Local news

Gloucester gets new �1m sports pitch thanks to historic school

Wednesday 20th February 2019

It’s available for the whole community to use Read full story...

Your 2019 Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Award finalists revealed

Monday 18th February 2019

The awards take place on March 7 at Cheltenham Racecourse Read full story...

In pictures: Village school pupils celebrate first steps to becoming 'Global Citizens'

Sunday 17th February 2019

Children at the school had fun learning how 'our lives are connected with people and places' across the globe Read full story...

Schools' climate strike: 'Why we skipped school to protest'

Friday 15th February 2019

Young people explain why they walked out of schools across England to protest over climate change...

Headteacher reveals ?huge sense of sadness? after deciding to leave Gloucestershire school

Tuesday 25th September 2018

Nikki Hill is to leave Greatfield Park Primary School in Up Hatherley, Cheltenham, for another school in the town Read full story...

National news

20 learning apps for stir-crazy kids

Sunday 29th March 2020

These fun-filled educational apps provide perfect brain food for children while schools are closedThe closure of schools across the UK has left many parents and carers in the sudden, unexpected position of being home-school teachers...

Lockdown: the best free online experiences to stave off boredom

Saturday 28th March 2020

From Hamlet to Wu-Tang Clan to maths lessons for kids, there are countless ways to have funCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs millions of us try to find things to keep ourselves and our kids occupied during the lockdown, the good news is that many companies have decided to put some of their previously paid-for online content and services out there for free...

Best free online experiences to stave off lockdown boredom

Saturday 28th March 2020

From Hamlet to Wu-Tang Clan to maths lessons for kids, there are countless ways to have funCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs millions of us try to find things to keep ourselves and our kids occupied during the lockdown, the good news is that many companies have decided to put some of their previously paid-for online content and services out there for free...

‘I am deeply scared for so many children’: diary of a headteacher in lockdown

Saturday 28th March 2020

An inner-city head closes her blinds for a cry after a week in which staff have had to buy families electricity and foodThis is my tenth year as a headteacher, mostly in challenging schools, and I have seen a lot of things...

'Stressed, sick and skint': how coronavirus is hitting arts workers

Friday 27th March 2020

We asked arts workers for their stories of how the lockdown is affecting their livelihoods...