King Edward’s School, Bath has been commended in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2026, earning recognition in the highly competitive Regional Independent School of the Year: South category. The commendation places KES among the leading independent schools in southern England and comes in the same academic year that the school was named The...
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Springmead School near Frome invites children to scholarship day
Springmead School is inviting children in Year 3 and above to take part in its next scholarship day on Wednesday 30 September. The event is designed to give children the chance to showcase their talents, interests and enthusiasm in a supportive school setting. Springmead offers scholarships across a range of areas, including academic excellence, sport,...
Wiltshire families invited to make a splash and learn to swim this summer
Families across Wiltshire are being encouraged to dive into summer fun with the launch of the Make a Splash Wiltshire campaign, promoting swimming and activities at local leisure centres during the school holidays. The campaign highlights swimming as an easy, local and affordable way for families to stay active, have fun and spend time together,...
St Mary’s Primary in Bath celebrates creativity during Sky Arts Week
Pupils at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Bath have celebrated the joy of creativity by taking part in this year’s Sky Arts Access All Arts Week. The school, which is part of the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, joined primary schools across the UK and Ireland in the nationwide initiative, which encourages children to explore...
Ogbourne Primary School celebrates Eco-Schools Award with distinction
Ogbourne CofE Primary School in Wiltshire is celebrating after receiving the prestigious Eco-Schools Award with distinction, recognising the school’s outstanding commitment to environmental sustainability. The award reflects the efforts of pupils, staff and the wider school community, with assessors particularly praising the creation of the school’s Psalm 23 Reflection Garden. The newly established wildflower meadow...
Snapdragons Academy named among UK’s top apprenticeship employers
Snapdragons Academy has been named among the UK’s leading apprenticeship employers after being ranked 21st in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2026. The academy, which is part of the Snapdragons Nursery group, supports career development across the organisation’s ten nurseries in Bath, Bristol and Wiltshire. The annual rankings, compiled by High Fliers Research,...
Wiltshire College construction students put their skills to the test in real-world industry challenge
Construction students at Wiltshire College & University Centre gained a taste of working on a real construction project as they tackled a three-day skills competition designed to prepare them for apprenticeships and employment. Working in mixed teams within the college’s industry-standard workshops, Level 1 and Level 2 students from plumbing, carpentry and bench joinery collaborated...
Great Bedwyn Primary School praised for culture of kindness
Great Bedwyn CofE Primary School is celebrating an extremely positive SIAMS inspection report, which praises the strength and impact of the school’s Christian vision and its welcoming, nurturing culture. Inspectors highlighted the Wiltshire school’s ambitious curriculum, describing it as carefully crafted to enable ‘pupils to establish deep roots to grow and wings to fly’, in...
Hayesfield and Team Bath announce new netball partnership
Team Bath Netball has announced a new partnership with Hayesfield Girls’ School in Bath, creating new opportunities to support young netball players and inspire more girls to get involved in the sport. The partnership will see Hayesfield become one of the host training venues for Team Bath Netball’s Player Pathway squads during the 2026–27 season...
Summer schools at The Egg Theatre offer creativity and confidence for young performers
Young people aged 5 to 18 are being invited to explore theatre-making, performance and creativity this summer with a programme of Summer Schools at Bath’s Egg Theatre. The Egg Theatre School’s summer programme includes week-long introductions to theatre-making for younger children, as well as an ambitious three-week production project for older participants. Places are limited...
Weston All Saints pupils enjoy Isle of Wight residential
Year 5 pupils from Weston All Saints Primary School in Bath enjoyed a three-day residential visit to the Isle of Wight, bringing their classroom learning to life on the coast. The trip, which took place in June, was closely linked to the pupils’ recent geography studies, including coastal erosion. During the three-day, two-night visit, the...
Service children take centre stage at Wiltshire celebration event
More than 100 children from Armed Forces families came together at Tidworth Garrison Theatre to celebrate the success of a year-long project designed to strengthen support for Service children in Wiltshire schools. The project, funded by the Armed Forces Education Trust and supported by Wiltshire Council, has involved 42 schools since October 2025, benefiting thousands...
Bath youth clubs: where young people can make friends, have fun and try something new
Bex Shreeve from Mentoring Plus highlights some of Bath’s youth clubs. Young people looking to meet new friends and enjoy new experiences can choose from a wide range of open-access youth clubs across Bath. These relaxed, inclusive sessions offer primary and secondary-aged children and young people a safe place to socialise, develop new skills and...
Beauty students gain career inspiration at Thermae Bath Spa
Beauty students from Wiltshire College & University Centre have been given a taste of life in the luxury wellness industry during an inspiring behind-the-scenes visit to Thermae Bath Spa – with one former student’s success story showing just how valuable the experience can be. The group travelled to Bath by train, with some students making...
Summer Reading Challenge returns to Wiltshire libraries
Children across Wiltshire are being invited to discover the joy of reading this summer as the popular Summer Reading Challenge returns to libraries across the county from Saturday 4 July. More than 6,300 children took part through Wiltshire libraries last year, and organisers are hoping even more young readers will join in during the 2026...
MarshFest returns with biggest family festival yet
Families can look forward to a full day of live music, children’s entertainment and great local food when MarshFest returns to Marshfield on Saturday 12 September. The popular community festival has unveiled its 2026 line-up after an impressive 127 acts applied to perform. More than 100 bands competed for a place, with organisers selecting a...
Pupils from across BANES get hands-on recycling lessons
Pupils from Saltford Primary School were among more than 430 children from primary schools across Bath & North East Somerset who have been learning about the importance of repairing, reusing and recycling electrical items through a series of fun, interactive workshops. The workshops, organised by Bath & North East Somerset Council in partnership with Sustainable...
New exhibitions shine a light on Bath’s scientific history
Visitors to the Herschel Museum of Astronomy will be able to discover the fascinating links between astronomy, photography and art this autumn as two new exhibitions open in the historic Bath home where William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. Running from 5 September 2026 to 3 January 2027, the exhibitions combine historic scientific achievements with...
Young explorers can become archaeologists at The Roman Baths this summer
Families looking for a hands-on summer holiday activity can dig into history at The Roman Baths with the return of Archaeology Adventures. Designed for children aged six to 12, the interactive sessions give young visitors the chance to experience what it’s like to be a real archaeologist while exploring one of Bath’s most famous historic...
New Tennis Coaching Team at Lansdown Club, Bath
A new era for tennis at Lansdown Tennis, Squash & Croquet Club in Bath is about to begin with the appointment of experienced coach Tom Osborne as the club’s new Lead Tennis Coach. Tom joins the club on 10 July from the University of Bath’s nationally recognised Team Bath Tennis Centre, where he led a...
St Benedict’s Primary School steps up road safety campaign
Pupils at St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School welcomed a special visitor this term as the school strengthened its efforts to improve road safety for children and families. The Midsomer Norton school welcomed local PCSO Will, who monitored vehicle speeds outside the school while speaking to motorists about the importance of driving carefully near schools. The...