Families across Bristol offered their secondary school places Today (1 March) on National Offer Day, families across Bristol will receive offers of secondary school places across the city. All families who applied to Bristol schools will be offered a place. This year 4,900 applications were received – a 6% increase on last year when 4,625 [...]
Bristol Early Years launches sixth edition of the Bristol Standard A new edition of the Bristol Standard has been launched this week by Bristol Early Years to help professionals improve the quality of their provision for young children and families. The sixth edition of the Bristol Standard is part of the council’s ongoing work to [...]
More jobs on offer in South Bristol on Thursday (15 February) Over 40 organisations and companies will be looking to talk to potential new employees and apprentices at a jobs fair in the South Bristol Skills Academy on Thursday 15 February. Those attending will cover a wide range of different job sectors and will have [...]
Sharing learning stories for National Storytelling Week 2018 The University of Bristol is celebrating National Storytelling Week by joining Bristol Learning City’s campaign ‘#ThisChangedMyLife’. The campaign aims to inspire others to learn something new, presenting Bristol’s diverse range of learning opportunities befitting a city with UNESCO Learning City status. The Bristol Learning City team is [...]
Mayor asks for your inspirational learning stories Mayor Marvin Rees and Bristol Learning City partners will be unveiling stories about how learning changes lives for the better from Saturday (27 January) as part of Bristol’s new campaign, #ThisChangedMyLife. Coinciding with the start of National Storytelling Week (27 January - 3 February), the campaign aims to [...]
Bristol Learning City launches search for more governors Bristol Learning City, a partnership of over 70 local organisations, has launched a new campaign alongside Business West and the free, online Inspiring Governance service to recruit more school governors. Local businesses and employees are being especially encouraged to consider the benefits of volunteering as a way [...]
Celebrating Bristol’s next generation of construction professionals Over 100 attendees gathered at Ashton Court Mansion to take part in the annual On Site Bristol Apprentice Awards where local construction apprentices and employers were celebrated for their contribution to developing the local industry. The gala event saw apprentices and employers pick up awards across 18 categories, [...]
2017-18 launch for scheme encouraging more young people to attend university A programme encouraging more people from diverse backgrounds to go to university that has already benefited 2,500 Bristol students has received its official 2017-18 launch. Working with students from Year 9 and supporting them through to Year 13, Future Quest seeks to address the [...]
Mayor calls for more Bristolians to become Learning City Ambassadors Mayor Marvin Rees is calling for more people to support Bristol Learning City by becoming ambassadors and share their experiences about how learning has changed their lives. There are currently 160 people volunteering as ambassadors in Bristol, from many different walks of life and communities [...]
Early years bridging the generation gap in Bristol Projects which bring together Bristol’s older people with youngsters are setting up across Bristol in a bid to unite generations, strengthen communities and reduce social isolation. The positive impact that intergenerational working can have recently featured in a Channel 4 documentary, Old People’s Home for Four Year [...]
