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Pre-school makes 'difficult' decision to relocate as secondary school sees solution to staff retention issue
Monday 18th March 2024Pip and Jim's is currently based at Brizen Young People's Centre in Up Hatherley, Cheltenham, but is seeking to move to land at Bournside School in Warden Hill Road...
Football legend Ferguson celebrates Cheltenham double
Thursday 14th March 2024Two horses part-owned by Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson - Monmiral and Protektorat - win at the Cheltenham Festival...
Ferguson and Redknapp celebrate Cheltenham winners
Thursday 14th March 2024Two horses part-owned by Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson win at the Cheltenham Festival before Harry Redknapp has a winner too...
Kids as young as four suffering joint pain amid surge in obesity
Wednesday 13th March 2024Children as young as four are being treated for joint pain due to rise in obesity, experts sayRead full story...
The Queen arrives at Cheltenham Festival
Wednesday 13th March 2024Queen Camilla is pictured wearing a long green coat during a windy Style Wednesday at the racecourse...
The Queen arrives on day two of Cheltenham Festival
Wednesday 13th March 2024Queen Camilla is pictured wearing a long green coat during a windy Style Wednesday at the racecourse...
Cheltenham Races: 'they're our Olympics'
Saturday 9th March 2024The BBC is given exclusive access to stable yards in Somerset ahead of the Cheltenham Festival 2024...
Schools in Gloucestershire encouraging pupils to dress comfortably for World Book Day
Thursday 7th March 2024Marking World Book Day today, schools in the county have urged parents to choose wisely for costumesRead full story...
County's 'digital skills gap' bridged by courses
Thursday 7th March 2024Higher education providers respond to demand from cyber organisations in Gloucestershire...
Pupils help restore woodland hit by ash dieback
Tuesday 5th March 2024Schoolchildren have planted trees at Westonbirt Arboretum to replace thousands lost to the disease...
Pupils at Gloucestershire school raise awareness for Rare Diseases Day
Monday 4th March 2024Schoolchildren at a school in the Stroud District have shown their support by wearing stripy socksRead full story...
Gloucester primary school rated 'Good' overall by Ofsted
Monday 4th March 2024'Pupils are visibly happy and enjoy school'Read full story...
Gatcombe Horse Trials cancelled after 40 years
Monday 4th March 2024The event, at Princess Anne's Gloucestershire residence, celebrated its 40th anniversary last year...
Massive 6,500-home development with schools, offices, cafes and shops approved on former airfield
Friday 1st March 2024The Brabazon development in South Gloucestershire will be more than twice the size of the original planRead full story...
Secondary school allocation day 2024: Vast majority of children getting first choice
Thursday 29th February 2024What happens next and what happens if you appealRead full story...
Fiery sunrise stops the West in its tracks
Tuesday 27th February 2024Plenty of Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire residents stopped to take beautiful photos...
Children advised to stay away from school if ill as illnesses surge
Tuesday 27th February 2024Parents around the region have received letters from the UKHSARead full story...
AD FEATURE: The academy helping educate young people about what high school life is really like
Monday 26th February 2024Gloucester Academy's 4 o'clock Club aims to give students a taste of high school lifeRead full story...
New school in Gloucester with 200 places to open in 2026
Monday 26th February 2024The special school will be for primary and secondary aged children and run by Reach South Academy TrustRead full story...
AD FEATURE: North Gloucestershire school to showcase its big heart at upcoming open day
Wednesday 21st February 2024Newent Community School and Sixth Form will hold a year six open morning and wellbeing and personal safety event on March 1Read full story...
Bridge club attracting younger players to the game
Sunday 18th February 2024Cheltenham Bridge Club said the card game should be for everyone and teaches children in schools...
'He'll be watching them horses from up there'
Thursday 15th February 2024Tributes have been paid after the death of 25-year-old jockey Keagan KirkbyRead full story...
City farm remains closed amid pony sickness
Wednesday 14th February 2024An "unfortunate timing" of set-backs led to St James City Farm and Riding School's temporary closure...
Council drops school transport firm after coach fire
Tuesday 13th February 2024Wiltshire Council says the safety of pupils "is of paramount importance"...
Adam Henson backs farming mental health campaign
Monday 12th February 2024The Farm Safety Foundation says people in the industry are facing a "unique set of stressors"...
National news archive
Schools failing children with allergies - report
Tuesday 19th March 2024A Cambridgeshire mum wants changes to the law to protect children with allergies after her son died...
The rehab service that keeps families together
Tuesday 19th March 2024Harper House supports parents to get clean while still having responsibility for their children...
Boarding schools can do tremendous harm. Charles Spencer’s bleak memoir proves it | Gaby Hinsliff
Tuesday 19th March 2024Many boys educated privately hand their trauma to the next generation – and, dangerously, to those who are raised to governCharles Spencer was just eight when he was sent away from home...
Childcare shortage worsens as costs rise – report
Tuesday 19th March 2024Fewer than a third of councils in all areas have enough spaces for children under two, a charity finds...
Childcare expansion in England may not meet parents’ expectations, says charity
Tuesday 19th March 2024Survey by Coram found nursery costs and dwindling places will put pressure on government plansRishi Sunak’s plans to expand childcare provision in England are at risk of not living up to parents’ expectations as nursery costs surge and available places dwindle, a charity has warned...
How do I choose an apprenticeship, and is the pay good?
