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The disruption is due to the portal being upgraded

Wiltshire Council successfully delivered the Government's Holiday Activity and Food programme to over 1,800 young people during four weeks of the summer holidays. The programme, which aims to provide children eligible for benefits related free school meals with free access to high quality activities and nutritious meals, was delivered across Wiltshire using the brand FUEL and was funded by the Department for Education.

Wiltshire Council is launching a year-long campaign involving schools, libraries and communities to encourage people of all ages to delve into reading. The Wiltshire Year of Reading starts today (27 September 2021) encouraging everyone from very young children to older adults to enjoy the written word.

The latest on welcoming families from Afghanistan

The work will take place from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and it's anticipated it will take around three months to complete

Wiltshire Council is explaining how a call out for private rented properties to help Afghan families will not impact on the affordable homes to house Wiltshire households.

Update on Furlong Close

Top tips for parents and pupils to consider as schools and colleges return after the summer break.

Over 4,000 students in Wiltshire received their GCSE results last week. While like-for-like comparisons cannot be made with 2019 and 2020 results, we are pleased that initial data suggests that Wiltshire students have done well.

Over 1,400 students received their A-Level results this week and their results show an improvement across the board on 2020 results.