Two talented netballers from Herefordshire will be shooting for the Stars. Lucy Pugh and Lily Down are among three pupils at Monmouth School for Girls who have been selected in the Severn Stars Under-17 Nova Academy. Lucy, aged 16, is from Hereford, and Lily, aged 15,...
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NEWS | Hereford nursery set to build first floor extension
A Hereford nursery is set to create additional space by extending into the first floor of the building it currently occupies. The Hereford Cathedral School Nursery has submitted a planning application to develop first floor accommodation into additional nursery space...
NEWS | Exciting plans for educational facility in Hereford
A planning application has been submitted to expand an educational facility in Hereford. The plans for The Brookfield School on Grandstand Road are detailed below: Proposed new Arrow Centre, located on the western end of the site, a new sports hall building, internal...
EDUCATION | Herefordshire, Ludlow & North Shropshire College has been accredited to the matrix Standard
Herefordshire, Ludlow & North Shropshire College, providing FE & HE Education across the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire, has been accredited to the matrix Standard, demonstrating the high quality of careers...
NEWS | Herefordshire teenager is new Head Boy at Monmouth School for Boys
A Herefordshire teenager is the new Head Boy at Monmouth School for Boys after a selection process that was full of outstanding candidates. Keen sportsman Theo Mayell, who lives near Ross-on-Wye, has been named as the Head Boy for 2021/22. Seventeen-year-old Theo, a...
EDUCATION | Launch of new course could be a lifeline for children who struggle with handwriting
A Ledbury charity is reaching out to teachers and the parents of primary school children in Gloucestershire to offer themlife-changing support. Megan Baker House (MBH) provides specialist help for children with neurological motor disorders such as DCD...
NEWS | Children show pride in their school by collecting litter
From Trinity Treetops Kids Club: The children helped us pick up all this rubbish from around the school site today. Two bags very full, four bags less full. We can’t say that the place is spotless, but it’s certainly much cleaner than it was this morning. The children...
NEWS | Remaining university students to return to campus from Step 3 of the roadmap, no earlier than 17 May
All students to return to in-person teaching from Step 3 of the Government’s roadmap, no earlier than 17 MayNew home testing kits provided to students to increase testing uptake and help limit virus transmission All university students who have not yet returned to...
NEWS | Herefordshire teenager scoops gold award in national Chemistry competition
A Herefordshire teenager is celebrating after striking gold in a prestigious Chemistry competition. Robin Skailes, who lives near Ross-on-Wye, was among only 635 students, from a total entry of 7,160 nationwide, to scoop a gold award in the UK Chemistry Olympiad....
NEWS | The Beacon College Hereford – A new special needs college for 16-19 year-olds
In 2017, the Government invited Local Authorities to make a case for the building of a new Special Needs School in their area. This was a highly competitive process and only a small number of proposals were approved. One of the successful applications was from...
COMMUNITY | Care home residents judge Easter Competition for local school
Residents at Hampton Grange Nursing Home have been busy judging St Thomas Cantilupe Church of England Primary School's Easter Competition. There were a large number of fantastic entries and therefore it was difficult to choose the winners. Residents did in the end...
NEWS | Young Herefordshire harpist takes second spot in regional music event
A talented Herefordshire harpist has finished runner-up in a regional music competition. Olivia Westerlund, from Ross-on-Wye, won the Year 7 to Year 13 harp section and was second overall in the whole event. Olivia is a Year 8 student at Monmouth School for Girls and...
RUGBY | Hereford Sixth Form College lift Rosslyn Park Virtual 7s U18’s title
https://twitter.com/HerefordSFC/status/1375493035635703812?s=20 https://twitter.com/RPNS7/status/1375492564342738947?s=20 What is the Rosslyn Park 7s? The Rosslyn Park HSBC Virtual 7s in association with NextGenXV will take place from Monday 22nd March to Friday 26th...
NEWS | Lady Hawkins’ School to reopen tomorrow
The following message is from Lady Hawkins’ School: We are happy to announce that LHS will be reopening to ALL students tomorrow (Friday 26th March). The further tests carried out showed that there were in fact no positive cases of COVID 19 in LHS, allowing us to stop...
EDUCATION | NMITE appoints new Chair of Board of Trustees: Terence Jagger, CBE
NMITE has today 24th March announced the appointment of Terence Jagger, CBE as its new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Until recently, Terence Jagger was Chair of the Board of Governors, Bath Spa University, a...
NEWS | Tree planted by nursery children to remember lives lost during pandemic
From Busy Bees Ledbury: Today, on this National Day of Reflection, we wanted a way to mark the occasion in a child friendly way. We decided to plant a tree in the garden, a tree of reflection, which will grow with us over the coming years. This afternoon, the older...
NEWS | John Kyrle High School pauses to reflect on anniversary of lockdown
Students, staff, governors and representatives from local churches gathered at JKHS on Tuesday 23rd March to mark the anniversary of the first UK lockdown. A magnolia tree was planted in the school grounds as part of the national day of reflection and commemoration....
EDUCATION | Local schools mark National Day of Reflection
Broadlands Primary School, Withington Primary School and Aylestone High School have all marked National Day of Reflection, remember the 125,000 + people that have sadly lost their lives in the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert Kay (Deputy Head Primary)...
NEWS | Hereford Sixth Form College marks National Day of Reflection by planting daffodils
National Day of Reflection, marking a year since the first national lockdown. Hereford Sixth Form College Chaplain has planted daffodils on the College site to honour those who have suffered loss due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Principal Phil Tranter spoke to Your...
NEWS | A bright future for St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy after Ofsted visit
Staff, pupils and families at St Thomas’ are celebrating after Ofsted visited to judge the school’s approach to learning during lockdown. Inspectors spent time with all members of staff, observed reading and spoke with a group of children before concluding that,...