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03 September 2020
A letter of thanks has been sent to the headteachers of all Reading’s schools as they welcome pupils back for the new term. The letter from Cllr Ashley Pearce, Lead Councillor for Education, and Prof Dr Kate Reynolds, Director of Education at Brighter Futures for Children, reproduced below, recognises the tremendous work carried out by …
25 August 2020
Schools across Reading will be welcoming back children and young people to their classrooms from next Wednesday (September 2). The government wants all school-age children and young people to be in school full-time from the beginning of the autumn term and teachers have been working hard to ensure pupils feel safe and happy when they …
21 August 2020
Funding to better equip schools to support the wellbeing of pupils as they return to class this autumn has been secured by Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC). The grant has been allocated to Reading from the government’s Wellbeing for Education Return project which aims to help schools promote children’s wellbeing, resilience and recovery in response …
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20 August 2020
Pupils across Reading have been collecting their GCSE results today and can now start to plan their next steps. Candidates were unable to sit their GCSE exams this summer due to coronavirus restrictions. Following a recent announcement by the Department for Education, students are now receiving their centre assessment grades, calculated by their teachers based …
13 August 2020
Students across Reading have been receiving their A-level results under extraordinary circumstances today. Candidates were unable to sit their exams this summer due to coronavirus restrictions but they can now start planning their next steps after results were released this morning. The results were calculated by combining teachers’ estimated grades for individual pupils with a …
10 August 2020
An extensive package of support has been put in place by Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) for young people in Reading receiving their exam results this summer. The team from Elevate Careers Service will be on hand to provide information, advice and guidance for students and their parents by phone, live chat and on their …
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03 August 2020
Reading’s children’s centres operated by Brighter Futures for Children may be temporarily closed but that does not mean youngsters have to miss out on all the usual fun and activities this summer. The children’s centre teams have been busy putting together a great programme of activities which children under-five and their parents can enjoy outdoors …
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30 July 2020
Children who may benefit from some additional support have been invited to take part in a programme to help them in their transition from primary to secondary school. Year 6 pupils have not been able to prepare for their change of school in the usual way this year because of the Covid-19 restrictions. Through the …
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20 July 2020
Plans for a new free school for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Reading and Wokingham have taken a significant step forward. The government has announced the special free school, to be known as Oak Tree School, will be operated by the Maiden Erlegh Trust and funded by the Department for Education. …
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18 May 2020
A national day to celebrate teachers is taking place on Wednesday 20 May and Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) is encouraging as many people as possible to join in. Teachers have been going above and beyond the call of duty throughout the coronavirus outbreak and deserve recognition for their hard work. The closure of schools to most pupils due to Covid-19 has certainly not …