Education

To celebrate International Women’s Day, a charity that tackles period poverty and menstrual health awareness, is launching a new picture competition.

A village primary school is raising money to update its outdoor play equipment.

Four sixth form students at Kennet School in Thatcham have been offered places at two of the country’s most prestigious universities.

Newbury MP Lee Dillon recently visited Educafe as it launches an appeal for further funding to survive beyond June.

Seven St Bart’s sixth form students have received offers to study at either Cambridge or Oxford University.

Volunteer Centre West Berkshire and Thatcham Town Council have partnered to bring the first-ever V365 On The Road with Thatcham Volunteer Fair.

Residents at a Newbury care home have been reading classic fairytales with local schoolchildren as part of National Storytelling Week.

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Newbury MP Lee Dillon visited the British Gas Academy in Thatcham to meet the latest cohort of apprentices.

Thatcham Rotary Club has hosted another Young Chef competition.

The Department for Education has decided to turn a junior school in Newbury into an academy.

Work started today (Monday) to remove the organ from the United Reformed Church in Thatcham.

Students, teachers and parents all pulled up their leg warmers, strapped on their headbands and got moving for charity at a school’s annual aerobathon

A primary school near Newbury continues to be ‘Outstanding’.

A Newbury school has held a commemorative rose planting ceremony in memory of a number of former members of staff.

A Newbury school hosted almost 60 businesses, universities, colleges and training providers for its largest ever Careers Fair last week.

A Compton school has held a Speedy Careers Day for Year 9 pupils.

St Gabriel’s School recently hosted its annual maths challenge, welcoming more than more than 20 teams of gifted Year 5 pupils from local schools.

A new Rangers section has opened for girls aged 14 to 18 in Thatcham.

A charity’s homes for young autistic people have again been awarded a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted care inspectors.

A special educational needs school has received an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted report after opening just over a year ago.