Primary school latest

Cumbrian school wants man with van to help kids in Chernobyl

A small rural school in north Cumbria is looking for a man with a van to take shoeboxes to children in Chernobyl.

Last updated 23 April 2010
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Small Cumbrian school aims to build its own hall

Claire McKie photo One of Cumbria’s smallest primary schools wants to build a school hall so that staff can teach PE on site.

Last updated 16 April 2010
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Nursery opens at Brampton's new primary school

Brampton nursery photo The first phase of Brampton’s new flagship primary school was completed this week with the opening of the nursery.

Last updated 16 April 2010
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Carlisle schools shake-up talks extended

Education chiefs have extended a consultation on a controversial schools shake-up in Carlisle.

Last updated 12 April 2010
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Cooks make comeback at Cumbrian village school

Pupils at a village school near Carlisle will become the first for a generation to eat school dinners that are cooked on the site.

Last updated 9 April 2010
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Exhibition sheds light on Bragg windows

AN EXHIBITION on the making of the Bragg family windows opens at Wigton’s Thomlinson Junior School this weekend.

Last updated 2 April 2010
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Proposal for extra room at primary

EDUCATION chiefs say a temporary classroom at a Carlisle primary school would accommodate nine extra pupils who won places there on appeal.

Last updated 2 April 2010
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Goodbye to treasured school staff

Stoneraise School near Carlisle has waved goodbye to two valued members of staff who have helped transform the place in their time there.

Last updated 2 April 2010
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Making singing part of pupils’ daily lives

SM flutecut Singing can be heard everywhere you go at North Lakes School in Penrith, not just in classrooms but in the playground, along corridors and on the bus.

Last updated 27 March 2010
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Three north Cumbrian school heads retire

Dianne Bates photo Tears will be shed at three local primary schools today as their headteachers wave goodbye for the final time.

Last updated 26 March 2010
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Temporary boss for Cumbria school whose headteacher was suspended ten months ago

Rosie Watling photo A new acting headteacher for Silloth Primary School has been announced.

Last updated 26 March 2010
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Hands-on science experiments for north Cumbria schoolkids

School science photo Home-made rockets and flame throwers were fired around a village hall as schoolchildren got hands on with science experiments.

Last updated 5 March 2010
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West Cumbrian school on target to come out of special measures

Westnewton school photo In January 2009 St Matthew’s Primary School in Westnewton was put into special measures following a damning Ofsted report, shaking to the core the foundations of this small rural school and the wider community.

Last updated 26 February 2010
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Carlisle teacher's TV, football and fashion packs could improve reading and writing skills

Peter Scholes photo Fancy being the next Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole or football club tycoon like Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich?

Last updated 24 February 2010
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North Cumbria primary school planning nursery

A primary school near Carlisle has launched plans to provide nursery education at the school.

Last updated 19 February 2010
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Is the end in sight for places wrangle?

Learning Schools map2 Views are being sought on new proposals that could resolve the shortage of places witnessed in the north of the city following moves to close Belah School.