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BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast Show Presenter, Joe Sims visited Waycroft Primary Academy to find out how they would be celebrating World Book Day. Without giving too much away Joe was presented with his own chocolate bar with the chance of winning a star prize! Find out how Joe got on

A group of 14 Year 9 students from Broadoak Academy recently embarked on an educational journey to the Hinkley Point C construction and visitor centre. Students were encouraged to explore how electricity is created in a fun and interactive way. Students learnt why there is an overwhelming need to produce

The Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education paid a visit to two CLF schools this week – and heaped praise upon the trust’s ‘passionate and dedicated’ staff and ‘articulate’ students. Susan Acland-Hood, the DfE’s Permanent Secretary, visited Wallscourt Farm Academy, Bristol Metropolitan Academy, and the CLF Institute alongside her

The family of a teenager who died before attending her prom has donated 70 dresses to help students who otherwise could not afford to go. Broadoak Academy in Weston-super-Mare has set up a prom shop and been overwhelmed with donations, including from the Lucy Ellis Foundation.

Fines for parents taking children out of school without permission will rise across England from September the Department for Education has announced. Greatest Hits Radio, Gloucestershire spoke to Kathleen McGillycuddy, Principal of Tewkesbury School about how schools should work in partnership with parents to encourage attendance.   https://clf.uk/wp-content/uploads/Parental-Fines-Final.mp3

Forty-Five Year 10 students from King’s Oak Academy had the unique opportunity to visit the world-renowned Airbus site in Filton for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) event during National Apprenticeship Week. The Bristol students started the day with a site tour of the landing gear test facility and

Providing invaluable opportunities for students to engage with learning outside the classroom, how important are school trips. BBC Radio Bristol presenter Joe Sims spoke to Katherine Ogden, Principal of King’s Oak Academy to get here take on the matter.   https://clf.uk/wp-content/uploads/School-Trips-Radio-Bristol.mp3

The Great Western Air Ambulance team visited an academy in Kingswood to show their knowledge and expertise in dealing with an array of emergency situations. Around 240 students from Years 7-9 at King’s Oak Academy took part in a range of amazing practical demonstrations. The session was led by Carlota

After the education secretary’s  proposal to ban the use of mobile phones in schools, Principal of Tewkesbury Academy Kathleen McGillycuddy was interviewed by Greatest Hits Radio, Gloucestershire. Click on the link below to find out what Kathleen had to say. https://clf.uk/wp-content/uploads/GHR-Tewks-MP.mp3

Students from across the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) made a big splash during the trust’s inaugural swimming gala. Weston-super-Mare’s Hutton Moor Leisure Centre played host as five CLF academies took part in a range of aquatic events. Swimmers from Monkton Wood Academy in Taunton, Hans Price, Winterstoke Hundred, and Broadoak