9 November 2026

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Starting the day the Livingstone way with ‘Team Bagel’

Pupils at Livingstone Primary are being given a great start to the day, thanks to a school-wide breakfast initiative that has been running for the last two years. With the...

Additional £1.3m funding “doesn’t cover all the holes” in special education needs provision

Special education needs are facing a crisis as mainstream schools are ‘not coping’ with youngsters with “challenging needs” being sent there due to funding issues...

Kempston school looks to the future as it welcomes new headteacher

A school in Kempston for pupils with severe learning, medical and physical difficulties is celebrating the arrival of its new headteacher. Charlotte Wood is joining St...

Bedford needs thousands more school places to meet demand

Bedford Borough Council is planning ahead to ensure it meets the demand for an additional 2,700 new school places by 2027/28, a meeting heard. The Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny...

Borough’s SEND strategy to focus on ‘increased personalisation’ for pupils

School attendance for a pupil with epilepsy “almost doubled” after the personalisation of the care and services being offered, a meeting heard. But there’s still a long way to go when...

Prestigious UNICEF award given to Kempston and Bromham school

A school which has sites in Kempston and Bromham is "delighted" to have be awarded the Silver Rights Respecting School Award by UNICEF UK. Greys Education...

Sports equipment donation kicks off 2023 for Grange Academy

A special needs school in Kempston has kicked off the new year in style, with a generous donation of sports equipment from UK Plumbing Supplies Bedford branch, Plumb City...

Councillors refute favouritism in ‘split site’ school funding row

Funding is applied fairly across all Bedford Borough schools, and the council would not favour one school over another for any reason, a senior councillor has said. The Bedford Schools...

More spending on schools needed to accommodate increasing number of pupils

Without additional spending on schools, Bedford Borough will soon run out of school places, a senior councillor has said. The council’s portfolio holder for education and children’s services, councillor James Valentine (Labour, Kempston West) told the council’s executive committee

Unions say teachers’ pay rise will have “devastating effect” on schools’ budgets

The teachers’ pay award is not enough, not funded, and will have a “devastating” effect on borough schools’ budgets, a meeting heard. The 2022 School Teachers Pay and...

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