Education

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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Hundreds of people are expected to descend upon The Marches School in Oswestry on Saturday 30th June and enjoy an abundance of fun and entertainment…
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There was a special assembly this morning at Packwood Haugh School in Ruyton XI Towns as we welcomed Lynsey Kilvert from Hope House Children’s Hospice…
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Students at a specialist college, near Oswestry, are celebrating fabulous fathers on Sunday, 17th June by serving up a dedicated Father’s Day menu. Hospitality and…
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MEMBERS of Oswestry Rotary Club have been busy. Kindly permitted by M&S Simply Food Oswestry to make a bucket collection at their Smithfield Road store…
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Sporty fundraisers representing Derwen College, near Oswestry, have spent hours training and raising sponsorship in readiness for the challenging Shrewsbury Half Marathon on Sunday 17th…
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MARCHES SCHOOL HEADS FOR PARIS 59 Marches School pupils and staff headed for Paris as part of their Languages lessons. The MFL trip to Paris…
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Oswestry School’s Sixth Form entrepreneurs have been busy again this year and have raised an incredible £928 for charity. Pupils are invited to bid for…
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Moreton Hall hosted a special event for Cancer Research UK on Saturday 12th May raising over £2500! Emily King, a Lower Sixth student, organised Moreton’s…
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Phoebe Shaw, a year 8 pupil at the Marches School has reached the National Final of a Peace Poster Competition organised by the Lions Club.…
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The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH), Powys NHS and Marches Academy Trust have all joined forces to give students an exciting opportunity…
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The sound of thundering hooves and braying donkeys filled the air at Packwood Haugh School in Ruyton XI Towns last Friday (4th May). Pupils, parents,…
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Sir David Attenborough, who is best known for his commentary on nature documentaries such as Blue Planet, replied to a request to attend an assembly…
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The History Department at the Marches School has been given a highly credited award recently, as it has become a Gold Member of the Historical…
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For the third year running a pupil from Oswestry School has won The John Cranwell Trophy in this year’s Oswestry Borderland Rotary Young Writers Competition.…
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A royal party, set to rival the revelry in the capital, will be raising the rafters at Derwen College, near Oswestry. Celebrations for Prince Harry…
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A group of nurses and former nursing staff will hold their annual reunion dinner at a specialist residential college which was founded by pioneering nurse…
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A specialist college near Oswestry is urging runners to complete a 13-mile half marathon to help raise money towards therapy and fitness facilities to benefit…
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Following a successful short Ofsted inspection of the Marches School last month, the school has maintained its ‘Good’ rating and continues to provide young people…
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Budding Mary Berrys and Paul Hollywoods will be battling it out over the mixing bowls in a Bake-Off style competition between local charities Derwen College,…
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Sixth Form Students and Year 10 Pupils at the Marches School were put through their paces this week by serving Royal Marines. The Royal Marines,…
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On Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th March, Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy held a Mother’s Day lunch for all the school mums. We sent out…
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THE winning teams from Oswestry Rotary Club’s autumn Youth Speaks competition took part in the District 1180 competition recently. In the Intermediate section, Moreton Hall…
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International Festival & Summer School PIANO WEEK will have its inaugural Easter edition at Moreton Hall School between 25th March and 1st April 2018. Following on from…
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North Shropshire College (NSC) Hospitality and Catering students recently enjoyed a trip to the Welsh Culinary Championships to test their cooking skills, and impress competition…
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