Education

Mike Anderson, new headteacher at Saddleworth School

Saddleworth School's new headteacher thanks staff and students

Saddleworth School’s new headteacher said he is ‘excited’ to return after three years away from the school as he thanked staff and pupils for working so hard to make the site Covid safe.

Date Published 09/09/2020


Oldham academies to provide an iPad to every student as part of its Horizons programme

Three primary and two secondary schools in Oldham are set to distribute an iPad to each student and staff later this year.

Date Published 21/09/2020

Explore the past as the Oldham Histories Festival goes digital

Despite current restrictions, Gallery Oldham, Oldham Local Studies and Archives and other partners are continuing with the annual Oldham Histories Festival.

Date Published 13/09/2020


Local firm donates innovative touch pads to Littlemoor Primary

Oldham-based SDA Systems has donated and installed innovative self-cleaning touch pads at local school, Littlemoor Primary.

Date Published 11/09/2020

“With attainment gaps this large our kids don’t have a fair chance” - McMahon

The Education Policy Institute’s 2020 Annual report on the state of education in England recently found that the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in...

Date Published 09/09/2020


Ground-breaking approach to autism being pioneered at Bright Futures School

In 2016, research published in The Lancet showed that if parents were supported to change their communication and interaction style with their autistic children, they could...

Date Published 05/09/2020

Mum's anger as 'educational' trip for her two sons lands her with court papers

An angry mum has hit out at Oldham Council education chiefs now she is facing a court appearance for taking her two children on what she saw as an educational trip to Germany...

Date Published 02/09/2020


How schools in Oldham are preparing to reopen

Schools across England are reopening today (Tuesday), but the pandemic means that it will be very different for returning pupils.

Date Published 01/09/2020

Advice issued ahead of new school year

The government has issued advice to families and teachers ahead of all children going back to school in a few weeks.

Date Published 24/08/2020


Students at The Blue Coat School celebrate their results

Results have risen nationally at GCSE, and Blue Coat is no exception. 89% of all students achieved a grade 9-4 in English and Maths and 38% of all grades awarded were between...

Date Published 20/08/2020

Oldham’s GCSE students find out their results

For thousands of students across Oldham the day they had been waiting for has finally dawned although this year things are a bit different.

Date Published 20/08/2020


A-levels: Burnham says 'young people were put through the mill'

National exams regular Ofqual has announced a change to its policy whereby all A-levels in England will now be graded according to predicted grades.

Date Published 18/08/2020

TfGM urges parents and pupils to check travel advice, plan ahead and cycle or walk to school where possible in September

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is advising parents and pupils to plan ahead for how they will travel to school in September and to cycle, walk or scoot to school where...

Date Published 16/08/2020


Medicine and dentistry among the aims for successful Sixth Form College students

Oldham Sixth Form College's A level and Applied General results were very strong, as usual, when they were revealed yesterday.

Date Published 14/08/2020

Hard work and commitment pays off for Blue Coat A level students

There may have been no exams this year, but Blue Coat School students still had plenty to celebrate. 

Date Published 14/08/2020


Crompton House head salutes another 'excellent' year for A level results

The students at Crompton House School celebrated another excellent set of grades in their A level results.

Date Published 14/08/2020

Oldham Hulme Grammar School Principal hails A level results despite backdrop of "continuing concerns" over public health

The Principal of Oldham Hulme Grammar School says this year's A level results are an impressive set of grades, despite this year being "a year unlike any other"

Date Published 13/08/2020


‘Difficult to resist’ calls to close pubs in favour of helping school reopening - Burnham

Andy Burnham has admitted it would be ‘difficult to resist’ calls to close pubs if it meant Greater Manchester’s schools could reopen safely.

Date Published 12/08/2020

Smarties facing closure threat

A much-loved baby and toddler group is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to take it over.

Date Published 28/07/2020


Oldham charity running Covid-19 compliant fun activities and free meals for children

Two Greater Manchester charities are running Covid-19 compliant school holiday clubs for school children and families aimed at providing some of the social interaction, wellbeing...

