Clare MacLeod from St John’s Foundation uncovers the story behind a wonderful project featuring pupils from Bath In 2024, St John’s Foundation is turning 850 years old and to celebrate our milestone anniversary, we embarked on a special project. We harnessed the creative minds of 193 primary school pupils from seven local schools in Bath...
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Bath Central library restart monthly pop-up with energy advice experts
Residents wanting to reduce their bills or insulate their homes will be able to get guidance from trained energy experts at a monthly pop-up event in Bath. Starting from 5 September, staff from the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) will be manning a stall outside Bath Central Library on the first Thursday of every month...
Wiltshire Council’s adult education service has record-breaking year
The Family and Community Learning service (FaCL) at Wiltshire Council has had a record-breaking academic year with more than 1,000 enrolments taking place. The team offers a range of free single-session and short courses to help get adults back into learning and is open for eligible people to sign up now. In the last academic...
Meeting Matt the magician as he celebrates 35 years as a children’s entertainer
Matt Batstone has entertained hundreds of children over the last 35 years with his Matt’s Magic shows. We caught up with him to talk about his years of magic, silliness and his love of laughter. Hello Matt. What are your earliest memories of being a magician?When I was 11 or 12 I used to do...
Free School Visit scheme launched at the Roman Baths and Victoria Art Gallery
More school children will be able to visit the Roman Baths and Victoria Art Gallery for free thanks to a new Free School Visits scheme launched by Bath & North East Somerset Council. Free visits and learning sessions will be available to state-funded primary and secondary schools across the UK where 30% or more of...
The Country Midwife – pre- and post-natal care for new mums and mums-to-be
For Esthea Wortham, the reason behind starting up a business to support new mums and mums-to-be came about after witnessing the significant gaps in postnatal care that a privatised service could better address. “After a decade of working within the NHS, predominantly as a community midwife, I recognised that NHS workers are often constrained by...
Spanish classes for children 0-4 years with Todo El Mundo at Bath Library
Todo El Mundo language schools is restarting its baby and toddler Spanish class specifically for families with young children aged 0-4, running at Bath Library on Tuesday morning from 10 September. “It doesn’t matter what language you speak at home, these lessons are designed for parents and carers and their children to learn together,” explained...
CeCe & Me Bath, a new mobile shoe shop and home visits for pre-schoolers
For mum of two Lucy, the search for good local shoe shop for pre-schoolers set her on the path to setting up her own business, CeCe & Me Bath. “I moved to Bradford on Avon a few years ago with my husband and two children,” explained Lucy. “We missed the independent shoe shop near our...
New mum reads her crowdfunded music festival children’s book at Glastonbury
Mum and Illustrator Katherine O’Shea successfully crowdfunded her music festival children’s book, leading to a reading of the book recorded by CBeebies from the Glastonbury Festival After attending Glastonbury Festival in 2022 with her little girl Molly, illustrator and new mum Katherine was surprised to discover that no children’s picturebooks about a family going to...
Hayesfield students celebrate outstanding GCSE success
Hayesfield School in Bath is proud to share that its students have achieved exceptional GCSE results again this year, reflecting their hard work, resilience, and dedication. This year, over 40% of students achieved an impressive five or more grades at Grade 7 and above, with more than a quarter of the Year Group achieving 8...
St Augustine’s Catholic College celebrates outstanding GCSE results
St Augustine’s Catholic College is delighted to announce another exceptional set of GCSE results, reinforcing its unwavering commitment to academic excellence and the holistic development of our students. “This year, our students have surpassed previous records, achieving an increased number of strong passes—a true testament to the effective teaching practices, dedication of our staff, and...
Let’s have fun at the Bath Children’s Literature Festival next month!
As we go into Bank Holiday weekend, let’s look ahead to some of the laughter and silliness we’ve got lined up for you at Bath Children’s Literature Festival, which starts just a month away, on Friday 27 September. This festival will be such a lovely break mid-way through the new school term, so get your...
Another fantastic set of GSCE results for Downside pupils
Downside School in Somerset has offered its warm congratulations all its pupils who have received their GCSE results today. Over a quarter of the grades gained by the pupils were a Grade 8 or 9, with nearly half of all grades awarded being a Grade 7 or above. Particular congratulations go to Alex, who gained...
Kingsbury Green Academy continues exam success with best GCSE results since 2019
Kingsbury Green Academy is celebrating a fine set of GCSE results to continue its summer of success on the back of last week’s A-Level results. In a year where GCSE standards have returned to pre-pandemic levels nationally, it is fantastic to celebrate such positive levels of achievement. These are the best set of results since...
Kenyan food and music festival coming to the Bath Soft Cheese Cafe
The tastes and sounds of Kenya are coming to Bath Soft Cheese on 29 August as part of a special event inspired by the skills and background of chef Shadrack. The Kenya X Kelston festival promises to deliver the finest authentic Kenyan banquet prepared by Bath Soft Cheese’s own fantastic Kenyan chef Shadrack. Alongside the...
Monkton Students Celebrate Outstanding GCSE results and HPQ success
Monkton students are celebrating outstanding GCSE and Higher Project Qualification (HPQ) results. This year’s cohort attained top grades across a wide range of subjects with an impressive 74% of students recording 9-6 grades and 100% of HPQs being graded at A*. Among the many successes, particular mention goes to one of Monkton’s top achievers Toby...
Wells Cathedral School announce an excellent year of GCSE results
Continuing on from the success of this year’s A-Level results, Wells Cathedral School is thrilled to announce another excellent year of GCSE achievements across a wide range of subjects. Impressively, just under half of its pupils secured the top grades 7-9, with an equally impressive 12% attaining the very top grade of 9, and nearly...
GCSE success for Royal High School Bath students
Royal High School Bath has congratulated its Year 11 GCSE cohort who have learned just how well their hard work and dedication to their studies has paid off. This sparky cohort of students have even managed to beat last year’s excellent results and can go on to study for A-Levels or the school’s International Baccalaureate...
St Gregory’s so proud of their students’ GCSE results
With shrieks of delight, bated breath and tears of joy, Year 11 students at St Gregory’s opened their envelopes containing their GCSE and Cambridge National results this morning and the school really could not be prouder of them. This year group began the early stages of their secondary school experience during a global pandemic yet...
GCSE results success for Kingswood Year 11 students
Pupils, parents and staff are celebrating at Kingswood in Bath following an excellent set of GCSE/IGCSE results achieved by the Year 11 cohort. The following headline results are testament to the hard work and effort achieved by them all, with 63% of grades at 7 to 9 (equivalent of A/A*), 41% at grades 8 and...
Sheldon School celebrates a great set of GCSE results to 2024
Sheldon School and its students are celebrating a great set of GCSE results in 2024. The school has seen a dramatic improvement overall, where attainment has improved in all subject areas from last year. The school has achieved its highest provisional Progress 8 score since 2019, and has exceeded the national attainment benchmark in both...