The Mead in the Media
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The Mead teacher awarded MBE in Queen’s birthday honours
Mrs Sheila Claridge, who taught at The Mead Primary School for 5 years before retiring in December 2016, has been recognised for her incredible contribution to children across the town with an MBE in this week’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. As a Specialist Maths...
The Mead Deputy Headteacher heads to Parliament for training
We are very proud that one of our Deputy Headteachers, Mr Rob Cunningham, has been selected to attend a three-day training course at the Houses of Parliament. He will join 60 other teachers from across the UK, after 170 applied, to attend the Teachers’ Institute from...
The Mead School, Trowbridge opens its new nursery
The Mead Community Primary School in Trowbridge was thrilled to open the doors for its brand new, purpose-built nursery at the start of this month. The teacher-led nursery staff welcomed children for their settling in sessions at the Hilperton site on Tuesday 5...
Gala evening celebrates our pupils’ artistic talents
Over 200 people filled Trowbridge Town Hall on Thursday (27th April) to celebrate the varied artistic talents of The Mead's pupils. Parents and pupils watched on proudly as current pupils and our alumni showed off their acting, singing, dancing and artwork across...
Pupils stun audiences with magical performances of Narnia
Children from both our Hilperton and Wingfield sites wowed audiences with two shows of their school performance this week. Yesterday (Thursday 6 April), nearly 100 pupils from Years 4, 5 and 6 performed a musical rendition of Narnia on a set designed and created by...
The results are in – Mead pupils raise £300 with Loose Change Challenge
We are very excited to confirm that pupils from Hilperton and Wingfield sites raised almost £300 for the Friends of the Mead with the recent Loose Change Challenge. The challenge was so successful that it was even covered by the Wiltshire Times - you can read the full...
Wiltshire Times’ School in Focus: The Mead, Wingfield
We are very proud to once again be in the news, this time with a lovely feature in the Wiltshire Times focused on our Wingfield site. Reporters and a photographer visited Wingfield a few weeks ago, to talk to pupils and staff and take photos to highlight the community...
Michael Eavis presents Theatre Royal Bath grant to The Mead School
Fantastic news! We are delighted to have been selected by The Theatre Royal Bath to receive £2,500 as part of their Creative Fund, as a contribution towards the creation of a standalone Art Studio space for our children and the local community. Rebekah Searle, Chair...
Exciting news from The Mead
You may have read in the news an announcement by the DFE about £50million being allocated to funding additional childcare places across the country. We are delighted to be able to tell you that this week we have been told that some of this money will be designated to...
Pupils come together to meet Wiltshire’s High Sheriff
David Hempleman-Adams, the world famous polar explorer, dropped in to The Mead Primary School last week to meet 240 children from schools in Trowbridge and Melksham, and talk to them about his recent Polar Ocean Challenge. The children from The Mead, Castle Mead,...
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