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Classicists converge on St Swithun’s School

St Swithun’s School, Winchester hosted its second Classics Inspiration Day on 12 November. The event, which aims to give students in years 10 and 11 an idea of the many directions in...

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Jason Gardener MBE Opens Sports Centre at Prior Park College

Jason Gardener MBE, Olympic Gold Medallist (2004) and President Elect of UK Athletics was welcomed by Prior Park College’s Headmaster, James Murphy-O'Connor on Friday afternoon, as the Bury Sports Centre was officially...

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Prior Park student awarded prestigious Engineering Scholarship

Sixth Form student George Rebello from Prior Park College was awarded a sought-after Arkwright Engineering Scholarship recently at a ceremony in London supported by the Institution of Engineering & Technology and the...

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SIBFORD PUPILS PLANT TREES OF KNOWLEDGE

Pupils at Sibford School near Banbury are creating a new heritage apple orchard. Fifteen trees …. of different varieties that have originated in Oxfordshire and the neighbouring counties … have been planted...

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BATH YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE PRIOR PARK PRESENCE

The 2015 final was, as always, a glittering occasion of exceptional musical talent, bringing together an extraordinary 'fellowship' of Prior Park music, featuring both current or ex-students (even one of the judges,...

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LVS Ascot Pupil Wins High Praise From Great British Bake Off Contestant

LVS Ascot is celebrating pupil success after providing the youngest ever winner of the Rotary Club of Ascot Young Chef Competition on Tuesday. Jamie Kedwards, 12, who won the opportunity to represent...

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LORD WANDSWORTH STUDENTS HELP PARTNER SCHOOL DURING LIFE-CHANGING TRIP TO GHANA

Students from Lord Wandsworth College spent an exhilarating 12 days at their partner school in Ghana over half-term. Based in the village of Egyei Krom, near Elmina, the team renovated and painted...

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‘NEW VOCATIONALISM’ HAILED AT MILTON ABBEY CONFERENCE

Milton Abbey was delighted to welcome parents, journalists, schools and educational agents to the recent ‘Future of Vocational Learning’ conference. The conference, which was run in collaboration with Arts University Bournemouth and...

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St Swithun’s Junior School to grow seeds from space!

Children at St Swithun’s Junior School are preparing to become space biologists and embark on a voyage of discovery by growing seeds that have been into space. In September, 2kg of rocket...

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