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Marston Vale School

Bedford school could close if two-tier move goes ahead

A school near Bedford could be forced to close if a move from three-tier to two-tier education goes ahead. The middle school in Stewartby would close in 2026 if the school system...
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Popular Bedford School librarian honoured at national awards ceremony

A school librarian, loved by staff and students alike, has been awarded a place on the prestigious School Librarian of the Year (Secondary) Honours List at the SLA awards 2022...
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Cost of living crisis forces council to help families with school uniform costs

A senior Bedford Borough officer said the council is working with schools to help families be able to afford school uniforms.
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PCC announces Bedford schools included in ‘persistent absenteeism’ pilot

Two schools in Bedford Borough are among seven selected by PCC Festus Akinbusoye to take part in the persistent school absenteeism pilot project being led by the Bedfordshire Violence...
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Greenacre Independent School GCSE results 2022

LIVE: GCSE results coming in across Bedford Borough

The long-awaited results from in-person GCSE results are coming in today after two years of disruption across Bedford Borough thanks to COVID-19. Nationally, Sky News and other national...
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Permanent school inclusions fall across Bedford Borough

The number of pupils permanently excluded from Bedford borough schools fell last year. The latest government figures show that 33 pupils were permanently excluded from the borough’s...
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Castle Newnham pupils witness PM resignation on visit to Parliament

Pupils from Castle Newnham got more than they were expecting on their trip to Westminster earlier this month when they realised the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, had announced his...
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Bedford Girls’ School pupil awarded national creative writing prize

A poem called Dear Earth by a Year 3 Bedford Girls' School pupil has won the top prize in a national creative writing competition.  Junior School pupils from all over the country...
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Kempston secondary school appoints new headteacher

Daubeney Academy, part of Chiltern Learning Trust, has appointed a new headteacher to replace the former head of school, Matt Lee. John Linehan joins the team with a wealth of...
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Luton Borough Council and SEMLEP set to deliver report on missing Mark Rutherford £1.2m

A final report over an ongoing investigation about what happened to more than £1m of regeneration money which went missing in Luton Borough Council’s coffers has been prepared...
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