Monday 18th March 2024Going to school, college or university five days a week is not the only way to get a qualification...
Who gets 15 hours of free childcare and when do I apply?
Monday 18th March 2024Parents in England who want 15 hours of free childcare for two-year-olds face an important deadline...
Scottish childminder numbers halve in a decade
Sunday 17th March 2024Scottish Labour accuses the Scottish government of failing families after the figures were revealed...
Boarding schools’ impact devastating for society, says Charles Spencer
Sunday 17th March 2024Earl says public schools have at times had brutalising effect on those who have ended up in powerCharles Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has said the brutalising effect of boarding schools on people who have come to power has been devastating for society...
Boarding schools have a devastating impact on society, says Charles Spencer
Sunday 17th March 2024Brother of Diana reveals he was sexually abused as a child at Maidwell Hall and that a nanny would beat him and his sisterCharles Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has said the brutalising effect of boarding schools on people who have come to power has been devastating for society...
‘I don’t think I developed emotionally’: Earl Spencer on the pain of boarding-school abuse
Sunday 17th March 2024The brother of Diana, princess of Wales, talks about his difficult decision to write about being physically and sexually abused and the resistance he faced from members of his own classIt was one thing writing about the abuses of his childhood, Charles Spencer tells me, with half an ironic laugh; it’s quite another talking about them with strangers...
Cambridge college unmasks alumnae who were Bletchley Park codebreakers
Sunday 17th March 2024Names of 77 ex-students of women-only Newnham College who worked at Bletchley Park are revealed for first timeThey worked day and night during the second world war, deciphering Nazi messages, breaking Enigma codes and analysing top-secret military documents...
‘Desperate neglect’: teachers washing clothes and finding beds as poverty grips England’s schools
Saturday 16th March 2024Schools risk being overwhelmed by hungry, exhausted children from freezing homes, headteachers and campaigners warn• ‘If a child is hungry, it doesn’t matter if you’re a bloody good teacher’Schools are finding beds, providing showers for pupils and washing uniforms as child poverty spirals out of control, headteachers from across England have told the Observer...
‘It’s about giving them dignity’: how Tees Valley schools are taking on poverty
Saturday 16th March 2024Pupils’ lack of food and sleep is leading one education trust in northern England to focus more on families• ‘Desperate neglect’: teachers washing clothes and finding beds as poverty grips schools in EnglandStaff at Tees Valley Education (TVE), which runs four primaries and a special school in some of the region’s most deprived areas, are used to looking for signs that families are under serious strain...
Children 'let down' by dropped transport changes
Friday 15th March 2024Plans to reduce the distance children travel before they can get free transport have been scrapped...
‘I can’t make them eat it’: Teachers and parents share school meal concerns in England
Friday 15th March 2024Shrinking portions, ‘very beige’ servings and rising costs leave schools and families bewilderedParents and teachers have shared their own frustrations with substandard school meals after a headteacher in Southampton complained about his school’s contract caterers, asking: “How difficult is it to bake a potato?”Several parents and school staff who got in touch with the Guardian blamed the outsourcing of school catering for what they saw as declining provision...
I’ve never heard a Labour leader speak about the arts like Keir Starmer – now I hope words become action | Charlotte Higgins
Friday 15th March 2024He has signalled a return to old Labour values: that everyone, no matter their background, should have access to temples of high cultureWhen Keir Starmer spoke at Guildhall School of Music and Drama this week, promising to place the arts at the centre of a Labour government, the fact that he had made the speech at all was more remarkable than the detail of what he said...
‘I can’t make them eat it’: Teachers and parents share concerns over school lunches in England
Friday 15th March 2024Shrinking portions, ‘very beige’ servings and rising costs leave schools and families bewilderedParents and teachers have shared their own frustration with substandard school meals after a headteacher in Southampton complained about his school’s contract caterers, asking: “How difficult is it to bake a potato?”Several parents and school staff who got in touch with the Guardian blamed the outsourcing of school catering for what they saw as declining provision...
Head disgusted by food requests in-house caterers
Friday 15th March 2024Jason Ashley says he has a "lack of trust in Chartwells to transform the catering" in his school...
Essex is the worst in England for SEND assessments
Friday 15th March 2024Essex is the worst place in England for assessing children with special needs with just 1% complete in 20 weeks...
No council apology for pupil's 26-mile school trek
Friday 15th March 2024A pupil will travel the a marathon distance each day to attend school due to a shortage of places...
How a head teacher saved his pupils from a knifeman
Thursday 14th March 2024Children hid under desks as Ciran Stapleton kept an armed intruder talking in the school corridor...
The Guardian view on multi-academy trusts: disputes over school budgets point to deeper issues | Editorial
Thursday 14th March 2024A governance shake-up lay at the heart of the academies programme, but the model is flawedThe resignation of a Cambridgeshire headteacher following a dispute about the amount of money spent on overheads by the trust that runs his secondary school has placed in the public domain a source of tension more frequently discussed behind closed doors...
Students suspended even for short spells fare worse at GCSEs, study finds
Thursday 14th March 2024Charity says findings from schools in England show need for early intervention and fewer exclusionsChildren who are suspended from school in England even for short periods see their GCSE results suffer, according to research that highlights the need for early interventions to reduce suspensions...
How a headteacher saved his pupils from a knifeman
Thursday 14th March 2024Children hid under desks as Ciran Stapleton kept an armed intruder talking in the school corridor...
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