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A Powys pupil’s written work will go forward to a national Rotary competition after wowing judges at the district level.

A Powys pupil’s written work will go forward to a national Rotary competition after wowing judges at the district level

Photo (L-R) Rotarian Arthur Harries and Ciaran O’Connell, Isabelle Crowden, Rotarian and author John Dingley, Annabelle Ealey-Fitzgerald and Head of English, Anwen Nicholls

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Students get hands on with STEM at The Big Bang Fair held at the NEC in June each year

Countdown to.... the UK’s biggest free Big Bang science and engineering fair!

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From left are Tamar Constantine, Keren Sacco and Shelley George.

Telford College champions careers in IT for young women

Abi Allen from Telford College with members of the Yellow Ribbon team, Petros Motsi, James Henderson, Stu Malpass, Jeannine LeLong-McKean, and Rita Wilkinson

New Telford programme is helping to rehabilitate ex-offenders

Wrekin College Concert Band wowed the audience with an innovative and poignant performance of Inchon by Robert W Smith seeing them rise for a standing ovation at the end - a rare response at a NCBF event. Photo: Wrekin College

Shropshire school celebrates after receiving a ‘rare standing ovation’ at national concert band finals

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Students to get behind-the-scenes look at Transicon

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Church school given permission for work at former golf club

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Builth Wells Town Council has signed a nursery’s lease to enable them to continue to operate from the Riverside Community Centre

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Eco ambassadors (left to right) Ari, George, Flynn, Benji, Josh, and Isabelle after their litter picking.

Environmentally-minded Shropshire school pupils pitch in to help keep their area tidy

Hort students Harry, Sam and Luke with LSA Dan.

Students at Gobowen specialist college plant new orchard after generous donation of trees

Hidden Treasures, based at St Mary's CofE School in Bridgnorth (pictured) has been upgraded by Ofsted. Picture: Google.

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Shaun Davies MP (centre) with media students at Telford College.

Telford MP put in the hot seat by aspiring journalists during visit to college

Chirbury pupils with Evie Bennett of SJ Roberts, and John Green of Shropshire Rural Housing

School pupils learn new skills with visit from housing developers

Esme James and mum, Samantha Allaway, with Emma Edge

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Pupils at Short Wood Primary School in Wellington with the school's therapy dog, Pippin.

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