This February half term, South Somerset District Council’s Countryside Rangers are running their self-led bird trail that will test your bird identification skills as you follow the bird arrows into woods of Ninesprings. Full story: Read more
Strode Economics Students Win Bank of England Challenge
A team of Strode College A level students recently came first in the South West regional heat of the Bank of England’s ‘Target Two Point Zero’ economics challenge. Ten teams competed by taking on the role the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. They had to assess economic conditions and set an interest rate to meet the Government’s inflation target of 2.0%. Full story: Read more
Somerset school recognised as Centrica top 100 Apprenticeship Employer
Brookside Academy, Street is the only school to be honored in the Centrica Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer list, which is compiled annually by the National Apprenticeship Service. The list was announced at the National Apprenticeship Awards that took place on 20 January at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Full story: Read more