Delamere CofE Academy pupils couldn’t wait to get in the starting blocks for their summer sports day. The popular event was cancelled last year due to Covid-19 but the sun was shining and there was nothing to stop the excited children when the 2021 race day came around. They roared into action to take on various […]
CHIMES of success rang out from the Town Crier’s bell to herald another superb year of story writing for children at North West Academies Trust (NWAT) schools. In a special zoom celebration David Millington, Chester’s official Town Crier, bellowed out the winners of NWAT’s annual competition which challenges pupils to write 500-word tales. The budding authors, […]
Delamere Academy Headteacher Julie Clayton has backed a campaign by Gardener’s World’s Carol Klein to get an allotment at every UK school. She says the school’s outdoor environment has always been a priority, with a raised bed for every class and home produce regularly on the dinner menu. According to the Gardeners’ World presenter Carol Klein, gardening […]
Ellesmere Primary School Headteacher Stuart Roberts has backed a campaign by Gardener’s World’s Carol Klein to get an allotment at every UK school. He made installing a new raised bed allotment a key priority during lockdown, and now children are seeing the fruits of their labour making it onto their dinner plates. According to the Gardeners’ […]
Nick Gibb MP, the Government’s Minister for School Standards, has singled out Delamere Academy teacher Lucy Bate for praise after she used a drone to make lessons fun for pupils. Miss Bate hit the headlines earlier this year when she flew the miniature craft high above the Stoney Lane primary’s grounds to inspire children to […]
Rudheath Senior Academy pupils had a taste of military life when they joined the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) for a training day in Warrington. The taster session, attended by children in Years 8 and 9, marked the start of the new partnership which will see a CCF united based at the Middlewich Road school. The […]