Celebrating the power of belonging at The 3-18 Education Trust’s annual conference
Over 570 teachers, support staff and governors from fourteen Shropshire schools came together at Telford International Centre on Monday 3rd November for The 3-18 Education Trust’s annual staff conference. Colleagues from across our community of schools enjoying the keynote speaker This year’s conference celebrated the power of belonging and the role each of us […]
A Night at the Musicals: Trust students shine in dance spectacular
Over 100 students from across The 3-18 Education Trust’s primary and secondary schools came together in October for A Night At The Musicals—an inspiring evening of dance, music and performance. Performers from seven schools across our Trust With performers aged four to sixteen, the show was a wonderful celebration of belonging and showcased the journey […]
A snapshot of stories from our schools, staff and communities
As the school year draws to a close, we reflect on an incredible year at The 3-18 Education Trust with a snapshot of inspiring stories of student success, staff accomplishment and memories made with our communities. We wish all our students, families, staff and communities a wonderful summer, and look forward to what next year […]
In the press: “We are passionate about giving children the best.” – Inside Coleham Primary School
Headteacher Tom Larkham, who has worked at Coleham for over sixteen years, spoke to the Shropshire Star about his pride at what the school offer their pupils. Children in the school’s allotment (Credit: Shropshire Star) Tom commented: “We are really passionate, every single one of us, about our children getting the very best they can get […]
Commemorating VE Day 80 across our family of schools
From themed menus and music to moments of reflection, on Thursday 8th May 2025 pupils and staff from across our family of schools proudly celebrated the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe day. Bowbrook Primary School “Celebrating and remembering VE Day with our friends from Shrewsbury School. A day of hope and liberation!” Coleham Primary […]
Creative Coleham pupils collaborate on nature-inspired community art project
Year 3 pupils from Coleham Primary School teamed up with over 500 artists and schoolchildren to create a large-scale mosaic mural titled ‘Wrekin Tales’. Coleham’s original square pictured on the easel (left) alongside the final mosaic design Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project united artists and pupils from across Shropshire to craft […]
‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ at Coleham Primary School
Pupils at Coleham Primary School in Shrewsbury recently took part in national challenge designed to boost ‘veg power’ in their diets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUC2loMVi0c ‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ is a national campaign designed by food education charity, Veg Power. Veg Power’s mission is to inspire children to love vegetables and to share that joy with their […]
World Book Day 2025: ‘Read Your Way’ at The 3-18 Education Trust
From secret readers and booky Bake Offs to recreating Hogwarts and author visits, in their own words discover the creative ways our schools have celebrated World Book Day 2025. Bowbrook Primary School “What a wonderful week at Bowbrook Primary School! We have enjoyed the mystery of secret readers, unwrapped books to share with our friends, […]
Celebrating apprenticeships: “I hope to learn more skills and techniques to help me better support the children and staff around me.”
Abigail Salter, EYFS Teaching Assistant at Coleham Primary School, says studying is building her knowledge of SEND and education. Name: Abigail Salter School: Coleham Primary School Current role: EYFS Teaching Assistant Training course: Level 3 Teaching Assistant (SEND) “As I am still new to working in education, I hope to learn more skills and techniques […]
Coleham Primary School’s Christmas video raises money for local food hub
Staff at Coleham Primary School in Shrewsbury have released their fifth annual charity Christmas video this week. For this year’s video, the school have joined forces with Shrewsbury Food Hub to raise awareness of the outstanding work they do in the local community. Shrewsbury Food Hub save surplus food from 60 supermarkets, farmers and manufacturers […]