education tagged articles - Bedford Independent

The return to school for Bedford students has started “differently” this term

Bedford Borough Council’s chief officer for education, SEND and schools, has said that he expects all school children in the Borough to now be back in school. Speaking to the Children’s...

Monthly column: Back to school

It is that time of year again when most of the borough’s children head back to school, and home-schooled pupils restart their studies. Education in the last two years has been subject to disruption...

A-level results announced across Bedford Borough as students achieve record grades

A-level students across Bedford Borough have received their results today after an unprecedented two years of educational disruption. Grades were awarded via teacher…

Council “alarm” as Bedford’s maintained schools fail to spend £6.4m during pandemic

Maintained schools in Bedford borough have put an extra £2 million of taxpayers’ money into their savings accounts during the pandemic, a committee heard. Bedford Borough Council’s...

Letters: For my son, the closure of Bedford Develop was unexpected and brutal

I am writing to you regarding the sudden and shocking closure of the Bedford Develop Centre last week, despite a valiant campaign to save it. My son, who is a learner at the centre, has autism...

Bedford MP joins young learners’ campaign to save their Tavistock Street centre from extinction

Learners at a not-for-profit centre providing training and educational support to young people with special needs are asking for help to save their Tavistock Street centre, after its ESFA funding will be stopped in July...

“No parental choice” in Bedford’s “oversubscribed” secondary schools claims parent

A Bedford parent has raised concerns that there aren’t enough year 7 secondary school places in Bedfordshire. The parent, who asked to remain anonymous, says they have been...

High flying Mark Rutherford Sixth formers achieve degree level brilliance in aerospace project

Year 12 students at Mark Rutherford School in Bedford have completed a major aerospace engineering project, achieving degree level success...

Queens Park Academy ‘overwhelmed by kindness and generosity of Bedford’

Following a plea for help from the community to donate unwanted laptops to their school, Queens Park Academy has been overwhelmed with the response. On Friday, the Bedford Independent reported that many schools...

education

Get the latest Bedford news first