SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Stanchester Academy rocks the audience
Posted: 10th February 2015
TALENTED students at Stanchester Academy have been congratulated on wowing audiences last week with their production of We Will Rock You. The students put on the show at the school in Stoke-sub-Hamdon from Tuesday, February 3, 2015, through to the Friday, February 6, 2015. The musical - based on the music of legendary rock supergroup Queen and put together by the band…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Great boost for Yeovil College from AgustaWestland
Posted: 9th February 2015
AGUSTAWESTLAND has donated £10,000 to Yeovil College to improve the technology used in cross college tutorial sessions and to boost innovative new ways of teaching. The donation came as part of the Hampton 100 campaign. Launched by former principal James Hampton in 2012, the fundraising aimed to raise money for new equipment for students to ensure that they could use…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Dragons' Den comes to Preston School
Posted: 9th February 2015
ENTERPRISE Day for Year Eight students at Preston School in Yeovil – which also acts as a business and enterprise academy – has been another big success. The day was based on the popular television programme Dragons' Den. Preston’s dragons were from local businesses including Labyrinth Computers Ltd, Social Media, Guest Security, BAE, Old Mill Group, ADPR, Porter Dodson…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Cricket coaching at Westfield Academy
Posted: 6th February 2015
STUDENTS at Westfield Academy in Yeovil got some great cricketing tips this week from Somerset Cricket Board coach Andrew Skidmore. Andrew plays cricket for Bridgwater in the West of England Premier League, but also has a role as a Somerset Community Coach, which sees him working with schools and clubs across the county to develop youth cricket. This is just the latest…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Pizza perfect for Milford pupils at Westfield Academy
Posted: 5th February 2015
FIFTY Year 5 students from Milford Junior School in Yeovil went to Westfield Academy earlier this week and spent a morning honing their culinary skills. The students had a lesson in making pizzas and enjoyed themselves immensely, making the dough, chopping the ingredients and then making their perfect toppings. William said: “I love pizza! Mine looks like a face!” – with…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Preston students will be dressing up!
Posted: 1st February 2015
STUDENTS at Preston School in Yeovil are being invited to help celebrate World Book Day later this year by dressing up as their favourite character from a book they have read. There will be a prize for the best dressed in each year group. Each student who plans to take part in World Book Day – which will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2015 – will be asked to donate a…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Chief Scout's gold award for Bruton's Amy
Posted: 31st January 2015
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Amy Lugg from Bruton School for Girls has been awarded the highest award a Scout can get - the Chief Scout's Gold Award. Amy has worked really hard to earn this accolade and needed to obtain eight individual Challenge Awards including demonstrating creativity, global awareness, fitness, a commitment to her community and outdoor challenges such as…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Former Preston School student is off to French ski resort
Posted: 30th January 2015
YEOVIL College hospitality student Jamie Machin has secured a prestigious placement at popular French ski resort Les Arcs. The Professional Food & Beverage Service Supervision student applied for the post after a visit by Workaseason to Yeovil College, one of several careers talks arranged for students. Following an in depth interview in Surrey, Jamie was offered the…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: National Lottery boost for sport at Yeovil College
Posted: 29th January 2015
STUDENTS at Yeovil College have greater access to sport and fitness activities - thanks to a £55,000 National Lottery grant from Sport England’s Further Education Activation Fund. The multi-million pound fund aims to provide students at Further Education and sixth form colleges across the UK with more opportunity to get into sport. Over the next three years, 62 projects…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Bruton girls are eco ambassadors
Posted: 29th January 2015
THE Bruton School for Girls is the only secondary school in England and one of only two schools in the South West to have been awarded the prestigious role of Eco-Schools Ambassador for 2015-2017. Eco-Schools is the largest Education for Sustainability programme in the world and is run by the Keep Britain Tidy organisation. In total, just nine schools across England were…
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