Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Barnwood Park Open Day

  Tue 08 Sep 2026

  Barnwood Park High School are holding open mornings and an open evening:

   

  Open mornings:

  Wednesday 30 September 2026

  Thursday 01 October 2026

  Thursday 08 October 2026

  Places must be booked at: 

  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barnwood-park-open-mornings-2026-tickets-1994780046818

   

  Open evening:

  Thursday 01 October, 6 - 8pm

  Headteacher talks at 6pm and 7pm

  No booking required

  

• Gloucestershire County Council Crisis & Resilience Fund

  Mon 10 Aug 2026

  Gloucestershire County Council have set up a Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) as a possible source of support to families experiencing an event or circumstance that may constitute a crisis.  Details can be found on the GCC website at https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/crisis-and-resilience-fund/

  

• Holiday Bikeability Courses

  Tue 14 Jul 2026

  Gloucestershire County Council ThinkTravel are offering Bikeability Holiday Course during the summer holidays. This is a great opportunity for pupils who may have missed Bikeability training in school to still take part and learn an important life skill.

   

  Cycling helps children build confidence, independence, and road safety awareness, while also encouraging regular physical activity.

   

  Further information and booking details can be found here:
  https://www.thinktravel.info/upcoming-events/bikeability-holiday-courses

  

• Pied Piper Appeal - Orchard Square Family Beach Day

  Tue 14 Jul 2026
  

• Chosen Hill High School - September Open Events

  Thu 09 Jul 2026

  Chosen Hill School are holding September open events for Y4 & Y5 children and their families. 

  

• Holiday Activities & Food - STEMWorks Activities

  Mon 06 Jul 2026

  STEMWorks are working with Gloucestershire County Council to provide FREE workshops sessions for eligible young people over the summer holidays, as part of the Holiday Activities & Food programme.

   

  To be eligible for a FREE place children should be eligible for benefit related free school meals. 

   

  They will be running:

   

  Knex (Full Throttle) – Energy Explorers – build and race Knex vehicles that use different sources of energy to propel them down the track!

   

  July 22^nd  at Tirlebrook Primary School, Tewkesbury

  July 23^rd – at Berry Hill Primary School, Coleford

   

  LEGO Spike Prime – Robotics Lab – explore your creativity and coding skills with this new activity day.  Using the ever popular LEGO to design, buid and code your very own robotic vehicle – great fun for the whole family

   

  August 19^th – Tirlebrook Primary School, Tewkesbury

  August 20^th – Berry Hill Primary School, Coleford

   

  Booking open via the Gloucestershire Family Hubs App at 12 noon today.

  

• Free Cricket & lunch session @ GL1

  Mon 29 Jun 2026

  Over the summer holidays, the Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation are providing free weekly softball cricket camps with a hot meal at GL1 Leisure Centre.

   

  The Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation are the official cricket authority of the region governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). They are offering free softball cricket sessions.

   

  The free softball cricket camps are for girls and boys aged between 8 – 12 years old and will be delivered by qualified coaches of the Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation.  The sessions are ideally for pupils who have free school meals, which is why we are offering lunch as well as the free sessions. However, any child age 8 to 12 who wants to attend will be welcome.

   

  The free sessions will take place every Wednesday from 10am – 3pm during the school holidays:  22^nd, 29^th July, 5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th August, and will take place at:

   

  GL1 Leisure Centre

  Bruton Way

  Gloucester

  GL1 1DT

   

  To sign up, click the link of the relevant day below that you would like to attend, create a profile (if you do not have one already) and complete the form.  If there are any dietary requirements, include them in the ‘Special requirements’ section, fill in the details to get your child’s free personalised shirt and enter the discount promo code to claim the session for free.  You must ensure they have entered the correct code to the correct date to claim the free session.   

    

  Each discount promo code can only be used once per email for a maximum of three places. 

   

  Date	Time	Booking link	Discount promo code
  22nd July 2026	10:00am – 3:00pm	https://ecb.clubspark.uk/Book/6f1aa300-8e6d-4966-88bc-83025e831b73?venue=GCFCentralGloucester	SG455
  29th July 2026	10:00am – 3:00pm	https://ecb.clubspark.uk/Book/9f9506ca-0436-4d93-89f9-0a1d923b90f7?venue=GCFCentralGloucester	RX59K
  5th August 2026	10:00am – 3:00pm	https://ecb.clubspark.uk/Book/168f88f6-57b1-43f4-a99b-8c86240ab4e9?venue=GCFCentralGloucester	QYLG8
  12th August 2026	10:00am – 3:00pm	https://ecb.clubspark.uk/Book/c72da34e-3893-4603-9b2e-55808637adad?venue=GCFCentralGloucester	Y5W3H
  19th August 2026	10:00am – 3:00pm	https://ecb.clubspark.uk/Book/de55d1b6-07ff-4320-b7c4-6d10b1798549?venue=GCFCentralGloucester	QFRW4
  26th August 2026	10:00am – 3:00pm	https://ecb.clubspark.uk/Book/4d2497a2-5be4-44c7-823b-06cf672fd32e?venue=GCFCentralGloucester	7HWS3

  

• Free Geekout Event 25 July 2026

  Mon 29 Jun 2026

  The Pied Piper Appeal is working alongside Kings Quarter to help promote a fantastic community event and encourage families from across Gloucestershire to come along and enjoy a great day out together.

   

  It is a fun-filled day with something for all the family and is free of charge to attend. 

   

  GEEKOUT Gloucester
  Saturday 25th July
  11:00am – 4:00pm
  Gloucester City Centre

   

  Event Highlights

  • 🎮 Retro Gaming
  • 🎭 Walkaround Characters
  • 🎨 Face Painting
  • 🤼 Evolution Wrestling (11:00am–4:00pm)
  • 🛍️ Artist Alley & Market at Kings Walk
  • 🦖 Jurassic Zone at Eastgate
  • 🎉 Main Event Hub at Kings Square

   

  Date: Saturday 25th July
  Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
  Cost: FREE

   

  

• Invest In Play taster session at Friendship Cafe

  Thu 25 Jun 2026

  Gloucestershire Gateway Trust is running an Invest in Play Taster session at your local Childrens Centre, The Friendship Cafe, on 1^st July at 10-11.30am.

   

  The taster sessions are an introduction to the course which they will be offering in September. It's a relaxed format for parents and carers to show up and find out about the Invest in Play and see if it's the right course for them.

   

  It is evidence based and focused on quality play and engagement from parents with their children ages 2-12yrs.

   

  

• Denmark Road High School Year 4/5 girls annual summer club

  Wed 24 Jun 2026

  Denmark Road High School will be running their annual summer club at Denmark Road High School for Year 4/Year 5 Girls who are eligible for Pupil Premium.  It will take place between Monday 17th August – Wednesday 19th August. 

   

  It will be a fun 3-day club which will include Arts, Crafts, Sport and some engaging activities from our own 'Starting Strong' programme. There will also be some dedicated time for tutoring with our sixth from students towards the GL assessment on the final day of the club.

   

  The course is free of charge, and will include lunches. 

   

  There are a maximum of 50 places which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

   

  The deadline for responses is Friday 3^rd of July but this may close if there are 50 applicants before this date.

   

  If you have any questions, contact browno@denmarkroad.org.