Digging deep to build new college digs
A retired college Master has been handed an engraved silver spade as ground was broken on ‘significant’ new student accommodation. Fellows, staff, students, alumni and friends of Balliol College...
View ArticlePupils ‘growing as young people at happy school’
A ‘vibrant’ school in Wantage praised for how children appreciate differences continues to impress inspectors. Stockham Primary School was rated as good following a visit from Ofsted on March 16....
View ArticleCollege engineers new high-tech training hub
Oxfordshire MP Layla Moran was ‘blown away’ when she officially opened a new state-of-the-art engineering and technology training hub. MS Moran, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon was all smiles when she...
View ArticleSchool in need of books for library after limited budget
A cash-strapped school that says its budgets are so tight it cannot stock its library with books is appealing for donations. Henry Box School in Witney has received 70 books since registering with the...
View ArticleStudents show their Zest for enterprise
It was battle of the businesses as students from across Oxfordshire competed to be named the county’s company of the year. Young Enterprise, a popular annual competition that aims to inspire the next...
View ArticleJumping for joy at feeding time
A waddle of lovable penguins were in for a treat recently as Cotswold Wildlife Park celebrated the species at a special event. Families were able to get up close to the Humboldt penguins as part of...
View ArticlePupils rewarded for thinking of rubbish names for trucks
Food waste trucks fabulously named Munching Molly and Trashosaurus made special stops to two primary schools to visit pupils who came up with their names. Children at John Blandy School in Southmoor...
View ArticleOxford United coaching tips give pupils amazing chances
More than 40 students with special needs scored the chance of a lifetime to train with professional coaches from Oxford United. Students from community special school Mabel Prichard, Blackbird Leys,...
View ArticleChildren set to go wild at summer camps
Youngsters are gearing up for a summer camp encompassing nature, key educational skills and fun. Conservation charity The Wychwood Project is running its Go Wild children’s summer camp for eight to 12...
View ArticlePupils promote walking benefit and road safety
Time is running out for primary schools to get involved with a new road safety project that focuses on giving children the right to walk safely in their communities. Thousands of children aged four to...
View ArticleSinging along with Gruffalo
Award-winning children’s author Julia Donaldson joined hundreds of school pupils in a musical extravaganza. The creator of The Gruffalo gave three performances of songs inspired by her famous stories,...
View ArticleFirst new secondary for decades planned
A soon-to-be-built school faces a race against time to open next year and provide much-needed school places after making a breakthrough this month. A planning application for the 1,260-pupil Swan...
View ArticleFrom lab to pub for scientists with pint or two of knowledge
Scientists swapped the lab for the pub to serve beer lovers spirited discussion, pondering everything from cybercrime to Brexit. Punters drank in unique talks, demonstrations and close-up experiments...
View ArticleBuildings honoured for architectural excellence
A group of award-winning new and renovated buildings will compete with the best the UK has to offer in architectural excellence after triumphing at regional awards. The Royal Institute of British...
View ArticleNew books to help children’s development
A school hosted the launch of a new book designed to boost the well-being and development of children. Aureus School, based at Great Western Park, Didcot, launched the Character Toolkit for Teachers...
View ArticleUni must improve its diversity
Oxford University has said it needs to do more to improve its student diversity, after revealing 11 per cent of admissions last year were from disadvantaged backgrounds. More than a quarter of the 33...
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