9 November 2026

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Bedford School and Polam celebrate wins at Independent Schools of the Year Awards

Two Bedford schools were celebrating this week after wins at the annual Independent Schools of the Year Awards. Bedford School beat off stiff competition from across...

Bedford headteacher forced to wear bodycam after abuse from parents

Abuse from a minority of school run parents to enforcement officers, and to school staff, has led to one headteacher being issued with a bodycam. The recent (4 October) Bedford Borough...

County-wide Parliamentary Debating Competition for schools launched by Beds PCC

A debating competition open to all schools in the county has been launched by the Police and Crime Commissioner, with the winning school receiving a £500 donation. The annual schools'...

BBC’s Justin Dealey helps as Bedford Academy launches their new school radio station

A new initiative to enhance students’ communications skills, career choice and community engagement has launched at Bedford Academy. The new school radio station, BA Radio, was...

Mark Rutherford in the running for Cyber School of the Year award

The headteacher of Mark Rutherford School has described her pride as the school was announced as a finalist in the Education category in this year's National Cyber Awards. The awards recognise...

Priory Primary School community celebrates prestigious Useful and Kind Schools’ Mark

Every member of the school community at Priory Primary School on Greyfriars is celebrating after they were awarded the Useful and Kind Schools’ Mark. The Useful and Kind Schools’ Mark is an...

Local firm helps Livingstone Primary give their pupils the best start to the day

Thanks to the generous support of a local business, Livingstone Primary School is helping children to start the day the best way by offering breakfasts for pupils through the coming school year...

Five Bedford Borough schools mark start of school year with merger

Five Bedford Borough schools, which form the Sharnbrook Academy Federation (SAF) have merged with the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT). The schools include...

BMS secures England international for coaching team

The most capped rugby player in international history has joined Bedford Modern School (BMS) as a permanent member of their coaching staff. Rochelle ‘Rocky’ Clark MBE, who currently...

School community “devastated” after play equipment burnt to the ground

The Headteacher of Scott Primary School, Bedford has praised the school's community for pulling together in the wake of what she has called a "mindless act of vandalism". Vandals set fire...

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