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Fire engines outside the Bicester Performance Centre

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue give masterclass on water safety
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service carried out essential water safety training at a luxury hotel and spa.

Over half of teachers polled said they would use online assessment if available in their subject area (PA)

Over half of teachers in favour of huge change to exams in near future

Andromeda Galaxy

Amateur Oxfordshire astronomer captures the heavens

File image of The Bicester School pupils. Picture: Activate Learning Education Trust.

Bicester School ready to receive Ukrainian refugees

Are you a Care Superhero?

Sponsored Are you a Care Superhero?

Wellbeing Garden

Tackley primary students log miles to raise money for new wellbeing garden

Banbury and Bicester College students listening to construction industry experts

College students given career inspiration by local developer

Oxford University College

It's not 'what you think', it's 'how you think'

Bicester magistrates court

Should the Magistrates' court be converted into flats, or a cultural centre?

Historical Bicester

Why are there no museums in Bicester?

Seven schools announce EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURES today and next week

Emergency school closures: the schools closed in Oxfordshire today

Oxfordshire schools issue emergency closure to pupils

EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURES: Oxfordshire schools closed today

Parents call for change to "unrealistic" and "expensive" school travel system

These schools are closed today

STORM Emergency school closures amid Storm Eunice - see full list

List of schools in Oxfordshire closed tomorrow

Updated Emergency Oxfordshire school closures: latest updates amid storm

A level results day last summer, at Cheney School in Headington. Picture: Ed Nix

Oxfordshire top county for A level-equivalent qualifications

Chauni Cameron has made the Miss Galaxy UK finals. Picture: Brian Hayes Photography, left.

A level student hoping to smash glass ceiling at beauty pageant

Pupils at St Edburg’s CE Primary School in Bicester held their own climate change conference. Picture: Ed Nix

Pupils hold their own COP26 conference

The Bicester School teachers Helen Holding and Sam Everall with Jamie Oliver. Picture supplied by the school

Teachers appear alongside Jamie Oliver on Channel 4 show

School absence fines in Oxfordshire. Picture: RADAR

316 fines handed out in Oxfordshire after children missed school

The activity hubs are a popular fixture over the warmer months and into autumn.

Popular activity hubs make festive debut

School Streets barriers in place at Windmill Primary School in Headington

Road closure scheme near schools to be extended

Pudsey Bear with pupils from Marsh Gibbon CE School in November 2017. Picture: Jon Lewis

Send us your Children in Need pictures today

Longford Park Primary School in Banbury were given top grades in all five key elements of an Ofsted report published this week.

Full house of Outstanding grades in Banbury school’s first Ofsted report

Kaleb Cooper at Banbury and Bicester College. Picture: Activate Learning

Kaleb Cooper opens rare breeds farming area at college

Wallingford School pupils celebrate their GCSEs

Oxfordshire headteachers praise pupils for commitment during Covid

A-Level results at Magdalen College School in 2017. Picture: Andrew Walmsley.

Get in touch How did you get on in your A-Levels this year?

Poorer children in Oxfordshire more than four times more likely to be excluded, according to study. Picture: PA Images

Pupils from poorer families more likely to be suspended or expelled

Volunteers were presented with long service awards. Picture: Fortitude Communications

Volunteers recognised for their work helping children fall in love with reading

Jack and Jill Preschool in Bicester. Picture: Ed Nix

Preschool rated ‘outstanding’ in first Ofsted inspection

File image of The Bicester School pupils. Picture: Activate Learning Education Trust

School recognised as ‘refugee welcome’

Year 6 pupils take part in the hurdle. Picture supplied by St Edburg's CE Primary School

Pupils take part in ‘mini Olympics’

Heyford Park Free School. Picture: Richard Cave

Parents call for crossing after pupil hit by car

Bad footpath next to Bicester School that residents are calling on Sanctuary Housing to be repaired or replaced. Pic Gemma Edwards

Calls for 'dangerous' footpath near school to be repaired

Bicester Technology Studio. Pic: Ric Mellis

Boys wear skirts to school in protest against no shorts rule

Bicester Technology Studio. Pic: Ric Mellis

Boys wear skirts to school in protest against no shorts rule

How the multi-coloured double decker bus at Cherwell School would look.

Why a multi-coloured double decker bus could soon be parked on a schoolyard

Knife found by pupil near Bicester school gates. Pic: Cherwell District Council

Bicester pupil finds knife near school gates

Gagle Brook Primary School in Bicester. Picture: Ed Nix

Man fined £1,000 after drink-driving at primary school

Gagle Brook Primary School in Bicester. Picture: Ed Nix

Man fined £1,000 after drink-driving at primary school

Costa machines giving away FREE coffee today (and there's no catch)

Costa machines giving away FREE coffee today (and there's no catch)

Stock image - Getty

BEST and WORST degrees for getting a job (and how much you'll get paid)

Exam results – why these rich and famous celebs prove they might not matter

Pupils embrace on A-Level results day at The Cherwell School

A-Levels 2016: County bucks national trend as top grades set to rise

Pupils celebrate top grades at Cheney School

PICTURES: Smiles all round as county outperforms national average in A-Levels

QUIZ: See how you get on with our A-Level maths test

QUIZ: See how you get on with our A-Level maths test

A-Level results table 2016 - see how your school did

A-Level results table 2016 - see how your school did

A-Level results day 2016 live blog - latest results, photos, tweets and reaction across Oxfordshire

As it happened: A-Level results day 2016 live blog

Caroline Jordan

Exam system shake-up comes under criticism from teachers

Rose Hill Primary School headteacher Sue Vermes

'Free school lunches cost us dear'

New arrival: Professor Louise Richardson

Oxford University is set to appoint its first female vice-chancellor

Cheney School pupil Barnaby Evans, 14, with a bust of Alexander the Great

Quid pro quo as £10,000 grant gives children access to classics at Cheney School

Abingdon & Witney College taking over running of evening classes for adults

Abingdon & Witney College taking over running of evening classes for adults

Andrew Creese, of Meadowbrook College, Sue Croft, Oxford Spires, Kirsten Robinson, Cherwell School, Jolie Kirby, Cheney School; front, Katherine Ryan, Matthew Arnold School, Paul James, Cherwell School headteacher, and Kate Curtis, Wheatley Park School

Cherwell looks at creating new free school to cope with number of pupils