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  • 23/06/21

    Central Bedfordshire Council launches two-tier public consultation in Biggleswade

    Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) has been working with Central Bedfordshire Council on proposals to move to the primary/secondary (two-tier) model of education, along with other schools in Biggleswade and the surrounding area. 
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  • 30/04/21

    BEST welcomes new affordable school uniforms law

    BEST has welcomed a new law which will make the cost of school uniforms more affordable for families.
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  • 27/04/21

    BEST pupils ponder the future of slave trader statues in virtual debate

    Should statues of notable people with links to the slave trade remain or be toppled?
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  • 09/04/21

    Bedfordshire PE teachers gearing up for seven marathons in seven days fundraising challenge

    Two PE teachers who have never run a single marathon before have set themselves an epic fundraising challenge – to run seven of them in seven days.
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  • 19/03/21

    Robert Bloomfield Academy pupils’ hour of non-stop cartwheels raises over £1,000 for Comic Relief

    Two pupils at Robert Bloomfield Academy have raised more than £1,000 for Comic Relief, by cartwheeling continuously for one hour.
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  • 09/03/21

    A BEST Success Story – Campton Academy joins the trust

    Continuing the series of success stories from across the Bedfordshire Schools Trust, which this time focuses on Campton Academy joining BEST.
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  • 11/02/21

    Etonbury Academy teacher is on song as BEST schools join forces in virtual choir

    A teacher at Etonbury Academy is bringing a community together through lockdown, by recording a song uniting a trio of BEST schools.
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  • 08/02/21

    High Sheriff of Bedfordshire donates laptops to Robert Bloomfield Academy

    A delivery of laptops to Robert Bloomfield Academy will ‘level the playing field’ and help more pupils access remote learning during the current lockdown.
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  • 05/01/21

    Covid-19 national lockdown: A letter to parents

    Following the Prime Minister's announcement of a third national lockdown for England, including the closure of schools and move to remote learning for most pupils, BEST CEO Dr Alan Lee has today written to parents and carers. The letter, which has been issued to families via our schools...
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  • 18/12/20

    BEST Christmas Card Competition winners revealed

    The winning entries in the BEST Christmas Card Competition have been chosen.
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  • 17/12/20

    A BEST Success Story – The Opening of Pix Brook Academy

    Welcome to the first in a new series of success stories from across the Bedfordshire Schools Trust, which focuses on the opening of Pix Brook Academy in Stotfold.
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  • 16/12/20

    BEST launches consultation on September 2022 admissions

      * UPDATE: THIS CONSULTATION IS NOW CLOSED * Bedfordshire Schools Trust has launched a six-week consultation on its Admission Arrangements for September 2022.
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