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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...
(l-r) Ukrainians Risa White and Sofiia Yarema who collected their GCSE results today. Image: Sharnbrook Academy
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 results 2023 Astrid Westlake from Bedford is off to Cambridge University to study Human, Social and Political Sciences. Image: Bedford Sixth Form
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...
Screenshot of Bedford Schools Form. Image: LDRS
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...
Mr Petch and Putnoe Primary students celebrate their success
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...
Castle Newnham School nursery closure letter
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...
Summer Reading Challenge 2023. Image: Bedford Borough Council
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...
Kempston Academy office manager, Rita Di Marco who is retiring after 25 years' service.
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...
A schoolboy, pointing his finger like Lord Kitchener, encourages people to take part in the Summer of SEND
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...
Emma Appadoo Lincroft Academy
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...
University of Bedfordshire photography project Bedford Hospital
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...