Education

Moreton Hall has been shortlisted for the prestigious Independent Schools of the Year Community Outreach award 2018. One of the UK’s top performing independent schools,…
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A loyal employee who joined a Shropshire company straight from school has worked his way up to a managerial post. Russell Williams joined Tudor Griffiths…
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The Marches School Sixth Form students have been on the receiving end of several hugely beneficial careers-based talks in recent weeks. The school has welcomed…
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Moreton Hall hosted the annual Shropshire Festival of Verse and Prose, welcoming record numbers of children and young adults from throughout the region. Competitive classes…
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The Under 19 Netball side at the Marches School have made history, as they became North Shropshire Netball Champions for the first time. Ellesmere College…
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The Alliance of Leading Learning, part of the Marches Academy Trust will host its Professional Learning Conference on Monday 25th February 2019. The event will…
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Students from North Shropshire College’s (NSC’s) Oswestry Campus have been celebrating World Mental Health Day by providing information to students, staff and visitors alike and…
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Prep school pupils at Moreton First raised over £480 during The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research. Moreton First, in Oswestry,…
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Up-and-coming young musicians across Shropshire were given the chance to formulate their own band when seasoned musicians Will and Dean Oram visited local Prep School,…
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Residential students from North Shropshire College’s (NSC’s) Walford Campus recently visited Twemlows Stud Farm in Whitchurch. The farm is set in the beautiful Shropshire countryside.…
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Blue skies and the stunning colours of Autumn provided the perfect backdrop to Moreton Hall’s latest Senior School Open day this weekend. Set amidst the…
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Having painted a World War I Mural on the Welsh Walls during the Summer Term, Marches School students have painted a second mural near Oswestry.…
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A student at the Marches Sixth Form recently took part in the Rotary Young Leadership Award (RYLA). Fraya Gilies-Foers spent five nights at Arthog, an…
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ROTARY RotaKids Groups are a fun and exciting way for children aged 7-12 to make friends and get involved with important activities in their community…
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Three Oswestry School footballers have made a name for themselves internationally after taking part in some of the world’s biggest footballing competitions. Ben Clark travelled…
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“The Holroyd Community Theatre will provide a state of the art performance space with a 240 seat auditorium designed to accommodate the very best that…
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The gift of communication can open up a whole new world and enrich our lives and experiences Have you ever travelled abroad to another country…
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Having celebrated success at both GCSE and A Level last month, the Marches have begun the 2018-19 academic year in determined fashion. With over 100…
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Long established Vauxhall dealer Arthurs of Oswestry has won another award for customer service. And for the first time the Lower Brook Street dealership is…
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Visitors are invited to take a trip back in time to find out more about the extraordinary woman who founded Shropshire’s Derwen College back in…
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The Marches School has been celebrating success in the new, more challenging GCSE examinations. Top grades are again at a high level, resulting in a…
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Moreton Hall is once again celebrating a vintage set of GCSE results, with over half of all grades awarded the equivalent of A* and A…
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Face2Face Performance Academy in Shropshire is inviting talented young performers to take centre stage during an audition event next month, as part of their scholarship…
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Moreton Hall student, Alice Williams has more to celebrate than a grade A in her Theatre Studies A level. The Drama scholarship student has beaten…
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A pair of inspirational young friends got on their bikes to raise funds for a children’s hospice charity. Zech Newton, 10, and his 14 year…
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Moreton Hall is celebrating another stellar set of results, cementing its position as the top non-selective school in the UK. Students worthy of individual mention…
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A teacher from Trefonen Primary School who volunteers in Africa in her free time has organised a fundraising exercise as part of a Geography topic…
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Oswestry-based charity, Qube, is inviting young people aged 14-19 living in Oswestry and the surrounding area to take part in a brand-new weekly Youth Music…
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For the first time Aico Ltd, an Ei Company, based in Oswestry, will be recruiting a number of Apprentices this summer. On Monday 6th August…
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Students from a specialist Shropshire college will be exhibiting their technological artwork at an exhibition in Oswestry. Creative Studies students from Derwen College, in Gobowen,…
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North Shropshire College (NSC) recently held its fourth family fun day at the Oswestry Campus. The money raised on the day is being given to…
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The Aico in the Community team recently supported two local community events in the Oswestry area. On Tuesday 3rd July 2018 students attended a Safety…
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North Shropshire College (NSC) recently celebrated a successful end to the year as it held its Annual Awards Evening at NSC’s Oswestry Campus. The event…
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The Marches School Sixth Form Study Centre has been named the Jordan Ashley Study Centre after a former student who sadly died last October, aged…
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Marches School student Abbie Ball will be completing a 12 hour ‘wodathon’ fundraiser for two cancer charities on 22nd July. Abbie will be completing many…
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A relaxing alfresco evening of music, food and drink will be held on Derwen College grounds on Friday, 20thJuly. Music on the Lawn with be…
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In the year which marks the 250th anniversary of the first Circus – one man and a horse in a tent in South London –…
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Little Explorers from Trefonen along with Explorers in Shrewsbury recently attended the Shropshire Kids Festival and Shrewsbury Food Festival where they baked with 724 children…
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A sport-mad father-of-two who has written a new book about an ultimate outer-space sports tournament is set to bring his fictional games to life this…
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The Marches School hosted an Open Evening on 21st June which proved to be extremely popular with the next intake of pupils and their parents.…
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The Marches School Family Fun Day sponsored by Aico takes place tomorrow, Saturday 30th June and the iconic Red Arrows will be attending. The RAF…
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Packwood Haugh School in Ruyton XI Towns rang to the sound of myriad different languages today as the normal daily curriculum was suspended and the…
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THE Rotary Club of Oswestry’s annual Investment Competition attracted 9 teams from 3 schools this year with HSBC Oswestry’s Senior Customer Services Officer Sean Makin…
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The Marches School will be hosting a Year 10 Careers Day on Friday 29th June which will give students a hugely beneficial insight into some…
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EACH year the Rotary Club of Oswestry is pleased to sponsor an award at The Marches School Speech Day for “Service to the School”. This…
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IN 2018, this year of commemorating the centenary of the end of the Great War, it was appropriate that this was the topic chosen for…
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International Festival & Summer School PIANO WEEK will hold its third consecutive summer residency at Moreton Hall School between 23rd July and 4th August 2018. Following…
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Students and staff at North Shropshire College (NSC) are benefiting from a recent £550,000 funding package from the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The investment…
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Moreton Hall is delighted to announce that they have been awarded the prestigious HMC (The Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference) accreditation with immediate effect, reinforcing Moreton…
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In a bid to cement North Shropshire Music’s proud partnership with the Shropshire Music Educational Hub, musicians from North Shropshire Training and Schools Orchestras took…
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