Dozens of Bristol schools to close for strike action
DOZENS of schools will close and thousands of NHS staff will walk out when public sector workers strike over pensions.More than 150 primary and secondary schools in the Bristol area have confirmed they...
View ArticleJake's on song to overcome Tourette's
THERE are few neurological conditions quite as widely misunderstood, or quite as horrendously misappropriated by the world of the television documentary as Tourette's syndrome.How many times have you...
View ArticleCoping with an evolving state education system
l.tanner@bepp.co.ukWhether you think it's a good thing or a bad thing, there's no denying the fact that the state education system is fragmenting.Bristol has been at the forefront of change for some...
View ArticleFewer apply for school places outside of city
CONFIDENCE in Bristol's schools appears to be growing as the number of children applying for places at secondary schools outside the city has dropped for the second year running.570 primary school...
View ArticleWhen to visit
Ashton ParkOpen eveningThursday, September 26, 6-8.30pm; head teacher's talk, 8pmOpen morningsMonday, September 30; Tuesday, October 1. Both 11.15am to 12.30pm.Bedminster Down Secondary SchoolOpen...
View ArticleTeachers visit from Palestine
FIVE teachers from the Palestinian territories will be seeing how Bristol children are taught this week as part of an exchange programme.The programme has been organised by the British Council and the...
View ArticlePrimary school appoints head
JULIE Hearn has been appointed new head of Merchants' Academy Primary School in Withywood.Mrs Hearn is no stranger to south Bristol, having taught for 14 years at Cheddar Grove Primary School and, most...
View ArticleStretch limo to roll into Bristol school on GCSE results day for...
THEY have become synonymous with school proms, with excited teenagers climbing into them every year to travel to end-of-year parties in style. But at one Bristol secondary, stretch limousines will now...
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