Schools/Education
Spectacular sunrise images to launch 19th Swindon Festival of Literature
Richard Wintle of Calypix.com was up early to capture revellers who welcomed the town's celebration of all things well thought, well written, and well said
The rain predicted for Swindon held off long enough to allow a spectacular launch of the Swindon Festival of Literature on Monday 7 May. Sunrise high above the town at Lawn Woods saw fire jugglers...
Swindon fashion student launches childrenswear range
Five Portsmouth Uni students hope Little Phoenix will fill gap in the market
Charli Roberts, a former Greendown School pupil from West Swindon, is studying for a degree in Fashion and Textile Design with Enterprise at University of Portsmouth and along with four fellow student...
Student exhibition great success
Further events planned after success of Back to Black and White exhibition
A student exhibition, featuring generations past and present, has been so successful that further events are planned. For the last two months visitors have been pouring into the Swindon Museum and Ar...
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More pupils offered place at preferred primary school
Almost 99% of parents in Swindon who applied for a primary school place have been offered one of their three preferred choices.
Almost 99% of parents in Swindon who applied for a primary school place have been offered one of their three preferred choices. Of the 2,706 on-time applications received by Swindon Borough Council, ...
Rotary to the rescue with new mini bus for Belarus school
Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown raise £22,000 for mini bus to take children to and from Ozarichi village school
The Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown have raised $35,000 dollars, approximately £22,000, during a two year period to enable the purchase a school mini bus for children in the village of Ozarich...
New College students visit Old Bailey
LLB degree students experience criminal proceedings first hand
In March, LLB students from New College went to London. In the morning, students visited the Central Criminal Courts (the Old Bailey) for a tour. They learnt about the history of the Court since its ...
Midcounties Co-operative World of Work Enterprise Day
Eco-business day brings energy awareness to life for Swindon school
Children from Swindon took part in the first energy driven World of Work Enterprise Day last week, organised by The Midcounties Co-operative. A total of 75 Year 9 pupils from Churchfields Academy wer...
'Grow Your Own' Gardening Course 26 April
Discover your green fingered talent at Commonweal School in Old Town
We have an exciting new 'Grow Your Own' gardening course starting at The Commonweal School, The Mall, Old Town, Swindon, on Thursday, 26 April, 6.30pm-8.30pm. The course runs for 6 weeks and wi...
28 April: gardeners needed in Moredon and Rodbourne
See the plans at Rodbourne Cheney Library to develop open area next to the building
Local residents have joined forces with the Friends of Rodbourne Cheney Primary School to take over and develop the grassed area at the back of Moredon and Rodbourne Cheney Library to create a “...
Millbrook's Sport Relief Mile
Children and staff raise £306.50 in the sunshine
Children and staff at Millbrook Primary school successfully completed the Sport Relief Mile on Friday 23 March raising £306.50. The sun was shining and everyone was smiling as they completed t...
Swindon high in National Secondary Schools Admissions Tables
Fifth best local authority in England for first choice secondary school places
National league tables show that Swindon was the fifth best local authority in England this year for giving parents their first choice of secondary school for their children, up from 13th last year. ...
Tickets for 19th Swindon Festival of Literature on sale
40 page full colour programme launched for festival between 7 and 19 May
The brand-new 40-page full-colour programme for the nineteenth Swindon Festival of Literature from 7 to 19 May was unveiled on 22 March, hot off the press, at Swindon’s prize-winning Central Lib...
Isambard's gifted and talented students
Gifted and talented students from Isambard Community School win inter-school challenge.
Gifted and talented students from Isambard Community School have won an inter-school challenge. Two teams of 6 students took part in a challenge day for Swindon Schools at Nova Herod School in Fe...
'Photography as a Document' exhibition: 19 - 31 March
New College first year students' photographs on display at Link Centre Library
New College first year Foundation Degree Professional Photography students are holding an exhibition at the Link Centre library from 19 March to 31 March. Students will be present with thei...
Swindon school has high hopes for second Comenius Euro-project
Tregoze Primary School works with 9 schools across Europe to create another educational and cultural exchange
Following the success of their last Comenius project which ended last April, and involved eight schools from across Europe exploring the theme of heroes and champions, Tregoze Primary School is submit...
Exploring lives of young people in Swindon - past and present
Exhibition of work by 11 to 16 year olds from four schools - Swindon Museum and Art Gallery until 14 April
Traditional and new media artwork - created by 130 Swindon students as part of a project supported by a £25,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Young Roots programme - goes on display...
Mayor Celebrates Bridlewood Book Bonanza!
Children rewarded with certificates and bookmarks for reaching their challenging reading targets
Mayor of Swindon Ray Ballman came to Bridlewood Primary school to present certificates to children who made an extra effort to read more. Bridlewood Primary school, in north Swindon, are holding a rea...
Bridlewood, first Swindon primary to gain Fairtrade status
North Swindon children are passionate about fairness for everyone
Pupils and staff at Bridlewood Primary School in Redhouse are proud to be the first primary school in Swindon to have achieved Fairtrade status. Presenting a certicate at a school assembly on Friday ...
Swindon stammerers win top animation award
And the winner is...... The Stammurai. Animated short made by young people gains British Film Institute First Light prize
The Stammurai, an animated short made entirely by young people from Swindon, has won the First Light Best Animation award 2012 at the British Film Institute London. The annual First Light Awards ...
Young poets tell the Toothill story in verse
500 line poem funded by Toothill Big Local committee being prepared for May's Swindon Festival of Literature
A group of children from Toothill took time out of school during February to share ideas and contribute lines to a long poem describing their community as part of the Toothill Big Local lott...
Swindon schoolchildren have designs on Thamesdown
Children see their artistic flair proudly displayed across the town – on a Thamesdown bus.
Seven schoolchildren from across Swindon will see their artistic flair proudly displayed across the town – on a Thamesdown bus. Thamesdown Transport challenged Swindon’s schoolchildren to...
Youth Piano Festival - 17 April
Young pianists, come and share your talent at Piano Festival hosted by The Commonweal School at Swindon Arts Centre
The Commonweal School is delighted to once again be hosting the Youth Piano Festival on Tuesday 17 April 2012 at 7pm which will be held at the Swindon Arts Centre on Devizes Road in Old Town, Swindon....
Most Swindon pupils offered first choice secondary school
99.8% of children offered one of their three preferences
Almost all Swindon children who applied for a place at secondary school in September have been offered their first choice. Of the 2,190 on time secondary applications, 98.8% were matched with their f...
Swindon school teams up with Canadian ice hockey academy to educate talent
EXCLUSIVE: Top level hockey players to receive academic and sports education at Lydiard Park Academy
EXCLUSIVE: 29 February 2012 In a ground breaking development in sports education in Britain, the Okanagan Hockey School Europe (OHSE), a division of the Okanagan Hockey School Ltd. (OHSL) in Bri...
Lydiard Park Academy gets Gold sports partner status
Swindon school gains top award from Youth Sport Trust
West Swindon school has been awarded gold level partnership by the Youth Sport Trust, for its commitment to PE and school sport. The trust is a charity which enhances sporting opportunity to change...
Children get creepy crawly treat thanks to house builder
Lyneham housing development launched with Jonathan's Jungle Roadshow.
Children from across Wiltshire were given a taste of jungle life at Lyneham’s newest housing development after meeting the creepy crawlies of Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow from Swindon. Pers...
