Schools/colleges

Students were given a taste of political life as they welcomed a member of the House of Lords to their school last Friday morning.

Twyford Church of England High School in Twyford Crescent, Acton, hosted a talk given by Lord Soley encouraging pupils to engage more with the political and parliamentary processes.

Foreign teachers visited a school in Acton to share and learn tips and advice on delivering a successful creative curriculum for their pupils in their home countries.

As part of the Comenius European partnership, 21 teachers from Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Poland and Bulgaria spent four days with St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, Pierrepoint Road.

.

A school in Acton has been named as one of the top 20 outstanding primary schools 'excelling against the odds' in an Ofsted report published on Friday.

Berrymede Junior School in Osborne Road, has been rated as outstanding during challenging circumstances and in the report, it described how pupils 'reach standards that are above average' with 'English standards particularly impressive taking into account the number of pupils who speak other languages at home'.

Families in Acton, Greenford, Northolt and Perivale can have their say on local primary school places starting Friday October 2.

A six week consultation will take place as part of the Council's strategy to meet the growing demand for primary school places in the borough.

An after-school education provider is offering a two week free trial for children in the UK and Ireland.

More than a dozen youngsters transformed their playground and proudly unveiled new flowerbeds, murals and mosaics to the Mayor.

The thirteen children from Berrymede Primary School, Osborne Road, Acton, spent the last seven months revamping their playground as part of the Big Lottery-funded Community Space Challenge encouraging youngsters to gain skills and build pride in their community.

Acton teenagers are set to have their film about bullying and gun violence premiered at the BAFTA's Princess Anne Theatre.

A cookery workshop for Acton kids could be in line to win £2,000 - but it needs our readers to make their votes count.

Care and support cookery workshops run by the Kids' Cookery School have made it into the top three education projects in the National Lottery Awards, and there is one week of voting left to decide the winner.

A High School will be displaying their photography and artwork at the Pitzhanger Manor Gallery until July 25.

The Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, visited an Acton School on Tuesday morning.