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Sixteen girls from a variety of Bridgnorth schools had an action-packed week trying out canoeing, rifle shooting, raft building and sailing as well as a

Pupils from Y5 and 6 at Castlefields School in Bridgnorth recently visited Jodrell Bank as part of their topic of earth in space. The Lovell

Pupils from Christ Church Primary School in Cressage held a charity day in support of family members of those who serve in the Armed Forces.

Pre-prep children at Birchfield School in Albrighton had an exciting and informative visit to Cosford. The topic they were exploring was ‘role models’, and on

Prestfelde School in Shrewsbury has been awarded the prestigious School Games Mark Gold Award in recognition of the variety and breadth of its sporting opportunities.

Sixth form students from Shrewsbury High School were put through their paces by leaders from all walks of life at an Apprentice-style event. Olympic hockey

Buildwas Academy started the autumn term having been completely refurbished over the past 18 months, with an overhaul of its IT provision and a brand

Prestfelde School’s Under 11s have been crowned English Schools national cricket champions – under the watchful eye of England legend Andrew ‘Freddy’ Flintoff. The school

A Shropshire teacher has retired after almost 30 years teaching classes at one of the county’s leading independent schools. Linda Tipper first joined The Old

At the end of June, Oldbury Wells pupils were treated to a visit from the RAF Cosford STEM Bus, a mobile classroom packed with resources

A Wolverhampton Grammar pupil is raising money for Cancer Research UK – and helping sick children along the way. Fourteen-year-old Natasha Sund from Penn is

Royal School swimmers Alicia Dingle and Niamh Hofland were selected to represent Team GB and the Netherlands respectively at the Gyor 2017 European Youth Olympic

Children at Kidderminster’s Little Trinity Nursery were delighted when they received swimming certificates and medals after taking part in their first Nursery Swimming Gala. Competing

Students looking to start a degree course in 2018 can gain a taste of University Centre Shrewsbury life at an Open Day taking place on

Outback2basics are offering a six-week block of fun-packed forest school sessions for children aged three and four in their woodland base at Blymhill, Weston Under

A group of Shrewsbury College students have been successfully placed as the top talent in the region in a variety of construction trades. Six students

Much Wenlock Primary School’s Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) held a successful summer fair back in July, featuring the school choir, a bakery contest,

North Shropshire College (NSC) recently held its annual Family Fun Day at the Oswestry Campus in aid of Hope House and Severn Hospice. NSC schools

An aspiring film-maker has been offered the chance of a lifetime with a BAFTA Directing Mentorship from an award-winning director. Cameron Brydone-Reed, 19, who studied

“I know exactly what to do now if someone in the street has a heart attack!” So said Christ Church Primary Y6 pupil Charley, who

Writing on the theme of ‘Reflection’, the winners in the Intermediate and Senior sections of the Rotary Young Writer competition were both from Oswestry School.

Students from Brockton Primary school spent an exciting morning exploring tiny computers called Microbits. The students were set 10 different computing challenges on the machines,

A group of sixth form pupils from Bridgnorth Endowed School were delighted be nominated by Mayor Vanessa Voysey to attend a special ceremony that celebrates

Children from St Leonard’s Primary School in Bridgnorth have designed and created a banner as part of the Bridgnorth and District Twinning Association banner project

Tettenhall College’s choir has led to them being selected for a national festival. The group, Bella Voce, took part in the regional heats of Music