despite a rise in pupil numbers. Almost nine out of 10 Oxfordshire children due to start secondary school in September have been...
View ArticleEducation site and cafe planned for former pub
A former Marston pub that the community has tried to rescue since its closure in 2014 could become a education centre and cafe. Oxford charity The Wilaya Trust wants to lease Somerset House and...
View ArticleCollege rewarded for apprentice work
An Oxfordshire college has been labelled as one of the best in the south for apprenticeships after scooping a regional award. Abingdon & Witney College was awarded the Apprenticeship Provider of...
View ArticleAnti-bullying charter wins support from school pupils
The first schools have signed up to an ‘anti-bullying’ charter in an attempt to strengthen the response to bullying across the county. The charter contains 10 pledges on tackling bullying to ensure the...
View ArticlePupils building for a career in construction
Oxford school pupils hoping to build a career in construction took part in an event encouraging the young engineers to consider maths and science roles in the industry. Lord Mayor of Oxford councillor...
View ArticlePupil numbers sufficient for eco school to set date
Oxfordshire’s first eco school, which delayed opening for two years after failing to recruit enough students, has announced it will finally open in September. Gagle Brook School was built at Elmsbrook,...
View ArticleMaking music lessons instrumental in children’s lives
Children picked up a plectrum for the first time as the next generation of young musicians joined in a national campaign offering free music lessons. PMT Oxford, on Cowley Road, hosted non-stop free...
View ArticleSchool shut after hoax bomb threat
A bomb threat that closed an Oxford school on Friday is being treated as a hoax. Oxford Spires Academy pupils were sent home in the morning after the school received a ‘malicious email’. Principal...
View ArticleFull STEAM ahead for school
Students and staff at the newest secondary school in Didcot headed into the Easter holidays celebrating a major milestone since opening in September. The Aureus School held an afternoon of special...
View ArticleDigging deep in the woods for dinosaurs
Oxford nursery children grabbed their trowels and slipped on their wellies for a dinosaur hunt of prehistoric proportions. Children at Bright Horizons Jack Straws Lane Nursery and Preschool at the...
View ArticleSchoolboy inventor’s ‘hearing glasses’ win Ideas for Ears award
A young inventor from Oxford was presented with an award in Austria for his idea to help people with hearing loss to see things they can’t hear. Rye St Anthony School pupil Jacob Levy was selected as...
View ArticleReflecting ancient mirror in chandelier
A Didcot school is the proud owner of a chandelier with a twist, thanks to an artist and an ancient mirror. Aureus School, which opened in September, teamed up with Lorna Carmen McNeill to produce the...
View ArticleNew heads to take over for new term
New headteachers have been appointed at two Wantage schools. Wantage CofE Primary school and King Alfred’s Academy, both run by the Vale Academy Trust, will have new leaders in charge from the start of...
View ArticleMajority get chosen primary place
More than nine out of 10 Oxfordshire children due to start primary school this year have been offered a place at their first-preference school. A massive 92.77 per cent of the 7,064 children who...
View ArticleLet’s play! Children enjoy new nursery
The county’s newest children’s nursery has opened its doors. The Old Station Nursery, based at the 700-home Heyford Park development in Upper Heyford, will cater for 64 children aged from birth to five...
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