SCHOOL NEWS: Westfield students dress to impress at Year 11 Prom

SCHOOL NEWS: Westfield students dress to impress at Year 11 Prom

Posted: 29th June 2017
YEAR 11 students at Westfield Academy in Yeovil turned on the style for the traditional end-of-school Prom. The rain stayed away – just about – as the students arrived at the picturesque venue of Haselbury Mill near Crewkerne on Thursday (June 29, 2017) evening in swish suits and dazzling dresses with family members waiting to welcome them and with cameras in hand…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Wadham students celebrate Year 11 Prom in the rain

SCHOOL NEWS: Wadham students celebrate Year 11 Prom in the rain

Posted: 28th June 2017
WET weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of Year 11 students from Wadham School in Crewkerne as they enjoyed the traditional end of school Prom which was held at Haselbury Mill. A large crowd of parents, relatives and friends assembled at Haselbury Mill before the mass cavalcade of vehicles arrived with students looking forward to a fun-packed evening on Wednesday…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Celebrations for Wadham’s Sixth-Form students

SCHOOL NEWS: Celebrations for Wadham’s Sixth-Form students

Posted: 27th June 2017
SIXTH-FORM students at Wadham School in Crewkerne celebrated the end of year in style – together with their teaching staff – with a dinner and dance. Seventy students and staff members enjoyed a two-course meal at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on Thursday (June 22, 2017) followed by a lively evening of dancing to music provided by a former student’s disco, Glow…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Buckler’s Mead students turn on the style for Year 11 prom

SCHOOL NEWS: Buckler’s Mead students turn on the style for Year 11 prom

Posted: 22nd June 2017
STUNNING outfits and smart suits – the young ladies and gentlemen of Buckler’s Mead Academy did the school proud at the annual Year 11 Prom. It was a chance for the students to share one last big social get-together as a Year Group before heading off to work or further education. They turned up in an array of different forms of transport including sports cars, camper…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Stanchester links with RNAS Yeovilton

SCHOOL NEWS: Stanchester links with RNAS Yeovilton

Posted: 21st June 2017
STANCHESTER Academy at Stoke-sub-Hamdon – a school which has the highest proportion of children from Armed Forces families in Somerset – has strengthened its links with RNAS Yeovilton. Principal Amy Joynes recently jointly signed the Armed Force Covenant with Commodore Nick Tindal, the Commanding Officer at Yeovilton, which will act as a commitment between the state and…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Tesco Yeovil store supports village school

SCHOOL NEWS: Tesco Yeovil store supports village school

Posted: 16th June 2017
A VILLAGE school in South Somerset desperately in need of redecoration is receiving a major facelift - thanks to the Tesco Extra supermarket store in Yeovil.  The help for Haselbury Plucknett Church of England First School is part of the Tesco Extra store’s commitment to help the local community. Colleagues from the store on Queensway, Yeovil, went into the school to…

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COLLEGE NEWS: Students get creative for volunteering charity

COLLEGE NEWS: Students get creative for volunteering charity

Posted: 16th June 2017
GRAPHIC design students at Yeovil College University Centre have been getting creative to help local charity, SPARK, to promote the benefits of volunteering during National Volunteers’ Week. SPARK run the local Volunteer Service and work with hundreds of charities and community groups across Somerset to offer a wide range of volunteering opportunities. Manager of Spark…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Happy birthday to All Saints Primary School

SCHOOL NEWS: Happy birthday to All Saints Primary School

Posted: 16th May 2017
THERE have been big birthday celebrations at All Saints Primary School in Montacute as it commemorates its 20th anniversary. The school was built in 1997 and merged the old Montacute Primary School and Odcombe Primary School onto one new site in the idyllic Ladies Walk off the Yeovil Road in Montacute. There was a day of celebrations on Friday (May 12, 2017) when the…

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COLLEGE NEWS: Former student excels in public relations – thanks to Yeovil College

COLLEGE NEWS: Former student excels in public relations – thanks to Yeovil College

Posted: 19th April 2017
FORMER Yeovil College student Beki Sharman met Prince Harry while learning more about the Walking with the Wounded charity project. Since completing her qualifications with the college and working at public relations company ADPR, Beki has gone from being the firm’s first apprentice, to becoming the PR Account Manager working with some of the most recognised brands in…

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SCHOOL NEWS: Park School in Yeovil buys former Chilton Cantelo School

SCHOOL NEWS: Park School in Yeovil buys former Chilton Cantelo School

Posted: 28th March 2017
THE Yeovil-based Park School has announced that it is buying the former Chilton Chantelo School buildings. Chilton Cantelo School was a small independent school located in the village of Chilton Cantelo on the outskirts of Yeovil, but decided to close in July 2016 due to a decline in school admissions. But the independent Park School announced on Tuesday (March 28, 2017)…

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