Date Published 27/07/2020

Oldham charity fundraiser Akke conquers Kilimanjaro

Our borough has been proudly promoted at the zenith of Africa by an Oldham-based mountaineer who has just conquered Kilimanjaro.

Date Published 24/07/2020


Lucy, Balsan and Luke are this year's Oldham students of the year

The Rotary Club of Oldham has announced the winners of the 2020 Oldham Student of the Year Awards.

Date Published 22/07/2020

UCO bucks national trend on student satisfaction

University Campus Oldham (UCO) is celebrating its best-ever set of results that rank it in the top ten per cent nationally – and the best locally – for student satisfaction.

Date Published 22/07/2020


Saddleworth school work starts

Work has begun to clear the site for the new £27million Saddleworth School at Diggle.

Date Published 20/07/2020

Blue Coat school Founder's Day - it's a video celebration this year

Today (July 15) Blue Coat staff, pupils and parents should be celebrating the founding of the school by Thomas Henshaw. 

Date Published 15/07/2020


Oldham children saluted for staying active during lockdown

Alexandra Park has been just one of the Oldham schools whose work during lockdown was recognised through the School Games Virtual Award 2019/2020.

Date Published 15/07/2020

Mahdlo to re-open on Monday, but it needs our help

The Mahdlo Youth Zone will be reopening its doors for the first time since lockdown on Monday (July 13).

Date Published 10/07/2020


This year's National Poetry Day is biggest yet as your appetite to share a poem surges under lockdown

A bumper crop of citizen poet-performers will be the stars of this year’s National Poetry Day, after four months of lockdown prompted the public to seek out and share poems on an...

Date Published 09/07/2020

UCO's exciting link-up with The Open University

University Campus Oldham (UCO) is launching an exciting new partnership with The Open University to create greater learning opportunities and flexibility for local students.

Date Published 08/07/2020


Ibrahim's big 'thank you' to Oldham after second national award success in a month

Hathershaw College student Ibrahim Yousaf BEM BCyA has done it again!

Date Published 08/07/2020

More than 1,200 laptops distributed to disadvantaged pupils in Oldham

More than 10,000 laptops and devices are being distributed to disadvantaged kids across Greater Manchester as a ‘vital lifeline’ during the pandemic.

Date Published 06/07/2020


New Saddleworth School work to start this month

The cost of building the new Saddleworth School at Diggle has risen to £27million, the contractors have revealed.

Date Published 02/07/2020

GoBubble Centre of Excellence award joy for St Herbert's schoolchildren

A Chadderton primary school is one of the first to win a prestigious award for helping students learn how to communicate safely.

Date Published 01/07/2020


Oldham teacher creates exam revision podcasts for students

Adam Farrand a teacher from Oasis Academy Oldham has created an array of weekly film studies podcasts focusing on different areas of cinema such as genre, auteur theory, film...

Date Published 30/06/2020

Academies praised for being like “Home”

Four Oldham primary academies have been praised by the council's education chief for being “a family.”

Date Published 29/06/2020


Pupils spreading love into the community

Alexandra Park Junior School in Oldham is now open to Year 6 as well as the children of keyworkers and vulnerable pupils.

Date Published 27/06/2020

Talented Rafe is a regional winner of ‘Premier League Writing Stars’ poetry competition

Six-year-old Rafe, from Delph Primary School in Oldham and Leo, aged nine, from Lily Lane Primary School in Manchester, have been named as the regional winners of the third...

Date Published 25/06/2020


New Oldham digital skills project for young people launched by Rio Ferdinand Foundation

In the next couple of weeks, an inspirational package of support for young people in Oldham will be launched by the Rio Ferdinand Foundation in partnership with the Oldham...

Date Published 19/06/2020

Sixth Form College awarded EdTech Demonstrator School status

Oldham Sixth Form College has been awarded EdTech Demonstrator School status.

Date Published 18/06/2020


Year 10 students head back to Hathershaw

In line with Government guidance, the Hathershaw College extended its opening today (Monday) to students in Year 10.

Date Published 15/06/2020

Daniel and Jake make sure the St Mary's footballers will always be smartly kitted out!

Kind-hearted football mad twins Daniel and Jake Smith certainly won't be forgotten by staff and pupils at St Mary's C of E primary in High Crompton despite them both leaving the...

