Rotherham girls put their best foot forward by reaching next round of cup competition – and making history
A girls’ football team have become one of the most successful in the history of the school after reaching the fourth round of a national cup competition. Year 7 and 8 pupils from Swinton Academy, in Rotherham, beat Shirebrook Academy 2-0 to progress in the English Schools’ Football Association Under-12 girls’ cup. The girls – […]
Listerdale Junior Academy pupils are the toast of the playground as they hit a hockey hat-trick
A Rotherham junior school is celebrating a famous victory after its boys’ hockey team became the toast of South Yorkshire – for the third year running. The youngsters, from Listerdale Junior Academy, in Beech Avenue, have proven themselves to be the best Under-11s players in the region following their triumph at the South Yorkshire In2Hockey […]
Shirebrook Academy students learn about different world faiths during school visit to Derby Open Centre
Shirebrook students got to grips with Islamic theology and learned out about Hindu wedding traditions when they visited a centre designed to widen their understanding of other cultures. Around 70 youngsters from Shirebrook Academy spent the day uncovering the secrets of the Hindu and Islam religions as guests of Derby Open Centre, which exists to […]
Derby city school wants to ‘bring the community together’ by opening its Forest School to other schools
A Derby school wants to share the benefits of outdoor learning with other youngsters by inviting them into their hugely successful Forest School. The inclusivity, confidence and self-esteem of youngsters at Carlyle Infant and Nursery School, in Carlisle Avenue, Littleover – a Derby school for three to seven-year-olds – has improved since the introduction of […]
Shirebrook students gets set for some entente cordiale after school revives foreign exchange visits
A group of students from the South of France are due to spend a week staying with Derbyshire families after Shirebrook Academy revived the tradition of school exchange visits. Ten 13 and 14-year-olds from a school in the Mediterranean port of Toulon are due to visit the town at the end of March, with 10 […]
Derbyshire pupils joined by MP Pauline Latham as they showcase talents during tea party for loneliness – inspired by work of murdered MP Jo Cox
Residents and students heard about the devastating effects of loneliness among older people in the community when they got together for a tea party inspired by the work of the murdered MP Jo Cox. Led by Mid Derbyshire MP Pauline Latham, the Tea Party for Loneliness event took place at The Ecclesbourne School in Duffield […]
Big-hearted Derby teenagers help raise money for orphans in Kashmir
Students at The Bemrose School have raised more than £1,000 for orphans in Kashmir after hearing how a charity supports 1,000 children without parents. Sixth formers at the school in Uttoxeter New Road pledged to raise money for KORT, the Kashmir Orphange Relief Trust, which provides a home, care and education to children who were […]
Rotherham school smashes charity target at its record-breaking Snowflake Fayre
A Rotherham school smashed its fundraising target for a children’s hospital charity when an end-of-term event raised more than twice the money than expected. Staff at Aston Academy, in Aughton Road, say that its recent Snowflake Fayre was the most successful event in the school’s history after it generated £2,106 in just a matter of […]
Rotherham head teacher is on standby as he earns a place on TV quiz show shortlist
A Rotherham head teacher is waiting for the chance to put his general knowledge to the test in front of millions of people after he passing a series of auditions to appear on the ITV hit quiz show The Chase. David Simpson, head teacher at Listerdale Junior Academy, has been told to be ready to […]
Half-time cigarette at Premier League football ground forced this former Derbyshire Chief Superintendent to kick the habit – and now he’s inspiring others
A FORMER police chief superintendent turned life coach is hoping to inspire others to make a positive change in 2019 at a conference in Derby this weekend. Kul Mahay retired from the force in 2015 after spending 32 years with Derbyshire Constabulary. At one point in his career, Kul was one of the most senior […]