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 […]
Students take part in Holocaust memorial service
Students from Burton Borough School in Newport took part in a civic service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust, and the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Telford & Wrekin Council held a special civic ceremony at AFC Telford to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The theme was ‘for a better future’, and the event featured a […]
Holocaust survivor tells his powerful story to students
A Holocaust survivor has shared his powerful life story with a group of nearly 300 Shropshire students, describing his time in the Nazi concentration camps as ‘hell on earth’. Manfred Goldberg visited Burton Borough School in Newport where he spoke at a special assembly for year 9, 10 and 11 students – along with students […]
Burton Borough students raise cash for youth project
Students from Burton Borough School in Newport have raised cash for a volunteer-run youth project in the town. They took part in a charity sports week to raise more than £161 for The Hub, which is run by the Newport Youth Café Project to provide a space for young people in the town. Year nine […]
