Pupils from four local primary schools have enjoyed meeting award-winning authors and illustrators, taking part in creative workshops and discovering a new love of reading at this year’s Bath Children’s Literature Festival. Children from Weston All Saints Primary School and Roundhill Primary School in Bath, Castle Primary School in Keynsham and Pensford Primary School near...
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Kelly Sessions takes the helm at Castle Primary School
Pupils at Castle Primary School in Keynsham have started the new school year with a new Headteacher – although she is already a very familiar face around the school. Kelly Sessions has taken over as Headteacher after serving as Deputy Headteacher since September 2020 and as Co-Headteacher alongside Chris Cannings during the last academic year....
Keynsham pupils lead Clean Air Day celebrations
Children across schools in the The Partnership Trust have been taking part in activities to mark Clean Air Day, helping pupils learn about the importance of cleaner air and more sustainable travel. Schools across the trust celebrated the national awareness day on 18 June through a range of activities including cycling, scootering, poster design competitions...
Schools across The Partnership Trust celebrate World Book Day
Schoolchildren from across The Partnership Trust, a multi-academy trust serving schools in Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset, enjoyed a day of creativity, costumes and storytelling as they marked World Book Day on Thursday 5 March. At Hayesdown First School in Frome, pupils were inspired by the popular picture book The Day the Crayons...
Castle Primary School wins national recognition for outstanding supportive environment
Castle Primary School in Keynsham has been awarded Thrive Ambassador School with Excellence in Environment for the first time. The award celebrates a school’s ability to create a stimulating yet calming physical environment that positively influences children’s wellbeing. The school was particularly praised for the calming areas in classrooms where pupils can spend time if needed and...
Young authors from Bath, Keynsham and Radstock see their ‘alien’ book published
Young authors from St Mary’s Church of England School in Writhlington, Roundhill Primary School in Bath and Castle Primary School in Keynsham received a special visit from children’s author, Stewart Foster, last term to celebrate the publication of their ‘out-of-this-world’ book The Day the Alien Came. Supported by St John’s Foundation, Mr Foster worked with...
Keynsham pupils learn first-hand about Bristol Bus Boycott for Black History Month
Children from Castle Primary School in Keynsham have learnt first-hand about a pivotal event for Black History Month this month. Joyce Morris-Wisdom, one of the Bristol Bus Boycott activists, visited the school to talk about her part in the 1963 event which paved the way for the Race Relations Act two years later. Joyce was just 14...
Local primary school pupils become published authors with The Day The Alien Came
192 primary school pupils from seven local schools have come together to write a unique story book celebrating the St John’s Foundation – the South West’s oldest charity – milestone 850th anniversary. Profits from the book, titled The Day the Alien Came, will help to stock the libraries at these schools, which serve 40% of...
Castle Primary pupils meet their class namesake at Bath Kids Lit Fest
Children from Castle Primary School in Keynsham met their class’s namesake at Bath Children’s Literature Festival last week. The Year 4 class is named after the children’s author, Onjali Q Rauf, whom they saw at an event in the Assembly Rooms. The award-winning writer talked about her latest book, The Letter with the Golden Stamp....
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...