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College praised by Ofsted team

Monday, March 08, 2010

The City of Bath College has been praised by Ofsted for its strong leadership and a successful financial recovery.

Inspectors visited the college in January and graded it satisfactory for the overall effectiveness of its provision.

However they said its capacity...

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School decides on hot dinners

Thursday, March 04, 2010

A Bath primary school is deciding whether to start serving hot dinners at lunchtime. At the moment, pupils at Widcombe Junior School are only able...

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Schools shake-up to go ahead

Monday, March 01, 2010

The reorganisation of Bath's secondary schools will go ahead, despite uncertainty about government funding for the scheme. Bath and North East...

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Ingenious David is top of college class

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Student David Hill has spent the best part of two decades adapting to life with just one hand. Born without a left arm below the elbow, the 21-year-ol...

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Ten-year-olds involved in school vandalism

Thursday, February 25, 2010

A group of young vandals are waiting for their punishment after an incident at a village primary school. Four youngsters, aged 10 and 11, from...

Call over school places

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Conservative councillors are calling for the most popular primary schools in Bath to be expanded to help the city deal with a mini population boom....

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Schools shake-up goes back to drawing board

Thursday, February 18, 2010

The council has been forced to rethink a consultation exercise on the future of Bath's secondary schools. Bath and North East Somerset Council had...

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Health designer at Downing Street

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A design engineer from the University of Bath was invited to Downing Street to celebrate his contribution to the NHS. Simon Halsey is one of 100...

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Why robot Simon's the model patient

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Lifelike robot Simon is helping trainee pharmacists hone their skills. The life-sized model takes realism to new extremes and can sweat and even vomit...

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Listen to the classics on your MP3

Friday, February 12, 2010

If you see a pupil at a Bath school on their MP3 player, it may not be playing Lady Gaga or Jay Z. At King Edward's School, they're just as likely to...

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