COLLEGE NEWS: Free breakfast for students
Posted: 3rd January 2017
STUDENTS at Yeovil College are being offered a free breakfast at Yeovil College has they return to studies after the Christmas break. From Tuesday (January 3, 2017) through to Friday (January 6, 2017) there is an opportunity for students to enjoy a breakfast – on the house – at the college’s Renaissance Café. A free bacon roll or egg roll will be given out to the first…
COLLEGE NEWS: Festive treats for animal rescue centre – thanks to students
Posted: 15th December 2016
ANIMAL management students have presented some Christmas goodies to a Somerset-based animal rescue centre. The young people are studying the BTEC Extended Diploma Animal Management course at Bridgwater and Taunton College’s Yeovil Centre and they recently visited the St Giles Rescue Centre to deliver their charity collection. The centre – previously called Dogs 4…
SCHOOL NEWS: Ramble raises cash for Children in Need
Posted: 8th December 2016
CHILDREN at South Petherton Junior School have presented the proceeds of their recent fundraising to the Children in Need Appeal. The youngsters carried out a sponsored ramble around the village for the annual fundraising appeal and they amassed a whopping £1,233.83. The school would like to thank everyone who sponsored its 144 children in their ramble.
SCHOOL NEWS: Children can’t tell the time using an analogue clock
Posted: 3rd December 2016
A SOUTH Somerset headteacher has asked parents to help their children learn how to tell the time using an analogue clock. While people of an older generation might find it a disturbing fact that children are unable to use an “old-fashioned” clock to tell the time – it probably is not that surprising if all they have known is the digital age. Whereas in the photo (above…
COLLEGE NEWS: West End star leads performing arts workshops at Yeovil College
Posted: 2nd December 2016
FORMER Yeovil College and Stanchester Academy student turned West End star, Jonny Purchase, returns to the college this year as a guest lecturer in Performing Arts. The first workshop on Monday (November 26 2016) covered storytelling, from tuning-in to character definition and included activities to look at physicality and improvisation. Jonny was also able to unveil a…
COLLEGE NEWS: Young football coaches are on the ball
Posted: 2nd December 2016
TWO students who are studying the Football Coaching in Community Settings course at Bridgwater and Taunton College have secured coaching contracts with Yeovil Town’s Community Sports Trust on completion of their course. Lewis Winter and Harry Barnes, who are currently completing the final year of their course, which is run in partnership with Yeovil Town Community Sports…
COLLEGE NEWS: Floristry students are blooming marvellous!
Posted: 2nd December 2016
THREE floristry students from Bridgwater and Taunton College took the plunge recently by entering themselves in the Floristry competition at the Fleurex trade show in Cheshire. Each year the Fleurex trade show hosts a range of floristry competitions where top florists from throughout the UK compete to gain the championship. Many of the entrants have competed at other…
SCHOOL NEWS: Walking for Farm Africa
Posted: 30th November 2016
NINTY young children at Neroche Primary School near Ilminster took part in a sponsored one-mile welly walk in aid of Farm Africa. Infant children aged from four to six took part in the sponsored event for the Farm Africa charity which uses the funds raised to support farmers in Africa. The charity helps to develop farms into being more productive for their communities…
SCHOOL NEWS: Sixth-Form open evening at Wadham re-arranged
Posted: 22nd November 2016
A SIXTH-FORM open evening at Wadham School in Crewkerne planned for Monday (November 21, 2016) night was postponed due to torrential rain and localised flooding problems. The event has now been rescheduled for Monday, November 28, 2016, between 6pm and 8pm. A school spokesman said: “This is a great opportunity for those considering their options beyond GCSEs. “Wadham…
SCHOOL NEWS: Sharing transport at Buckler’s Mead and Pen Mill
Posted: 17th November 2016
TWO schools in Yeovil have joined forces to ensure their pupils get about on the road. Buckler’s Mead Academy and Pen Mill Academy have clubbed together in order to buy two minibuses. The two schools worked in partnership after realising that it would be more cost-effective to share their own transport rather than hiring each time. Pen Mill’s executive head Zoe Coghlan…
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