Fiona Smart

Fiona Smart

Free social Enterprise Support Available

Oxfordshire Social Enterprise Partnership (OSEP) are offering a host of free, tailored support to develop social enterprises this Autumn/Winter 2025.  Here is the support they can offer individuals: Find out more on our website, or email us to find out…

OKA relocates headquarters to Milton Park  

British brand returns to Milton Park with a bespoke HQ to support future growth  British interiors brand OKA has relocated its headquarters to the UK’s largest innovation community, Milton Park, Oxfordshire, marking a stylish return to the innovation campus where…

Bright lights beckon Didcot pupil

The bright lights of Las Vegas are beckoning for a student at Aureus School who has also just performed in front of 50,000 people at Wembley. With ambitions to join the renowned Cirque du Soleil, 13-year-old Kairi has been attending…

Students clock-up volunteering hours

More than 600 hours of volunteering has been given by pupils at an Oxfordshire school as part of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The group of 52 students at Aureus School, a member of the GLF Schools Multi Academy Trust,…

OSEP Kicks Off Social Support Project

Oxford Social Enterprise Partnership (OSEP) is offering some exciting support to social and impact driven enterprises through a project funded by South and Vale District Councils and the Oxford City Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The Fund proactively supports…

Rivals Reunited at Didcot Railway Centre

Didcot Railway Centre is excited to announce that have welcomed back the iconic Flying Scotsman steam train to Didcot Railway Centre to star alongside the Pendennis Castle. On the 100th anniversary of their first meeting, staff at the centre are beyond thrilled to…

Celebrating diversity at Aureus School

There was a riot of colour and flavours at a Didcot school when it celebrated cultures from around the world with both students and teachers taking part. Aureus School, a member of GLF Schools Multi-Academy Trust, saw traditional dress and…

Bee House is the place to ‘bee’

Online car loan provider Oodle Car Finance is the latest company to make Bee House its home and is settling in nicely to the co-working, event space and flexible serviced office hub at Milton Park, Oxford. Oodle’s arrival at its…

Head of music’s double-decade milestone

Watching successful music groups perform in public has been a highlight of a 20-year career enjoyed by a teacher at Aureus School. Head of Music Alison Burbage was inspired to take up the profession after being taught by a number…

Aureus School helps three local charities

Charity is very much at home with students at a Didcot school who have been working with three local organisations close to their hearts. Each one of three charities has been assigned to a house at Aureus School where the…

Mobile phone ban for Oxfordshire school

Pupils at an Oxfordshire secondary school are locking away their mobile phones with an innovative scheme designed to allow them a distraction-free day while they are learning. When they arrive at Aureus School, Didcot, students lock their mobiles in a…

Didcot’s Oaks – Artweeks in Didcot

The public is cordially invited to Cornerstone Arts Centre to view an exhibition of work by local artists’ entitled ‘Didcot’s Oaks (and other noteable trees)’, celebrating the strength and beauty of trees in the area. The exhibition opens on Saturday…

Heroes Training for Didcot Students

Students from two Didcot schools joined forces while training to be ‘heroes’ at special sessions aimed specifically at their age groups. Students from Year 9 at Aureus School took part in Humanutopia’s Heroes Training at the second visit of the…