Date Published 15/06/2020


Lockdown can't 'park' Kim and Mark's apprentice ambitions

While lockdown has seen a boom in people tending their gardens, this type of work has continued as normal for Oldham College’s Horticulture apprentices. 

Date Published 10/06/2020

Triple 'outstanding' delight for Diggle Dandelions

A not for profit community pre-school and playgroup has scored a triple Ofsted success.

Date Published 08/06/2020


OSFC photography students’ work featured in national exhibition

Three Oldham Sixth Form College A Level Photography students have been selected to have their work feature in ‘At Home’, the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) National...

Date Published 05/06/2020

Young voices matter as Rahmat is elected local Youth Councillor

A dedicated teenager has been successfully elected as Youth Councillor at Oldham Youth Council.

Date Published 05/06/2020


The target is 26 books in 26 days as Oasis Academy youngsters raise funds for the A-T Society

Three young sisters from a primary school in the heart of Oldham recently took part in the nationwide 2.6 Challenge, for a cause very close to their hearts.

Date Published 03/06/2020

New special education school approved

A new primary school for children with special needs that can accommodate up to 152 pupils will be built in Oldham to ‘plug’ increasing demand.

Date Published 29/05/2020


Oldham's young people deserve a 'September Promise'

The Principal of Oldham College is joining education leaders across the country in asking their MPs to help deliver a ‘September Promise’ for young people.

Date Published 27/05/2020

OSFC’s Aspiring Medics Programme enjoys record number of university offers

The Oldham Sixth Form College is celebrating a record number of Medicine and Dentistry university offers for its Year 13 Aspiring Medic students.

Date Published 24/05/2020


Alexandra Park children determined not to miss out on Eid celebrations

Despite being closed to the majority of children, key worker pupils at Alexandra Park School have been determined to celebrate Eid and share it with the community.

Date Published 23/05/2020

Headteachers will decide on the opening dates for schools in Oldham

Oldham Council say that individual headteachers will decide when and in what form their schools will open as lockdown restrictions are relaxed.

Date Published 20/05/2020


Teaching staff praised on "Thank a Teacher day"

Carolyn Wilkins, Chief Executive of Oldham Council has thanked the borough's teachers in a video posted this morning.

Date Published 20/05/2020

Oldham Council set to announce school reopening timetable

Oldham Council is expected to outline plans to re-open schools in the borough this afternoon.

Date Published 20/05/2020


Oldham learners gear up to utilise new cutting edge website

A trailblazing new website is set to put Oldham’s talented youngsters at the cutting edge of the latest – and future – developments in post-16 education and career options.

Date Published 20/05/2020

Bid to demolish failed free school

Town hall chiefs are seeking permission to knock down the failed Collective Spirit free school in Oldham – which surveys revealed may contain asbestos.

Date Published 19/05/2020


Ofsted: The Oldham Academy North ‘lives and breathes cultural diversity and inclusivity’

The Oldham Academy North continues to be a ‘good’ school following its Ofsted inspection of March 10 and 11 this year.

Date Published 19/05/2020

Thank A Teacher Day: Rapping grammar teacher is an internet star

The rapping teacher who became an internet sensation after he used his rapping skills to read his daughter The Gruffalo, is now bringing a series of educational content to...

Date Published 19/05/2020


Headteacher Glyn's prestigious appointment

The Chair of Governors, Mr Bernard O’Toole, has announced that Blessed John Henry Newman RC College Headteacher, Mr Glyn Potts, has been appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant in the...

Date Published 13/05/2020

Alexandra Park children remember VE Day

Alexandra Park Junior School pupils were determined to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day despite not being able to congregate in person.

Date Published 12/05/2020


Water company creates home learning hub whilst schools are closed

As many parents across the country continue to juggle becoming home tutors for their own children while working and caring for loved ones since the lockdown began in March, water...

Date Published 08/05/2020

What a grand effort from Hathershaw's top team!

Well over £1,000 has been raised for Maggie's Oldham by a dedicated 10-strong Senior Leadership team from Hathershaw College, part of the Pinnacle Learning Trust.

Date Published 07/05/2020


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