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More Darlington schools to offer free breakfast clubs for pupils
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (595+ words) More schools in Darlington are set to launch free government-funded breakfast clubs, it has been announced. The scheme, part of the Labour Government's commitment to ease cost-of-living pressures and improve educational outcomes, will soon be available at three additional schools…...
Record number of Ripon Grammar students win Oxford and Cambridge offers
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (593+ words) A record 12 students from a 'top performing' North Yorkshire school are celebrating offers from Oxford and Cambridge. The sixth formers from Ripon Grammar School have received offers after navigating one of the UK's most competitive university application processes. Of the…...
North Yorkshire firms urged to offer funded placements to jobseekers
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (486+ words) Businesses in North Yorkshire and York are being urged to help bring more people back into work through fully funded placements. The three-month roles are aimed at residents who have been out of work and could benefit from supported experience…...
Primary school children get to name four new streets in Darlington
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (462+ words) Four new streets in Darlington will soon feature names chosen by primary school pupils. The winning names - Fern Close, Beehive Drive, Daisy Avenue, and Tulip Avenue -were selected through a competition run by homebuilder Bellway and named by Year 5 students…...
North Yorkshire primary school joins multi-academy trust partnership
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (477+ words) A North Yorkshire primary school has joined a growing multi-academy trust following approval'from the Department for Education. With support from the Diocese of Leeds,'Masham Church of England Primary School officially became part of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust (YCST) on…...
Major British film studio backs youth employment scheme
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (271+ words) A major British film studio has backed a scheme aimed at getting young people into work. Pinewood Studios " home to James Bond, Star Wars and the Carry On films " has pledged its support for the Government's "youth guarantee. Under the…...
End of an era as two school crossing patrols retire after decades of service
1+ week, 2+ day ago (374+ words) Two North East school crossing patrol veterans have hung up their lollipops after more than two decades keeping children safe. Vanessa Hoare and Thelma Ingham retired in December, making their final crossings at the junction of Clairville Road and Marton…...
Darlington school marks Holocaust Memorial Day with 'reflective' assembly
1+ week, 3+ day ago (250+ words) A Darlington secondary school has marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a 'reflective' assembly. The observance at Wyvern Academy's assembly on Tuesday (January 27) was led by the school's curriculum lead for humanities, Charlotte Dean. Ms Dean guided students through the historical…...
Teaching union calls for ‘brighter future’ for Scottish education
2+ week, 1+ day ago (422+ words) Scotland's largest teaching union has called for a "brighter future" for education in Scotland ahead of the upcoming election. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) is calling for class sizes to be kept to a maximum of 20 and for class…...
East Yorkshire pig vet earns scholarship to study farrowing systems
2+ week, 2+ day ago (511+ words) A pig veterinary technician is embarking on a new research journey to improve the future of farming. Nicola Bowers, based in East Yorkshire, has been awarded a Nuffield Farming Scholarship to explore best practices for managing piglet litters in flexible…...