School's artists make an impression by copying famous painting

Pictured with a copy of the original are, from left, Sam Janko, 10, Aisha Nadeem, 11, Josh Fenn, 11 and Awais Nisar with Mr Mean.

12:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

PUPILS at Church Cowley St James Primary School became artists for a week for The National Gallery’s ‘Take One Picture’ scheme.

Olympic rowing star hands out prizes at St John's Primary School

Rowan Harink

11:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

YOUNG Rowan Harink wore his special running shoes to meet Olympic rowing champion Zak Purchase at St John’s Primary School’s sports day.

Lessons from the past at West Oxford school

Picture: OX59852 Jon Lewis

10:30am Tuesday 18th June 2013

PUPILS turned the clock back 100 years as they celebrated the centenary of their school. Youngsters from West Oxford Community Primary School in Ferry Hinksey Road dressed in Edwardian-style clothes and took part in lessons from the era yesterday.

‘We’ll build the extra classrooms' for primary school

Richard Webber

1:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

A SPECIAL deal could be struck between developers and council chiefs over plans to extend a primary school.

Whirl of activity for children's air ambulance

acking the new Children’s Air Ambulance are, from left, Harry Gable, Marcus Allen, Harry Wilkinson, Hannah Turner, Jordan Sanders, Angel Cupidon, Calum Meredith and Jack Wallsworth

7:00pm Saturday 15th June 2013

FUNDRAISING has taken off at an Abingdon school where pupils have donated items they made to a new children’s air ambulance service.

CBE is fillip for further education

Sally Dicketts has been awarded a CBE. Picture: OX59847 Jon Lewis

10:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

SALLY Dicketts, the principal and chief executive of Oxfordshire’s largest provider of further education training, has been awarded a CBE.

Eynsham secondary gets Ofsted's top rating twice in a row

Headteacher Andrew Hamilton with pupils, from left, Anton Brady, Josh Carver, Eloise Sheffield, Thea Watts, Lorna Petty, John Payne and Melanie Wise

6:50am Saturday 15th June 2013

BARTHOLOMEW School is the first Oxfordshire secondary to be rated outstanding twice in a row.

A tale of two towns as French pupils arrive

CULTURE SWOP: Peter Dorward, Mayor of Witney, with Yael Fraipont, nine, from Le Touquet and Casey Groves, nine, from Witney.

1:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

YOUNGSTERS from a French town twinned with Witney have visited to play games and learn with their English counterparts.

Area running out of school places

County council officer Barbara Chillman, centre, talks to, from left, parent Sue Wilson, Cllr Jenny Hannaby, Grove Primary School head Wendy Foster and Cllr Zoe Patrick at Monday’s meeting

5:00pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

WANTAGE and Grove will need 900 extra school places in the next 15 years according to county estimates.

Learning comes to life

Learning comes to life

7:10am Wednesday 12th June 2013

SCHOOL students took turns to try out soap box car racing, beekeeping and a host of other activities at a skills festival.

School accepts it needs to improve

School council members, left to right, Aiden Hay, 10, Ana Bogotyrow, 10, and Francisco Molina, 11, with head teacher Susie Bagnall

7:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

AN OXFORD primary school which initially questioned a tough judgement from Ofsted has now accepted the rating.

Leaflets invite families to apply for places

9:30am Tuesday 11th June 2013

OXFORD: Homes in the Headington area have been leafleted inviting families to apply for places at the new Tyndale Community School.

Parents warned to keep pupils in class

Paul James

9:30am Tuesday 11th June 2013

AT least 400 children – the equivalent of a large primary – are missing lessons every school day in Oxfordshire on average.

School gets Fairtrade mark

11:30am Monday 10th June 2013

At Andrew’s Primary School in Headington has become the first in Oxford to be given Fairtrade status.

School's fun day out a hit for all the family

Headteacher Adrienne Martinis centre with welly boot flower pots made by pupils Rebekah Smith, 16, from Didcot and Matthew Bainbridge, 12, from Abingdon

11:00am Monday 10th June 2013

PARENTS, families and volunteers organised a summer fete that raised more than £2,000 for a special school.

Memorial tribute to an ‘inspirational' teacher who lost battle with cancer

Vikki Lewis

11:00am Monday 10th June 2013

A TEACHER and mum-of-two who died after a battle with cancer will be commemorated with a permanent memorial at her school.

Science award for schools

10:40am Monday 10th June 2013

Two schools have been awarded an accolade which recognises excellence in science teaching and learning.

Kidlington deputy moves to head Witney school

Wendy Hemmingsley

7:00pm Friday 7th June 2013

THE Henry Box School’s governing body has announced that Wendy Hemmingsley will become the new headteacher.

Team lures governors with pot plant appeal

From left, Alice Jones, Becky Martyn and Adam Balzano with Blake Lapthorn’s Caroline Shephard and Claire Colbert

1:00pm Friday 7th June 2013

BUSINESSES across Oxfordshire were surprised by a team armed with pot plants hoping to recruit school governors.

Larkmead pupils get down to Marine life

Youngsters get down to Marine life

6:00pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

ROYAL Marines have been putting schoolchildren through their paces.

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