Education

File picture of school pupils. Picture credit David Jones/PA

Record number of suspensions at Central Bedfordshire schools

Robin pictured with his parents Rachel an Nick Samuel

Jazz fundraiser to help toddler in battle against aggressive rare cancer

Staff at the Owlet Pre-school with their award

Langford preschool celebrates top award for helping keep children healthy

Henry Hillier, pictured left, and Isaac Dailey are aiming to raise funds for Air Ambulance Mapgpas

Biggleswade schoolboy set for cycle marathon in aid of Air Ambulance

CBC's Schools for the Future "has to be delivered" to help children achieve best grades, says deputy council leader

Schools for the Future ‘has to be delivered’ for children to achieve best grades

Central Bedfordshire Council's Chicksands HQ

Central Bedfordshire Council ordered to pay £500 to mum over SEND complaint

Children arrive at a school.

Central Bedfordshire schools to receive more money per pupil this year

Sandy Secondary School pupils tighten the final bolt on the steel frame of the new teaching block. Picture: Central Bedfordshire Council

Sandy Secondary marks new milestone in school transformation project

Stephen Munday: Stepping down after 12 years as CEO

CEO of academy trust to step down

Children in a classroom

Children continued to get worse at reading, writing and maths after pandemic

From left, Joanne Young, Ilona Bond, Dr Alan Lee and Chloe Dowden declare the new Sixth Form open

New sixth form opens at Etonbury Academy

The course is aimed at aspiring teaching or learning assistants. Image: Kelli Tungay

Aspiring educators in Sandy offered a taste of life in the classroom

(L-R) Jennifer McMahon, Veronika Toth, Becky Reid, Lou Welham, Fred Sworder, Rodrigo Voss, Nicola Ch

Applications for UK Boardroom Apprentice 2024 are now open

Nationally, there were 53,000 appeals submitted against the 1.5 million admission decisions to send a child to a primary or secondary school, accounting for just 3.4 per cent. (Photo by: Ben Birchall/PA/Radar)

9 SEND children in Central Beds waiting for school places

Wellbeing classes are to be introduced in schools across Bedfordshire

More than 500 school students in Bedfordshire to be taught lessons on wellbeing

Parents in Central Bedfordshire need to apply for school places for their children - stock picture

Parents urged to apply now for school places for their youngsters

Peanut Butter Apple Bites

Back to School Lunchbox Guide: 7 Brain-Boosting Snacks

A new 60-place secondary school for SEND pupils is to be built in Gamlingay

New school will offer more support for children with special educational needs

Bedfordshire’s three local authorities have been selected to lead a new East of England partnership focussed on providing better outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). - Stock picture

Bedfordshire’s councils team up for new SEND partnership

Students at Etonbury Academy celebrate a fantastic set of GCSE results

Etonbury Academy celebrates GCSE and BTEC results

Students marked a successful GCSE results day at Stratton Upper School

Stratton Upper School Year 11 students celebrate outstanding GCSE results

Samuel Whitbread Academy students celebrate GCSE results

Samuel Whitbread Academy celebrates excellent set of GCSE and BTEC exam results

Students at Stratton Upper School with their A-level results. Pic supplied by Stratton Upper School

Students at Stratton Upper School celebrate their outstanding A-level results

Family accompanied some of the students on their big day. Submitted image.

Staff at Clifton's Samuel Whitbread Academy pay tribute to 'amazing' Students

Young people are encouraged to fill out the survey. Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash.

Young people in Bedfordshire asked to speak up on safety issues in the area

Central Beds Council

Autistic boy missed GCSEs due to Central Beds Council failings says ombudsman

Central Beds Council

Council ordered to pay more than £2.5k for failing child with special needs

English Heritage now has adult fancy dress at Wrest Park (Picture: Jim Holden)

Adults only: Wrest Park gives grown ups the chance to play dress up

An open letter has been sent to Central Beds Council demanding plans to pause to switch to 3-tier schooling be reversed

19 schools unite to protest 'damaging' delay over 2-tier switch

File photo of a teacher and students in a classroom.

One in 10 Central Bedfordshire pupils attend top-rated state schools

The programme is designed to challenge the harmful sexualised behaviours and cultures in schools

'We need to talk about pornography and modern-day relationships'

Pupil raises hand in a school classroom. (Pic credit: AdobeStock)

SEND 'reset' needed in Central Bedfordshire says council's new administration

SEND protest outside Central Beds Council's headquarters

"Let down, broken and disillusioned": Parents hit out at SEND provision

Pupils playing rugby at Stratton Upper School

£750,000 grant to help pay for state-of-the-art sports pitch at upper school

School friends a boy and two girls with school backpacks on their backs walk after class

Cost concerns mean Schools for the Future programme put on pause

Immy Moore

MK horticulture student among top apprentices harvested by Shuttleworth College

Central Bedfordshire College has received a monitoring report from Ofsted

Central Bedfordshire College is taking steps in the right direction says Ofsted

Little Bethany Adams is having her hair cut on Wednesday for charity

School pupil to have hair snipped in aid of charity and St John’s Hospice

School friends a boy and two girls with school backpacks on their backs walk after class

Sponsors needed for Biggleswade special school

The last school reunion was held in 1993

On the hunt for former classmates from Stratton Grammar School

Redrow South Midlands launches their Red-grow campaign

Good seed for the day as housebuilder helps local pupils grow their own veg

Central Beds Council's headquarters and inset, Sue Clark, deputy leader of the council

Deputy council leader apologises over 'outrageous' SEND remark at meeting

Packages of support are being provided as work continues to resolve the placements for 66 pupils

66 children with special needs in Central Beds still waiting for school places

Anne-Marie Hamilton, centre, with Blue the sheepdog, is leaving the college this summer

Farmers wanted to help teach students at Shuttleworth College

Beds Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye

More than 100 pupils get 'specialist intervention' in truancy pilot scheme

Celebrations as the U16s Boys' team reaches the final! Image: BEST.

Celebrations as Clifton's Samuel Whitbread Academy reaches football cup final