Award nomination for young fundraiser Tristan
New Road Academy student is nominated for the Young Fundraiser of the Year award at Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Record-breaking day at Lantern Academy
Pupils got to meet a 25-time record breaker on World Book Day – and tried to set some new world records of their own
School’s out for teachers – takeover day at Burton Borough
Students turned the tables on their teachers at Burton Borough School in Newport when they staged a ‘takeover day’. Staff stood aside to allow more than 70 students to take their place in key positions during an annual event designed to help boost leadership, management and decision-making skills. The process began last term when students […]
Lantern shines brightly with best-ever Ofsted inspection
Lantern Academy in Telford is celebrating the most successful Ofsted inspection in the school’s history. The Ketley Bank primary school was described as ‘happy and welcoming’ by inspectors who spent two days at the Yates Way site last month. They highlighted significant and rapid improvements which had been achieved through the unwavering dedication of staff […]
Student council members on fact-finding trip to Newport Guildhall
Newly-elected members of the student council at Burton Borough School have met with Newport Town Council for a fact-finding tour and discussion. President Alexander Bevington-King, vice president Freya Dunbar, communications officer Harry Delmanso, wellbeing officer Joe Paginton, diversity officer Kamari Rawlings, and charities officers Eleanor McGuire and Poppy Richards visited the council’s offices. Town clerk […]
Out of this world: HLC students off to NASA space camp
Two Telford secondary school students are quite literally being given the chance to reach for the stars after securing places at a NASA space camp in America. Harry Yeung and Esmae-Hope Morton from the Hadley Learning Community are jetting off to Hunstville, Alabama for six days from July 6-11, thanks to an innovative project to […]
A ‘Good’ Ofsted report for Ercall Wood
Ercall Wood Academy in Telford has been declared ‘Good’ across all areas by Ofsted – including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management. Inspectors described the Wellington-based academy as a school with high expectations of all its pupils, who show pride in their work. The academy, which is part of […]
Class of ’24 are celebrated at Burton Borough
Newport’s Burton Borough School welcomed back its ‘class of 2024’ for a celebration evening including award presentations, musical performances and guest speakers. Year 11 students who graduated last summer were joined by family members for the evening, which culminated in the presentation of five ‘Principal’s Awards’ for outstanding achievement. Nearly 100 certificates and awards were […]
Top mentoring award for geography teacher Rick
A Shropshire teacher has been officially recognised for his incredible mentoring skills and his support for colleagues. Rick Kelso-Davies is head of geography at Burton Borough School, in Newport, and alongside his main responsibilities he also mentors trainee teachers and those in the early years of their career. Now his dedication to supporting other staff […]
Bugsy Malone performances are a huge hit
Newport’s Burton Borough School transported audiences back to the roaring 1920s as students put on their first full-scale musical production in more than five years. The cast and crew brought the murky underworld of New York city to life for four performances of Bugsy Malone. More than 50 students were involved in performing the Alan […]
