Bristol Libraries host two Drag Queen Story Time events Bristol welcomed two ‘Drag Queen Story Time’ (DQST) events this week at Bishopston and Bishopsworth libraries. Parents and children were invited to two different session to listen to the stories being read in a way they may not have seen or heard before. Bristol is believed [...]
College Green to become a science, den building, sensory and sport playground for Bristol Playday 2017 College Green will come alive this summer with the sounds of play and excitement as Bristol Playday returns to celebrate its fifteenth birthday. Families with children between the ages of four and twelve are being invited to take over [...]
Inspirational individuals recognised for their hard work in Bristol’s schools Fifteen headteachers, governors and education leaders have been recognised for their dedication and commitment to young people in Bristol at an event held at the Mansion House in Clifton this week. The individuals have all done something remarkable during their careers in education and come [...]
Photo © Ben Wright Mayor hosts school chess tournament to inspire future grandmasters Mayor Marvin Rees joined local primary schools making a move to inspire future chess grandmasters as 120 pupils took part in a chess competition at City Hall on Friday. This is the sixth time that the annual tournament, organised by [...]
Bristol Learning City celebrates three silver awards for its universities and college The Bristol Learning City partnership is celebrating the high quality of teaching on offer at the city’s two universities and City of Bristol College as the results of the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) are announced today (22 June). All three institutions are members [...]
Teachers to take over M Shed M Shed, Bristol’s iconic museum on the city’s historic harbourside, will be taken over by teachers on Monday 26 June. The free Teacher Takeover event, which marks M Shed’s sixth birthday, is an opportunity for teachers from all over Bristol and surrounding areas to come together to celebrate their [...]
The Big Bang Fair arrives in Bristol For the first time ever science festival Big Bang Bristol will come to the city on July 6 and 7 to inspire hundreds of students about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The Trinity Centre will host Big Bang Bristol, and the free festival will fire students’ passion [...]
Learning at work with new agreement between University of Bristol and Unions The University of Bristol has signed a new agreement with Unite and Unison to support staff development. The new learning agreement coincides with Bristol becoming England’s first UNESCO Learning City – part of a world-wide network that champions learning as a way to [...]
Benefits of Learning at Work in the spotlight Local people are set to benefit from an array of free workshops during Learning at Work Week next month. From 15 May Bristol Learning City partners alongside Bristol organisations and businesses, will be staging free taster sessions and taking a fresh look at how being ‘curious and [...]
Primary school places allocated for 2017 Today (April 18) families across Bristol are receiving offers of primary school places for September. This year 5,603 applications were received, with the overwhelming majority (5,443 or 96%) being offered one of their top three choices. Applications were down slightly on 2016 (5,716), but have risen 5% in the [...]
