A career in maths could add up

Wednesday 12th July
  The Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) Post 16 staff hosted a Girls in Maths event for students across Bristol and North Somerset. The event was organised by the Advanced Maths Support Programme using STEM Ambassadors and CLF maths colleagues to encourage girls to enjoy working mathematically together, consider careers involving

Community Action Day 2023

Wednesday 12th July
Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) Post 16 Year 12 students participated in Community Action Day 2023, where they volunteered with charities across Bristol to give back to their community. More than 120 students took part in a wide range of activities across the city, which included volunteering projects in charity shops,

King’s Oak on BBC Radio Bristol

Tuesday 11th July
BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast presenter Paris Troy visited King’s Oak Academy, Acorn building recently for his weekly slot ‘The Kids V The News.’ Paris visits a different local primary school each week to interview pupils about events and topical issues, for a piece that airs on his Breakfast Show. Paris

Pupils’ university visit to investigate animals

Thursday 6th July
Pupils from Bristol’s Frome Vale Academy visited the University of Bristol life sciences building to meet with scientists and researchers to learn about how scientists classify animals. Forty-five pupils from Years 4 and 6 discussed and researched many topics. Experiences involved looking at a range of animal skulls including a

Pupils re-enact a Roman invasion

Thursday 6th July
As the marauding Roman army came into sight over the hill, their mass invasion gathering pace through the misty morning sunrise, every man, woman, and child ran for solace or sanctuary from the brutality which would lie ahead. Luckily on this on occasion, it was only pupils from Bristol’s Wallscourt

King’s Oak On BBC Radio Bristol

Tuesday 4th July
Pic: Harris’s interview with BBC Radio Bristol Principal Kath Ogden and Year 11 student Harris from King’s Oak Academy gave two separate interviews to BBC Radio Bristol’s Breakfast Show this morning to talk about all things prom. Many topics were up for discussion that included, venue, what to

Summerhill Academy on the BBC

Monday 3rd July
Twenty Year 5 pupils from Bristol’s Summerhill Academy danced their way through the renowned St Pauls Carnival recently. BBC Points West went along to the Academy find out more.   Staff and pupils have also been interviewed by BBC Radio Bristol, before and after the event. Click

Scrum down at HWA as ex-Bristol Bears star visits

Wednesday 28th June
Former student and now professional rugby player Andy Uren returned to his old school Hanham Woods Academy to deliver an inspiring talk to students. Andy, who used to play scrum-half for Bristol Bears but who is now plying his trade for Benetton Rugby in Italy, spoke to hundreds of students

Summerhill pupils performing at St Pauls Carnival

Monday 26th June
Twenty Year 5 pupils from Bristol’s Summerhill Academy will be dancing their way through the renowned St Pauls Carnival when it returns to the city on July 1. Summerhill Academy had always had a presence at the St Pauls Carnival – until the pandemic struck and forced the event’s cancellation.

Bristol teacher wins major prize at national awards

Monday 26th June
An important prize has been awarded to a teacher at a school in Bristol at the Tes Schools Awards, one of the biggest nights in the UK education calendar which was held on Friday 23rd June at the Grosvenor House Hotel, on London’s Park Lane.  Sally Goodridge from Summerhill Primary Academy in