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ADHD jockey visits school to inspire students
Tuesday 28th July 2026Lilly Pinchin, from Cheltenham, took her horse Joey to meet students at a school in Patchway...
Mental health chat grows into UK-wide lifeline
Thursday 23rd July 2026Cheltenham-based Brotherhood in Arms has helped hundreds of men struggling with their mental health...
Prince George's tender one-word nickname for Prince William picked up by lip reader
Wednesday 22nd July 2026Prince George is celebrating his 13th birthday today and is just weeks away from starting secondary school at Eton College, just like his dad and uncle before himRead full story...
Esports school will use computer games in teaching
Monday 20th July 2026Gloucester Rugby Charitable Foundation is opening the school for kids who face education barriers...
"Extraordinary sight" of rare bird from Asia spotted in Gloucestershire
Monday 20th July 2026A long-tailed shrike has been spotted in Eastleach in Gloucestershire after flying off course from Asia...
National news
If you think kids will respect a robot teacher, you have never met a kid | Dave Schilling
Saturday 1st August 2026A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom...
Squishies and ‘a fuzzy book’: 21 things tweens want for back-to-school season, according to tweens
Friday 31st July 2026We asked tweens what is on their school wish list this year – including squishy toys, roller skate shoes and water bottlesBack-to-school sales are unusually early this year...
Parents sue school over 'inhumane' calming rooms after BBC report
Friday 31st July 2026Ten families are claiming their children were amongst those harmed by their treatment in the rooms...
Why is Oprah shutting down her elite girls' school?
Friday 31st July 2026US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey says the school for girls that she launched in South Africa nearly 20 years will close next year...
Calls grow ‘to flunk’ Portugal’s education minister amid exam marking fiasco
Friday 31st July 2026Fernando Alexandre’s push to digitise marking process deemed a failure with some students and parents contemplating legal actionPressure is growing on Portugal’s education minister to resign amid student and teacher protests over his handling of this year’s national school exams...
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