Educators from Neston Farm Nursery, Oldfield Road Nursery and The Power of Play Nursery in Bath recently attended a presentation with Julie Fisher, an independent Early Years Adviser and visiting Professor of Early Childhood Education at Oxford Brookes University. Julie has taught children from 3 to 12 years of age and has been headteacher of...
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Free positive parenting courses for parents of primary-aged children coming to Bath
Parenting can and should be rewarding, joyful, and positive, but it can, at times, be stressful, worrying and exhausting. Jonothan Hope, Director of Bath & Bristol Parenting Hub, believes that parents should have access to high-quality, effective parenting support not just for those with pre-school children but all the way through school and into the...
Family Community Christmas Coffee Concert coming to Batheaston Hall
The Solsbury Hill Ensemble is putting on a family Community Christmas Coffee Concert at Batheaston Hall on Monday 18th December. Expect music ranging classical treasures such as The Nutcracker and The Snowman to Christmas carols, Christmas pop classics, music from Disney’s Frozen and plenty more! This concert will feature local professional musicians Alison Boden (violin), Lucy Hewson (violin and viola) and Lorna Davis (cello)....
ReBalance Bath, the wellbeing festival, returns to the city for 2024
After a hugely successful inaugural event in February of this year, ReBalance Bath – the wellbeing festival which shone a spotlight on Bath as the UK’s No.1 spa city – will return between 25 January and 18 February 2024 with a packed programme of activity for local residents and visitors to enjoy. Events are now...
Kingswood School named in the Parent Power Southwest Top 10
Kingswood School in Bath is delighted to have yet again been recognised as a Top 10 school in the Southwest region of the Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024. This ranking cements Kingswood’s position as the best performing 11-18 co-educational day and boarding school in the region. The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide lists the UK’s highest-achieving...
Springmead School’s students high achievers in art and athletics competitions
Springmead School and Nursery in Frome has received prestigious accolades for pupils’ excellence in art and swimming in the Independent Schools Association (ISA) 2023 awards and South West Schools Biathlon Championships. The Somerset school prides itself on fostering a well-rounded educational foundation for children, including an enriching sport and art programmes, and by engaging with...
BEST in Bath language schools seeks families to host overseas students
Judith Rose, Student Service Manager at BEST In Bath language school, explains the opportunities available for hosting students in Bath throughout the year Like Italian food? Been to Spain on holiday? Why not bring some international energy into your home in Bath? As one of the host families for Bath’s leading language school, you earn...
Wells Cathedral School pupil wins BBC Young Chorister of the Year 2023
Wells Cathedral School is absolutely delighted to announce that Year 8 pupil Belinda Gifford-Guy has won the 2023 BBC Young Chorister of the Year competition (Junior category). The final of this enormously prestigious competition – run by Songs of Praise and BBC Radio 2 – was held in Manchester and broadcast on BBC TV on...
Pupils flourish at Castle Primary School in Keynsham, say Ofsted
Castle Primary School’s recent ‘Good’ Ofsted report reflects the improvements the school has made over the last few years, stating that it is ‘a happy and safe place for pupils to learn’. The Keynsham school’s Behaviour and Attitudes and Early Years Provision were rated ‘Outstanding’, while the quality of education, Personal development and Leadership and...
St Margaret’s Prep singers triumph at the Devizes Eisteddfod
St Margaret’s Prep in Calne, Wiltshire, were delighted to once again attend the Devizes Eisteddfod, this time with 18 of their Year 4 singers. They competed alongside nine other choirs from all over Wiltshire and sang I Am the Earth by Glyn Lehman – a dialogue between the Earth and a small group of children,...
B&NES primary schools recognised for encouraging sustainable travel
Pupils and staff at Bath & North East Somerset schools have been recognised for supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable travel. Weston All Saints Primary School recently achieved accreditation for their School Travel Plan (STP) that aims to reduce car use and encourage more active, safer and sustainable ways to travel. Bath &...
Trinity School in Frome raises awareness of diabetes with local college students
As part of World Diabetes Day, Trinity School in Frome has been working with a group of student from Frome College to raise awareness and understanding of diabetes. “Having recently welcomed a child with type 1 diabetes into Trinity First School, we were delighted to be joined by the college students who also live with...
King Edward’s is the top performing school in Sunday Times Parent Power Guide
King Edward’s School Bath, has been recognised as the top performing co-educational independent school in the South West for the second year running in the new Sunday Times Parent Power Guide. The 31st edition of The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide ranks schools by the first true set of post-Covid examination results in England, with the newspaper...
Flower power adds Christmas cheer for youngsters at the RUH
Some of the youngest patients at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust can now enjoy a bright and festive art installation which is in place in the Children’s Ward garden. The eye-catching display, which will be in place over Christmas and the New Year, features a number of giant illuminated lilies and Victoria...
Free healthy eating and wellbeing courses for families in BANES
A series of free courses are now available to support children, young people and their families reach and maintain a healthier lifestyle, as well as a healthy weight. The service is provided by HCRG Care Group’s B&NES Wellbeing Service and run within the Community Wellbeing Hub. The courses provided by this service include Cook It!,...
Widcombe Junior School artist wins Bath MP’s Christmas card competition
Congratulations to Mollie-George Appleton from Widcombe Junior School who has won the annual Christmas card competition held by Wera Hobhouse MP for Bath Wera launched her annual Christmas card competition in October, inviting local schoolchildren to submit their designs inspired by the theme ‘Christmas in Bath’. There were many beautiful and creative designs, and 11...
Classic children’s wooly Christmas hats are back from Up To Seven in Bath!
Christmas in Bath just wouldn’t be Christmas without the classic Christmas hats for children from Bath’s own Up To Seven! “Our Christmas hats have been firm favourite since we first opened way back in 2008,” explained Up To Seven owner and chief designer, Mary Dawson. “They are fun and cute, as well as being made...
Wendy: A Peter Pan Story receives its world premiere at Bath’s Egg Theatre
Christmas shows at The Egg Theatre in Bath are always a real treat and this year there’s something extra special with the world premiere of Wendy: A Peter Pan Story. Written by multi-award-winning James Baldwin, the production fuses together J.M. Barrie’s world-famous story with 21st century theatre in an unforgettable adventure for family audiences. Appearing...
The Urban Home, stylish furniture and accessories from a Bath-based designer
For local dad Marcus Bryan, the idea for The Urban Home was born out of lockdown and was something he had wanted to pursue for a while. Now he is creating a unique and stylish range of contemporary, high-end furniture and home accessories using FSC-certified suppliers and a very sustainable building material. Marcus had worked...
Santa, Polar Bears, Huskies and Ghost Stories at The Pound this Christmas
The countdown to Christmas is well and truly underway and, much like an advent calendar, you’ll find there’s plenty of treats at The Pound in Corsham between now and the big day. There’s Christmassy concerts, festive films, lots of fun family shows, a night of Victorian ghost stories, and the chance to make your own...
Review – Steak Sharing Experience at Bar + Block Bath
A child-free evening meal out at one of Bath’s most dependable eateries We love our children, it’s just, you know how it is, sometimes we just need a bit of time out. So when we discovered the Bar + Block is offering a new steak sharing experience – including a classic 16oz chateaubriand or two...