Work to strengthen the bridge at Badminton Station in Acton Turville, which will improve safety for all vehicles and access for agricultural vehicles in the local area, are now complete thanks to a partnership scheme between South Gloucestershire Council and Network Rail. Cllr Brian Allinson, executive member for planning, transportation and the strategic environment said: “We are committed to ensuring
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Discussions are currently taking place between the Cabot Learning Federation, South Gloucestershire Council and Governors at Kingsfield School about the school becoming part of the Cabot Learning Federation of Academies in September. Kingsfield School, based in Kingswood, could be the fifth school to join the federation which already includes John Cabot Academy, Bristol Brunel Academy and Bristol Metropolitan Academy, with
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A local council has finally taken on responsibility for a children’s play area in Kingswood eight years after it was built. The play area at the corner of Oakridge Close and Jubilee Place was built at the end of 2002 by Western Challenge Housing Association as part of a small development of eight houses. The land, formerly Council garages and
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Over 3,000 of South Gloucestershire’s poorest pupils could benefit from a £1.3m funding boost. As part of its annual budget consultation with schools, South Gloucestershire Council has indicated to schools how each of them are likely to benefit from the Coalition Government’s flagship ‘pupil premium’, which aims to target extra resources at the most disadvantaged school children. The ‘pupil premium’
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South Gloucestershire Council has been recognised as a model of good practice for the way it supports young people leaving care. The National Care Advisory Service (NCAS), which is the national advice, support and development service focusing on young people’s transition from care, has awarded the council a Quality Mark in recognition of its commitment to offering a high standard
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South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative Leader John Calway met recently with Prime Minister David Cameron at a reception hosted at 10 Downing Street, and discussed the Government’s proposals to give more power to councillors and local residents in South Gloucestershire. The Government’s Localism Bill will lay the foundations for the Big Society by radically transforming the relationships between central government, local
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South Gloucestershire Council’s building control service has introduced a range of measures to make the service even more efficient, easier to use and greener. The service is responsible for checking plans and the inspection of work so that it complies with building regulations. These are legal requirements laid down by the government that aim to ensure adequate standards for the
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Residents in South Gloucestershire are increasingly taking advantage of being able to choose individually tailored, social care services under the “direct payments” initiative. Direct payments are designed to give people who have been assessed as requiring social care, and their carers, complete control over how services are provided. Rather than the council deciding what care and support services it believes
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Validated GCSE results for 2010, released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) this week, have confirmed that South Gloucestershire pupils performed better than ever. Results show that around 75% of students achieved grades 5 A* to C, an increase of just over six per cent (compared with 2009). And around 56% of students achieved 5 A* to
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Parents with children due to start infant or primary school in September 2011 are reminded that application forms need to be submitted by 15th January 2011. If your child was born between 1st September 2006 and 31st August 2007, s/he can start infant or primary school from September 2011. If you are resident in South Gloucestershire, you can apply for
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