Children attending the Enhanced Resource Provision (ERP) at Haxby Road Primary Academy have had their dream of a special sensory room turned into reality thanks to a donation by the Lord’s Taverners Trust. The trust, set up to help disadvantaged young people, donated £4,350. The 26-place ERP is for children across the city who have...Read More

Children at a Selby primary school saw science come to life during a jam-packed Learning Through Science Week designed to highlight the subject as a basis for learning across the whole curriculum. Learning Through Science Week was the brainchild of Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Headteacher, Bev Fletcher, who took up the headship of the school...Read More

Sproatley CE primary school in the East Riding is the tenth school to join York based Ebor Academy Trust. Sproatley is the second school in Ebor’s growing East Riding hub, alongside Sigglesthorne Church of England Primary Academy. Alderman Cogan’s Church of England Primary School in Hull is expected to join Ebor soon. In York Ebor...Read More

An innovative partnership to increase excellence in early years teaching across York and North Yorkshire is to be set up at Osbaldwick Primary School. The initiative is being led by York based Ebor Academy Trust, which now comprises ten schools across the region. Osbaldwick have applied to join the trust and their application is currently...Read More

Children at a Filey school are enjoying a new outdoor space, thanks to a kind donation from St John’s Church Christmas Tree Festival. Staff and children at Filey Church of England Nursery & Infants Academy recently celebrated the opening of their new outdoor Reflective Garden, which provides a quiet reflective space with friendship benches, thoughtful...Read More

A Church of England school in the East Riding that converted to an academy at the end of last year has been praised for its “true sense of community evident… this is a family”. Sigglesthorne Church of England Primary Academy was awarded a ‘Good’ rating by inspectors from SIAMS, the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools. In...Read More

A teacher from Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy in York has been selected to take part in a prestigious teacher exchange, focusing on mathematics, with a partner school over 5,000 miles away in Shanghai, China. Helen Davids is among 70 e xpert mathematics teachers from schools across England taking part in an exchange as part of the Maths Hubs programme. Robert Wilkinson Primary...Read More

Appropriate education funding. That is the single most important issue facing all schools across the country and is something so fundamental to creating a successful society in the future. But in York our education manifesto should also be to include integration with the city’s vibrant creative arts industry. Numeracy and literacy are vital, of course,...Read More

Lakeside Primary School governors have voted unanimously to become an academy and join the growing York based Ebor Academy Trust. Chair of governors Mikhaila Stanley said: “Our decision followed a thorough public consultation and represents an exciting opportunity for the further development of our school. It was wonderful to hear so many parents, guardians and...Read More

An out of school club at a York primary school has received recognition for its inclusive approach to care, learning and play. Haxby Road Primary Academy After School Club has received City of York Council’s Inclusion Standards Gold certificate for completing all the standards of the Out of School Club Framework for Inclusion. The Framework...Read More