Education

Pupils and staff at Parsons Down Infant School are reeling after their latest Ofsted inspection.

A prep school has more upgrades and improvements planned after a major two-year refurbishment project was recently completed.

Two German Jews came to Newbury to escape the Nazis in a story echoing modern-day struggles for refugees.

More than 1,500 Berkshire and North Hampshire primary school children attended the 27th annual Schools Days for a taste of rural life.

Theale Green School has been commended for its approach to boosting literacy.

A Thatcham school has come out top again following its recent Ofsted inspection.

Thatcham United Reformed Church and St Mary’s Church held their Teddyfest on June 8 and 9.

A former pupil at Theale Green School has opened up about how drama classes helped him accept his stammer.

Pupils at The Downs School enjoyed a colourful ending to their studies last week.

A new equine therapy and outdoor learning centre for children with specialist needs is opening tomorrow (June 14).

Last week, staff from BizSpace UK visited The Downs School as volunteers.

“D-Day has come,” proclaimed a special BBC broadcast on June 6, 1944.

A group of Newbury pupils have won £1k for their chosen charity.

Newbury’s lido has introduced special quiet and SEND sessions this summer.

Hamstead Park has always been an important manor near Newbury.

Thousands of troops landed at Gold Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Child Benefit payments will stop for more than a million families this summer unless parents with teenagers staying in education update their claim.

The tireless efforts of the Auxiliary Territorial Service and Royal Artillery saved countless Allied lives during the Second World War.

A Newbury school has launched a campaign to raise £5million for new sports facilities.

West Berkshire Council has approved the extension and refurbishment of an existing sports hall.