• Wiltshire College hosts poetry reciting competition

  By nhavergal at 14:48 on 17/04/13

  

  Students at Wiltshire College welcomed six students from three secondary schools who competed in the Poetry by Heart Competition. The event took place on Friday, 12, April 2013 at the Arc Theatre where the students from Hardenuish School, Chippenham, Dauntsey's School and Devizes School each recited a poem as part of the competition.  Dr Edson Burton, a Bristol based poet was the Master of Ceremonies as well as a judge who...

• More children in Wiltshire to receive first choice secondary school

  By nhavergal at 13:14 on 27/02/13

  

  This week the majority of children will find out that they have received a place at their first choice of secondary school.  Approximately 4,400 children have applied for a place in secondary school for the new school year in September with 96% securing a place in their first choice of school in caparison to 93.5% last year. Offer letters will be sent out from Friday, 1, March 2013 to all who applied before the deadline of...

• Wiltshire College granted £3.6m for new facilities

  By nhavergal at 13:01 on 03/12/12

  

  Wiltshire College has announced it has been accepted for a second grant of £3.6m to improve the buildings and learning facilities.  The grant for the Trowbridge campus will be used to build a Construction Skills Centre for students to develop their learning in Carpentry, Plumbing, Brickwork and Electricals using 'state of the art' facilities.  The centre will become home to three Plumbing and Brick workshops, two...

• Do you remember how to pretend?

  By Pyjama Drama at 18:15 on 10/09/12

  

      How much quality time do you spend with your children? Even the most proavtive parents inwardly groan when they hear a sentence that starts with, "Let's pretend…".  For although pretending and role-play comes instinctively to children, many parents feel uncomfortable with this type of play.  Local company Pyjama Drama, whose drama classes for children...

• Do you remember how to pretend?

  By Pyjama Drama at 18:14 on 10/09/12

  

      How much quality time do you spend with your children? Even the most proavtive parents inwardly groan when they hear a sentence that starts with, "Let's pretend…".  For although pretending and role-play comes instinctively to children, many parents feel uncomfortable with this type of play.  Local company Pyjama Drama, whose drama classes for children...

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