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Wiltshire Council received just under £130,000 as part of a partnership bid to tackle youth anti-social behaviour in the Devizes area

Children at eight Salisbury schools have worked with professional artists to create beautiful BookBenches that will be located at Salisbury Library during August before returning to the schools for the children to use in the autumn.

Two Wiltshire primary schools have been successful in achieving the British Dyslexia Association's nationally recognised Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark.

Following a successful expression of interest to the Department for Education (DfE), Wiltshire Council has been allocated funding to develop a model of 'Staying Close' for Care Leavers over the next two years.

Young people arriving from Ukraine are being offered information on choices post-16 to support them into education, employment or training while living in Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Council has worked with local childminders and activity providers to create a childcare and activity directory to help parents find childcare during the school holidays this summer.

Nineteen schools in Wiltshire have received a bronze Wiltshire Year of Reading award and four have received a bronze and silver award.

Wiltshire Council has teamed up with Inspiring Governance to help schools in Wiltshire to find people to become school governors.

An improved Elm Grove play area in Trowbridge has been reopened following refurbishment work by Wiltshire Council.

School children from three primary schools in Trowbridge have been celebrating safer walking, cycling and scooting routes to and from school along Hilperton Road on a special walk to school day event.