Talent, teamwork and nostalgia took centre stage at Wellsway School’s production of the comedy Teechers. The play by John Godber captures the spirit and challenges of life in a working-class secondary school in the 1980s, following a group of students and their unconventional teachers. It offered Wellsway’s drama department the opportunity to put on a […]
Pupils and staff at Chestnut Park Primary School are delighted to have received trees for planting an apple orchard after winning the Thatchers Community Orchard Project. Lily Taylor, Chestnut Park’s office manager, wrote the successful bid. She said: “We are beyond thrilled and incredibly grateful to have won the Thatchers Community Orchard Project! This opportunity […]
Pupils from all 26 Futura schools discovered how to enhance biodiversity and minimise waste and energy consumption during this year’s ‘Speak Up for the Planet’ themed Futura Eco Summit. It was organised as part of the Futura Climate and Nature Strategy and our commitment to equipping pupils with the knowledge and skills to contribute meaningfully […]
Bedminster Down School offers its students a good quality of education and opportunities, according to its latest Ofsted report. A team of four inspectors visited the Futura Learning Partnership secondary for two days in February and concluded that the 1,033 students, aged 11 to 16, were encouraged to be aspirational for their future. “Staff encourage […]
Chilton Trinity School in Bridgwater, Somerset (part of the Futura Learning Partnership), has secured a £10,000 grant from the National Education Nature Park to transform a grey, underutilised area of the school grounds into a thriving green space. The project, inspired by the stunning Oudolf Field at Hauser & Wirth in Bruton, will create a beautiful […]
Wellsway School is celebrating an excellent report following its latest Ofsted inspection. The Futura Learning Partnership school has been judged to be keeping up the high standards found at the last visit in 2019, when it was rated Good in all areas. The inspectors who visited in December 2024 were impressed with the way students […]
Bedminster Down School is leading the way on tackling bullying. Recently, Ben Wills, assistant headteacher, was invited to the House of Lords to discuss how the school has successfully tackled bullying and to promote the work of the Anti-Bullying Alliance. The school participated in an Anti-Bullying Alliance pilot scheme to develop a comprehensive and robust […]
Wellsway School has been recognised for encouraging more girls to pursue computer science. The Keynsham secondary school has successfully completed the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE)’s I Belong programme. The organisation said that Wellsway had demonstrated a commitment to improving the gender balance in the subject and in the wider area of science, technology, […]
Pupils and staff at Saltford CofE Primary School are celebrating after receiving the prestigious Equal Access School Award from the FA and Barclays, marking its exceptional commitment to providing equal opportunities for girls in football. The award recognises schools that actively share the FA and Barclays Girls’ Football School Partnerships’ mission to ensure that all […]
