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Educational experiences company celebrates first birthday with chance for schools to win T-Rex encounter

A year after it gave Bedfordshire primary schools the chance to win an animatronic T-Rex experience, Giant Journeys is celebrating its first birthday with another giveaway...

School leaders anger at being “fobbed off, misled and misrepresented” by Central Bedfordshire Council

School leaders across Central Bedfordshire have accused Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) of misrepresentation and failing to work collaboratively on critical...

Column: Bedford Blues Foundation – Giving young people a new perspective through sport

Giving young people a new perspective through sport. After five years in operation, Bedford Blues Foundation is more determined than ever to help young people thrive. Since launching operationally...

Children’s shoes to be placed outside Bedford Borough Hall to highlight SEND delays and shortages

Families will lay out pairs of children’s shoes outside Bedford Borough Hall on Monday, 03 November (10:30am–1:00pm) as part of the national Every Pair Tells a Story SEND campaign...

Bedford joins £2.4m jobs scheme and signs new civic agreement with university

Bedford Borough Council has joined a £2.4m DWP programme to help residents into work and signed a new civic agreement with the University of Bedfordshire to boost education...

Central Bedfordshire Council deny wrongdoing over “fabricated illness” claims

Central Bedfordshire Council has "categorically refuted" concerns made by an action group that it had "indirectly accused" parents of children with SEND of "fabricated or induced illness"...

Central Beds mother offered £200 after EHCP complaint

A local authority offered a Central Bedfordshire parent of a child with special educational needs and disabilities £200 over a lack of academic support, according to a local government watchdog...

Central Bedfordshire Council urge SEND parents to use complaints procedure

Parents of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Central Bedfordshire are being urged by the council to use its complaints procedure if serious school-related issues arise...

Opinion: More needs to be done to help prepare young people for the working world

Many young people post-18 are uncertain about their future career choices, and the options available to them do not guarantee a stable or high-paying job. Universities can deliver skills and accolades...

Pyramid Schools “are not sponging off us” for transport claim Central Beds councillors

Schools impacted by a possible change in Central Bedfordshire Council’s home to school transport policy "aren’t sponging off the local authority" to top up their budgets, a meeting heard...

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