Springmead School in Frome is celebrating exceptional results in recent external assessments, with pupils achieving some of the highest outcomes. “Our GL Assessment, widely respected for their robust standards and national benchmarking results, provide a clear, objective measure of pupil progress in core areas such as English and Maths offering a meaningful snapshot of our...
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Lawn Manor Academy pupil crowned double national champion in jiu jitsu
A 15-year-old Swindon youngster has struck gold twice at the 2025 England Jiu Jitsu GBJ Nationals in Walsall, bringing home two gold medals and the title of National Champion. Lawn Manor Academy pupil Victoria only started training at Swindon’s Draco Dojo in 2018 and has since competed at an international level, as well as being...
The Digital Detox Club workshops offering an introduction to a Smartphone Free Childhood
The Digital Detox Club, My Resilient Mind is coming to the Kingswood School in Bath on 18 October, offering an introduction to a Smartphone Free Childhood. “We are bringing together local families, young people, community organisations and experts to raise awareness of the impact of smartphones on mental health and to offer solutions – including...
Beekeeping at Beechen Cliff School, one of its many after-school activities
Student correspondent George Capsey sees how students across the years attend the school’s hives Beechen Cliff School offers multiple after-school activities, one of which is the beekeeping club. Every Monday, students from Year 7 through to Sixth Form come together to manage the bees’ environment with the ultimate goal of collecting honey. Having such a...
Palladian Team took on Pretty Muddy obstacle course for Cancer Research
Four of the extended leadership team from the Palladian Academy Trust – which oversees schools across the Bath and Wiltshire region – came together at the weekend to climb, crawl and slide their way around the Pretty Muddy obstacle course in Cheltenham at the weekend to raise money for live-saving cancer research. The 5k course...
Community spirit shines as Roundhill Primary’s Summer Fayre raises £1,200
Roundhill Primary School in Bath raised more than £1200 at its annual Summer Fayre. Pupils, families, friends and staff all turned out to enjoy nostalgic favourites like welly wanging, apple bobbing, hook-a-duck and pin the tail on the donkey. There was also a bouncy castle, face painting and a visit from an ice cream van....
Moorlands School in Bath marks its 75th anniversary with a street party
Moorlands Schools Federation spent June celebrating three quarters of a century of teaching children in Bath. The festivities included assemblies, a celebratory event with 75 VIPs and a whole school ‘street party’ on Friday 13 June. Moorland Infant and Junior Schools were opened in 1950. In this year, author C.S. Lewis published The Lion, The...
Lawn Manor Academy joins forces with Wiltshire Police to celebrate diversity
Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon has joined forces with Wiltshire Police as an exemplary example of how different backgrounds, cultures, religions and experience can build a future of inclusion at the official relaunch event of Wiltshire Ethnic Police Association (WEPA). The school was invited to take part in the event to talk about how they...
Monkton Combe School Principal breaks into song One Last Time at Speech Day
Monkton Combe School’s Speech Day took an emotional and theatrical turn as Principal Chris Wheeler bid farewell after 10 years of dedicated leadership, with a surprise musical performance that left the audience both laughing and tearful. Mr Wheeler, known for injecting creativity and joy into the school’s end-of-year ceremonies, first began his now-traditional Speech Day...
Work begins on a new Learning Centre for school at Stonehenge
English Heritage has today started work on new education facilities at Stonehenge, which will be launching for the 2026/2027 school year. Encompassing a brand-new accessible learning centre with a STEM discovery lab and digital studio, a unique classroom in the shape of a hands-on Neolithic Hall and an exciting new STEM in Heritage programme for...
Wiltshire College celebrates achievement and performance at annual student awards
Wiltshire College & University Centre celebrated students’ performance and achievement at its end-of-year Student Awards. The event, held at the Civic Centre in Trowbridge on Thursday 26 June, brought together around 120 guests for an uplifting and emotional evening celebrating twenty-one student successes across a wide range of subject areas. Awards were presented by multiple...
Story Garden Summer Reading Challenge launches across Wiltshire libraries
Wiltshire Council libraries are launching this year’s Summer Reading Challenge with a new theme – Story Garden – to help children aged 4 – 11 explore their imagination, build reading confidence, and discover the joy of books over the summer holidays. Children can sign up for free from ‘Super Sign-Up Saturday’ on 5 July, with...
Chew Magna Primary pupils become mini chefs during visit to The Pony Restaurant
Children from Chew Magna Primary School became mini chefs on a recent visit to The Pony restaurant in Chew Magna. The children in Key Stage One (ages 5-7 years) enjoyed their morning at the Michelin Guide listed restaurant, collecting flowers from the garden and making pesto. They created flower crowns, learned about the different herbs...
Youth Councillors encourage communities to donate hygiene items to support young people
Inspired by the results of a survey conducted in 2024, Wiltshire Youth Councillors are calling on their communities to help tackle hygiene poverty by donating essential toiletry and sanitary items to support children and young people across the county. This initiative follows the results of the Make Your Mark survey where over 31% of Wiltshire’s...
The July/August issue of The Bath & Wiltshire Parent is out this week!
The July/August issue of The Bath & Wiltshire Parent – Bath’s biggest magazine – is being distributed this week. The Bath & Wiltshire Parent is the only magazine to be distributed through every nursery, pre-school and school – private and state – in Bath, Saltford and Keynsham, as well as many more across West Wiltshire...
Relaxed screening announced for July at the Little Theatre Cinema
The Little Theatre Cinema in Bath is hosting a new selection of Relaxed Screenings to take place in July 2025. Relaxed screenings are specially designed to make cinema-going easier and more accessible to those who may need additional support when they visit. These screenings are ideal for neurodivergent audiences of all ages, those living with...
Bath Spa University offering fully funded workshops to help careers journey
Bath Spa University are running two fully-funded Skills Bootcamps designed to upskill Wiltshire residents and teach them the fundamentals of Agile Project Management. Skills Bootcamps are short courses of up to 16 weeks that allow you to build up sector-specific skills and support you towards employment. These courses are fully funded by the Department for...
Alice Park play area and entrance to benefit from £125,000 of funding
New play equipment and a new entrance are among the first phase of major improvements to Alice Park play area in Bath that will begin on July 7 after £125,000 funding was secured by Alice Park Trust. The works being carried out by Bath & North East Somerset Council are expected to be completed by...
Bath Rugby to host a free taster session for girls and ladies of all abilities
As excitement builds for the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup on home soil, Bath RFC is hosting a Girls’ Rugby Open Session on Saturday 5 July at 11am, and it’s completely free to attend! Held at the Lambridge Training Ground in Bath, this taster event is open to girls aged 9+ and ladies of all abilities. From Minis to...
Hike Pen y Fan by moonlight: Youth Adventure Trust launches ‘Summit Under Stars’
This September, the Youth Adventure Trust is launching Summit Under Stars, a brand new charity challenge that offers a thrilling night-time adventure with real impact. Taking place on Friday 26 September 2025 in the stunning Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons National Park), the event invites participants to scale the iconic Pen y Fan under the stars...
Sculpture by young people in B&NES showcased at Glastonbury and Keynsham Music Festival
Ten young people in Bath and North East Somerset who may be vulnerable to child exploitation have created a sculpture for this year’s Glastonbury Festival and Keynsham Music Festival. The welded butterfly sculpture with a birdcage design is currently on display at Glastonbury and has been made possible by Arcadia Reach CIC and funding secured by Keynsham...