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Wiltshire Council is joining up with local authorities from across the UK to form a new virtual team for the World Cup with the aim of achieving just one goal - to recruit more foster carers

Young Wiltshire carers were given the run of the kitchen to serve up tasty, healthy dishes earlier this week.

Adults across Wiltshire who want to improve their maths skills will be able to benefit from new courses and targeted support thanks to government funding.

Primary school children from across the county attended Wiltshire Councils' Learning Resources Hub STEAM FAIR 2022, an event designed to inspire the next generation of innovators, creators and problem solvers.

Wiltshire Council is asking Chippenham residents to consider fostering as they campaign to recruit an additional 18 foster families in the area

This year, 6,206 children across the county registered for the Summer Reading Challenge that ran in Wiltshire Council Libraries for eight weeks over the summer. This was an increase of 39% on last year.

Young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) from across Wiltshire checked out exciting options for the future at a special event last week.

A new hospital liaison service will help carers when those they care for are in hospital, and in the often-difficult first few weeks after they return home.

Wiltshire residents can now apply for primary and secondary school places for September 2023 entry, for children starting school for the first time or for children who are moving from a primary to secondary school or from an infant to junior school.

An ambitious project to create new teaching and sports facilities at a Wiltshire school has been given the green light after Wiltshire Council agreed to invest £3m into the scheme.