New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) will be the host for a prestigious Leverhulme Emeritus Research Grant to observe its pioneering ‘Learning without Lectures’ technique as it is put into practice. The grant was awarded to Honorary NMITE...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a bonus incentive for employers to hire apprentices over the next six months. From August to January, any firm that hires a new young apprentice aged 16 to 24 will receive £2,000, while those that hire new apprentices aged 25 and...
Herefordshire and Ludlow College - Virtual Open Event - Higher Education. Tuesday 7th July - From 9.30am-4.35pm. Hear from the staff about the different university-level courses on offer at Herefordshire & Ludlow College. Compare the different subjects available...
All children will be expected to return to school in September, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced this afternoon. Pupils will be taught a ‘full curriculum’ and a range of subjects that will include sports activity. Small groups of pupils and staff will be...
With A-Level and GCSE exams cancelled this summer, Hereford Cathedral School has taken a novel approach to continuing its pupils’ learning over the coming weeks, with a bespoke Remote Enrichment Programme. It has been widely reported that Ofqual’s announcement in...
The children at Busy Bees Ledbury and the Ledbury community have been busy creating a spoon family. They’ve had some amazing characters - minions, footballers, children’s tv characters, animals and even a member of staff dressed as a bride! The staff and children said...
John Kyrle High School technology department and science staff continue to support front line staff with face visors. Care homes and surgeries in Ross, Monmouth, Ledbury and Much Birch are using them. They’ve also sent some to the Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham....
National icon David Attenborough has been confirmed as the nation's new virtual geography teacher, having been roped into the BBC's 'biggest ever education offer', Bitesize Daily. With schools across the country currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, many...
From Monday 20th April, BBC Bitesize will publish daily online lessons to help pupils expand their learning and to aid parents to engage children of all ages with learning at home. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Parents in Herefordshire join those across England today (Thursday 16 April) with finding out which primary school their child will be attending in September 2020.Herefordshire Council has made 1680 offers of places in primary schools across the county with the...
This is a great activity to keep the kids occupied. ???? Simply color bubble mix with food coloring and blow bubbles onto paper - as the bubbles land and pop, they create beautiful works of art. It goes without saying that this project is best done outdoors. A great...
Local children from across Herefordshire have created drawings that are being printed out by Herefordshire Council and then placed on essential boxes. The boxes contain essential supplies for those that are leaving hospital. Hundreds of drawings have been sent in but...
Students and staff at John Kyrle High School make visors to help the NHS. Throughout the lockdown period JKHS has remained open for the children of key workers. On Thursday, Cohen May and Alex Stinchcombe worked with Johann Nieuwoudt in the design and production of...
Coronavirus: The 'essential' key workers who can still send children to school. ???? Many schools are shutting their gates until further notice as the government ramps up measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. The Department for Education has published a list of...
More parents receive a place in their first choice secondary school Parents in Herefordshire join those across England today (Monday 2 March), in finding out which secondary school their child will be attending in September 2020.Herefordshire Council has made 1763...
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE), which is working towards transforming engineering higher education, has announced a five-year relationship with Dietrich’s, the 3D CAD/CAM-software specialists for wood...
The construction of new student accommodation at Station Approach, #Hereford, will be moving to the next phase in the coming week. The next phase of the exciting project will involve the delivery of 127 modular ‘pods’, which link together to form the building. These...
An email drops into the YH inbox "Would you like to join in with our fundraiser?" We jump at the chance - if it involves charity and food we're there with bells on. Each year, for the past five years, the Royal National College for the Blind has invited the...
Hereford Sixth Form College students have had the highest ever rate of success in their applications to Oxford and Cambridge universities. 31 students, 42% of those who applied, received offers, compared with the national average where fewer than 20% of those who...
With the UCAS deadline approaching, Hereford College of Arts have some exciting news. They have gone live with bookings for the new accommodation on Station Approach. Station Approach is brand new for September 2020 and offers high specification and secure student...