From Durham Constabulary’s Cyber Protect Team: With schools now being officially shut because of the COVID-19 outbreak, it is likely that there will be an increase of internet use for families and children over the coming weeks. With that in mind, here are some great tips for parents on setting up the right controls and…
If you can keep your child safely at home or are a key-worker who can arrange other childcare we urge you to do so to limit the spread of Coranavirus.
From Monday 23rd March there will be daily Ruth Miskin Read Write Inc lessons available on Facebook and YouTube for children to watch at home. These will be available everyday for the next 2 weeks at the times below: Set 1 Speed Sounds at 9.30am and again at 12.30pm Set 2 Speed Sounds at 10.00am…
The latest Government advice is “If children can stay safely at home, they should, to limit the chance of the virus spreading. That is why the government has asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible. The fewer children making the journey to school, and the fewer children in educational settings, the lower…
Today P3 went on an adventure around the world. We started off in our own garden hunting for mini beast. P3 found “Caterpillars” and “Beetles” We then travelled to Australia to ‘The Great Victoria Desert’ where we found “Camels” “Beetles” and “Scorpions” Our final destination was ‘The Great Barrier Reef’. Here we found “Sting…
Special schools have received updated guidance from the Director of Education relating to keeping our most vulnerable learners at home. The guidance is: Children and young people with significant health issues should be risk assessed on an individual basis, according to their medical needs. Where the risk assessment identifies that the child is vulnerable to…
Good Morning Everyone As you are aware we are going through an unprecedented time within schools. I am just writing to update you with information. We have been advised to cancel all out of school visits and activities as well as cancelling all PTA events. This includes the Mother’s Day afternoon Teas, the Film night…
Some of our Y11 students have had an amazing day visiting Derwentside College today for some college taster sessions. Many Thanks to Michelle, Claire, Patrick and all of the other staff who looked after us so well.
Lets get physical with P7 During sports relief day P7 participated in the sports hall with a healthy competition against other classes, however they thought why stop there. P7 arranged other games in the classroom such as Ping Pong cups and table tennis to keep active throughout the whole day. At the…
Evening Everyone We are introducing some changes starting next week to do with breaktimes and playtimes. This is part of developing emotional and physical well-being in schools across County Durham. PESSPSA stands for Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity and as such all pupils will be taking part in some form of physical activity…