Education


"It's not too late to save our school," says head

5:56pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

THE head teacher of a York secondary school facing closure has told the council that there is still time to reconsider their decision.

Manor School pupils pack York Minster for double century celebrations

Pupils singing during the Manor School 200th anniversary service at York Minster.

9:17am Tuesday 22nd May 2012

PUPILS past and present packed into York Minster to celebrate 200 years of a city school.

Young science ace‘s Royal Society award

Daniel Spencer

9:10am Tuesday 22nd May 2012

A York schoolboy has won an award from the Royal Society for his outstanding performance in the National Physics Olympiad.

School celebration at Minster

8:54am Monday 21st May 2012

HUNDREDS of school pupils past and present will take part in a special service at York Minster today to help celebrate 200 years of Manor CE School.

Arts honour for under threat Burnholme Community College

8:55am Saturday 19th May 2012

A YORK school’s commitment to the arts has seen it awarded with a prestigious national award.

A taste of work for York youngsters

8:36am Saturday 19th May 2012

PRIMARY school children in York will get a taste of the world of work next week with employee volunteering charity York Cares.

Fallen heroes of Normandy research on display

8:37am Saturday 19th May 2012

RESEARCH by York St John University students about the “fallen heroes of Normandy” will be on display today at St William’s College.

Children get chance to play part in York 800 celebrations

10:54am Wednesday 16th May 2012

YOUNGSTERS at schools across York are to get the chance to play their part in the York 800 celebrations.

Heworth Primary School pupils win Sing Up gold award

Molly Newton, music teacher at Heworth Primary School, with the trophy won by pupils

10:57am Wednesday 16th May 2012

MOLLY Newton, music teacher at Heworth Primary School, with the trophy won by pupils, among them Leah Chapman and Jack Lewis, also pictured.

Crunch talks on school closure

9:13am Tuesday 15th May 2012

OPPOSITION councillors in York have said they cannot support plans under Labour to close a York secondary school ahead of crunch talks to be held in the city tonight.

200th celebration for York school

8:18am Tuesday 15th May 2012

HUNDREDS of school pupils past and present will take part in a special service at York Minster to help celebrate 200 years of Manor CE School.

Pupils in picnic protest outside meeting to determine Burnholme school’s future

7:36am Monday 14th May 2012

PUPILS from a York secondary school under threat of closure will hold a silent protest outside a meeting which will decide its fate tomorrow.

York students head for their own Rio summit

York students head for rheir own Rio summit

11:56am Friday 11th May 2012

STUDENTS from York will get the chance to speak to world leaders about the environment, writes education reporter Haydn Lewis.

York College students in Masterchef style challenge

York College tutor Robert Porter, right, works with cookery students Tom Heywood and Rosanna Eastwood as Ian Rae, chef patron at the Cliffemount Hotel, in Runswick Bay, looks on

11:33am Friday 11th May 2012

STUDENTS at York College are preparing to take part in a Masterchef-style cook-off to win the chance to prepare a meal at an award-winning North Yorkshire hotel.

Heworth Primary School celebrate Ofsted rating

Head teacher Simon Biddlestone celebrates with pupils

11:08am Wednesday 9th May 2012

Head teacher Simon Biddlestone celebrates with pupils after Heworth Primary School gained a “Good” rating from Ofsted inspectors.

Pupils get their own Olympics

11:09am Wednesday 9th May 2012

HUNDREDS of pupils from schools across York will take part in a celebratory event to mark the start of the 2012 Olympic Games this summer.

Mount pupils prepare for charity trip to Namibia

Katie Pryer with her Mount School classmates on the climbing wall at Askham Bryan College

10:26am Wednesday 9th May 2012

Sixth-form students at The Mount School in York climbed and ran the height of Namibia’s highest peak at Askham Bryan College for their upcoming charity trip to the African country.

Musical climax for students of stage

Musical climax for students of stage

9:18am Monday 7th May 2012

THEATRE students had a fitting climax to their work when they staged the musical Rent.

Selby school ‘must do better’

9:04am Saturday 5th May 2012

A SELBY school which was ordered to improve by a Government watchdog has made “inadequate” progress, according to a new report.

York history lesson for Park Grove Primary School pupils

The Sheriff of York, Alan Deller, left, and the Lord Mayor of York, Coun David Horton, are shown around Park Grove School by two school council members

8:15am Friday 4th May 2012

YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school were joined by the Lord Mayor of York and the city’s Sheriff for a talk about democracy and the city’s history.



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