SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Students point the right direction for Yeovil Hospital
Posted: 19th May 2015
PATIENTS, staff and visitors will soon be able to find their way around Yeovil District Hospital more easily - thanks to an app designed by IT students at Yeovil College. The hospital approached the college in the autumn asking for help with an information app, aimed at giving patients and visitors easy access to useful info like opening hours and where to find different…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Leading the way in sport in Yeovil
Posted: 19th May 2015
YEOVIL College is delighted to announce that it has been awarded Leadership Academy status by Sports Leaders UK for the second time. It is one of only two colleges in Somerset to receive this prestigious status, which highlights the centre as a beacon of good practice which offers its students a pathway of additional opportunities and a package of initiatives which…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Children raising money for Nepal
Posted: 19th May 2015
SCHOOLS across Somerset are joining forces to raise money for communities affected by the devastating recent earthquakes in Nepal. The idea of a county-wide fundraiser was suggested by the Student Council at the Blue School in Wells and quickly won the support of the two groups that represent primary and secondary school headteachers across Somerset. All schools were…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Art students draw on Barcelona experience
Posted: 18th May 2015
YEAR Ten GCSE art students from Westfield Academy in Yeovil enjoyed five days in Barcelona visiting galleries and making the most of every sketching opportunity! There were visits to see the artwork of Salvador Dali, Joan Miro and Pablo Picasso as well as taking in the stunning architecture of Antonio Gaudi at the Parc Guell and the Sagrada Familia. Students sketched in…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: New future for Countess Gytha School
Posted: 15th May 2015
WORK to relocate a South Somerset school that has been repeatedly blighted by significant flooding is set to begin in early June. The work, done on behalf of Somerset County Council, will see Countess Gytha Primary School in Queen Camel relocated to a new site on West Camel Road. The completed school should be ready for classes next summer. A new pedestrian crossing will…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Bruton headteachers in charity abseil
Posted: 14th May 2015
TWO Bruton headteachers had their heads - literally - in the clouds last week when they completed a charity abseil for the SpringBoard Bursary Foundation. Taking time out of the Boarding Schools’ Association annual conference in London, Nicky Botterill, headmistress at Bruton School for Girls, together with Irfan Latif, headmaster at Sexey’s School, abseiled down the…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Holyrood students meet the Royal Marines
Posted: 13th May 2015
THIRTY students from Holyrood Academy in Chard have been put through their paces by the Royal Marines. Internationally renowned, the Royal Marines Commandos are the UK's expeditionary force and the Royal Navy's amphibious troops. They are held at a very high readiness to respond to events around the globe and are trained to operate in any environment in the world, at…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Day at the Spa for beauty therapy students
Posted: 11th May 2015
BEAUTY therapy students from Yeovil College went to the Aqua Sana Spa at Center Parcs at Longleat. They enjoyed an educational session including a tour and an opportunity to experience the life of a spa therapist. A Yeovil College spokesman said: “Thank you to all the staff at Aqua Sana for their support and advice.” PHOTO - TOP: Yeovil College students at Center Parcs.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Preston goes red for non-uniform day
Posted: 10th May 2015
PRESTON School in Yeovil held a red-themed non-uniform day on Friday (May 8, 2015) and raised nearly £750 for the Nepal Earthquake Appeal. The school is supporting the local Piers Simon Appeal who have set up a £10,000 target for the relief effort in Nepal which suffered a horrific earthquake killing thousands and leaving many more injured and homeless on April 25, 2015…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Preston students to support Nepal appeal
Posted: 6th May 2015
STUDENTS at Preston School in Yeovil will be holding a non-uniform day on Friday (May 8, 2015) to help raise money for the Nepal Earthquake Appeal. They will be raising the funds via the local Piers Simon Appeal and School in a Bag initiative which was set up in memory of former Preston student Piers Simon who was killed in the Asian tsunami of Boxing Day 2004. Piers’…
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