Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon has officially reaffirmed its international learning partnership with Glory English Secondary School in Bhaktapur, Nepal, renewing a collaboration that first began almost seven years ago. The partnership, which started in 2019, was created to enrich pupils’ learning through cultural exchange and professional collaboration between the two schools. During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Entries open for RUHX’s 20th Walk of Life sponsored walk
RUHX, the official charity of the RUH, will host its 20th annual Walk of Life on Saturday 23 May 2026. The Walk of Life began in 2006 thanks to sisters Nic and Vanessa, known as Ness, who were determined to raise funds to improve cancer facilities at the RUH. Ness was diagnosed with breast cancer...
Swim Generation launches swimming lessons for children and adults in Bath
Swim Generation is launching swimming lessons for children and adults in Bath this spring, bringing its structured, small-group approach to Fitness First Bath. Lessons will begin on Monday 13 April, with free trial sessions available throughout March and April. Families do not need to be members of Fitness First to take part. Tara Rahilly from...
Impactful consent workshop offered to BANES school students at Theatre Royal Bath
BANES school students aged 16+ are being offered a powerful and thought-provoking learning opportunity through a lawyer-led consent workshop linked to the acclaimed play Prima Facie. The workshop forms part of the UK and Ireland tour of Prima Facie, which comes to Theatre Royal Bath for a sold-out run from Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28...
Wiltshire College & University Centre film and TV students learn from industry experts
University-level Film Production and Cinematography students at Wiltshire College & University Centre have gained first-hand industry insight during a full-day workshop led by television director Simon Delaney, alongside professional actors Alan McKenna and Steph Parry. Held at the College’s Salisbury campus, the workshop gave students the chance to learn directly from experienced professionals working across...
“Putting girls first”: Royal High School Bath head on her first year and what comes next
Ian Waller recently met-up with Heidi-Jayne Boyes, Head of Royal High School Bath, to talk about her first 12 months at the school and what the next two years has in store Ian: You’ve now completed your first year at the Royal High School. What has been your main focus during that time? Heidi-Jayne: First...
Council proposes two new School Streets in Bath
Bath & North East Somerset Council is proposing to introduce two new School Streets to create safer, healthier journeys for children at the start and end of the school day. Consultations are now open on plans for School Streets outside Widcombe Infant & Junior Schools and St Stephen’s Primary Church school in Lansdown, with residents...
Free breakfast clubs expanded for schools in Bath and North East Somerset
More families in Bath and North East Somerset will benefit from free school breakfast clubs from April, as the national programme expands across the West of England. Fifteen additional schools across the region will begin offering free breakfasts, bringing the total taking part in the West to 24. The scheme is backed by an £80m...
Dorothy House returns with award-winning Men’s Walk to Support
Families across Bath and Wiltshire are being encouraged to rally the men in their lives as Dorothy House Hospice brings back its much-loved Men’s Walk to Support for 2026. Taking place on Saturday 14 March 2026, the event is designed to get dads, sons, uncles, grandads and friends walking together, raising vital funds for local...
February half term fun in Melksham with free workshops, films and Pancake Day races
Families in and around Melksham can look forward to a packed programme of free and low-cost February half term activities, with creative workshops, family films and plenty of Pancake Day fun. Organised by Melksham Town Council, the events are designed to keep children entertained, encourage creativity and bring the local community together during the school...
Council plans £500,000 boost to help foster carers adapt their homes
Bath & North East Somerset Council is set to invest £500,000 to fund home alterations for foster carers, helping more local children grow up in family homes. Councillors are being asked to approve the funding to allow existing foster carers to adapt or extend their homes, removing practical barriers that can limit how many children...
Après Ski Fridays at Mendip Activity Centre – skiing, pizza and live music
Mendip Activity Centre’s Après Ski nights are a great way to end the working week, mixing skiing and snowboarding under floodlights with pizza, live music and a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere. Running on selected Fridays in January and February, these evenings are open to recreational skiers and snowboarders of all standards who can use the drag...
Liden Academy opens Swindon’s first 0–2 years provision
Liden Academy has officially opened a new 0–2 provision, becoming the first school in Swindon to offer early years education for children from as young as nine months. The new unit is already supporting seven children aged between nine and 24 months. It forms part of the school’s all-through approach, giving families continuity and stability...
Kingswood School awarded Silver Equalities Award by Equaliteach
Kingswood School has been awarded the Silver Equalities Award by Equaliteach, recognising its sustained commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. The Bath school achieved Silver status following an 18-month process of review, reflection and development. The strength of its initial submission meant Kingswood was able to bypass the Bronze level and progress directly to Silver....
Dorothy House launches national wellbeing hub for children and young people
Dorothy House Hospice Care has launched a new national Children & Young People’s Wellbeing Hub to support children and young people affected by serious illness and bereavement. The digital Hub has been created with input from young people supported by the charity and brings together trusted, age-appropriate resources to help them explore emotions, understand grief...
Two Kingsbury Green Academy students celebrate offers from Cambridge University
Two Sixth Form students at Kingsbury Green Academy, a secondary school in Calne with a thriving Sixth Form, are celebrating after receiving offers from the University of Cambridge. Susannah has been offered a place to study architecture. Her interest in heritage and conservation made Cambridge her first choice. “I was offered a place to read...
Bath’s Forest of Imagination wins national award for children’s voices
The Forest of Imagination has won a national Inspire Future Generations Award for Strategic Vision for its work putting children and young people at the heart of decisions about the places where they live, learn and play. The contemporary arts and architecture project, based in Bath, was recognised by the Thornton Education Trust for its...
History comes alive at St Mary’s Primary school in Chippenham on Legacy Day
Pupils at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School stepped back in time for the school’s latest Legacy Day, bringing famous figures from history into their classrooms. As part of the regular themed day, children learned about key individuals from the past and used their stories as inspiration for lessons, discussions and creative activities. Six times a...
Family films and half-term fun at Bath’s Little Theatre Cinema
Half term is just around the corner and Bath’s Little Theatre Cinema has a packed programme designed especially for parents, babies, toddlers and young children. From gentle screenings for new mums and dads to lively Kids Club favourites, February brings plenty of reasons to head to the cinema as a family. Watch with Baby –...
King Edward’s School Bath agrees two-year partnership with the Holburne Museum
King Edward’s School, Bath has agreed a new two-year partnership with the Holburne Museum, strengthening links between the independent school and one of the city’s best-loved cultural institutions. The partnership will support the Holburne’s Learning and Engagement programme, helping to expand creative opportunities for local children and young people who face barriers to accessing arts...
St Mary’s Senior Debate Club shines in national Mace competition
Students from St Mary’s Calne Senior Debate Club travelled to Bishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury on Wednesday 28 January to compete in the second round of the English Speaking Union’s Mace debating competition. Six schools took part across three debates, with St Mary’s represented by speakers Eve J and Alexandra V (both Lower Sixth) and...