No Bedford borough schools have been caught up in the new weak concrete scare, says the council. More than 100 schools in England outside of the borough have been told by the Department...
LIVE: Ukrainian students amongst those collecting GCSE results across Bedford Borough
Paul Hutchinson
The long-awaited results from in-person GCSE results are coming in today across Bedford Borough. More than half a million students are receiving their GCSE results across the UK, with top grades...
A-level students have been collecting their A-level results across Bedford Borough this morning with many achieving the grades needed to take their chosen next steps in education.
Nationally the proportion of...
Over 7,000 children in the Borough will benefit this summer as vouchers will once again be issued for the holiday period by the council. The supermarket vouchers will be distributed to thousands of...
The loss of nursery classes at a Bedford school is due to a shortfall of £20,000, a meeting heard. During yesterday’s (10 July) Bedford Schools’ Forum, Deirdre Murphy (National Education Union...
Students and staff at Putnoe Primary School are celebrating their best-ever SATs results, despite the disruption of the pandemic. With these being only the second set of SATs results since students were once...
A petition has been started to help save nursery provision at Castle Newnham School after parents were "shocked" to be told there was no longer enough funding to keep the nursery open after the...
Ready, set, read – Bedford Borough Libraries launch the 2023 summer reading challenge
Paul Hutchinson
Bedford Borough Libraries have launched the 2023 summer reading challenge - Ready, Set, Read and children across the area are being invited to join in from Saturday, 15 July through to Saturday...
After 25 years of service, tributes have been paid to the "wonderful" Rita Di Carlo ahead of her retirement this July. Beginning her career in the school office at Robert Bruce School in 1998, Rita retires as office...
With a theme of 'Be Active', the annual Summer of SEND, Bedford Borough’s programme of exciting events and activities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), is back...
The former vice principal at Lincroft Academy in Oakley has been announced as the school's new principal. Emma Appadoo takes up the role immediately, having served as vice principal at the...
Students from the University of Bedfordshire have unveiled a new photography exhibit at Bedford Hospital, aiming to create warm and inviting spaces for patients and staff.
In collaboration with the...