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Photographer and former Rivers pupil showcases his award-winning images and reveals how a picture helped him to convict a racist

It is a moment he describes as the ‘’lowest part of my career.’’ Photographer Aiyush Pachnanda was taking images at a Tommy Robinson...

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‘’The scope and the potential to really launch kids into the future is phenomenal’’: Teachers give Creator Space the thumbs up

It would be fair to say some teachers were sceptical about launching a Creator Space in each school that falls under the Aspirations...

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Atlantic Academy pupils to get involved in a special project aimed at getting young people more involved in the climate change debate

‘Portland 4 the Planet’ is a new pilot project for students at Atlantic Academy. Through the project students will learn about the key...

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The day artist Ariel Schlesinger showed Year 9 students from Futures Institute how science and art go hand-in-hand – here’s what they thought

Award-winning international artist Ariel Schlesinger has survived having his work scrutinised by some of the world’s fiercest art critics – but then he...

Read more The day artist Ariel Schlesinger showed Year 9 students from Futures Institute how science and art go hand-in-hand – here’s what they thought

Sir Alan Sugar would be proud! Wykham Park student impresses Collins Aerospace to secure internship thanks to No Limits and The Game

Faced with the task of producing a 10-year life plan, Mikolaj Pisarski’s only thought was to do a good job. But so impressive...

Read more Sir Alan Sugar would be proud! Wykham Park student impresses Collins Aerospace to secure internship thanks to No Limits and The Game

Dashwood Primary pupils brighten up the walls of a £12m Bromford retirement living village in Banbury with their artwork

‘’When I grow up, I want to be…’’ was the theme of the art competition and given the standard of the entries submitted,...

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Would you like to have dinner with a NASA astronaut? It’s on the menu if you’re an Aspirations Academies Trust student!

It is a dinner that left Matthew Meades with an indelible impression. ‘’It was enlightening sitting opposite astronaut Doug Wheelock for an entire...

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How I teach fact and fiction to A-level students: Crispin Knill’s literature students were struggling until he came up with a novel approach

Crispin Knill is assistant principal at Space Studio West London. This article was published in the TES. I am sat at the back,...

Read more How I teach fact and fiction to A-level students: Crispin Knill’s literature students were struggling until he came up with a novel approach

Natasha Ullah is Magna Academy’s first BAME principal, read about her plans for the school in this Bournemouth Echo feature

A NEW principal has been appointed at Magna Academy, and she is the first BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) headteacher on the...

Read more Natasha Ullah is Magna Academy’s first BAME principal, read about her plans for the school in this Bournemouth Echo feature