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Awards Night Celebrates Student Achievements

March 10, 2011

High-achieving students from East Riding College were congratulated on their efforts at the annual awards ceremony last night. The event saw 22 students each presented with a glass trophy and a gift voucher at the ceremony at the Gallows Lane campus in Beverley. Winners came from all over the East Riding and Hull and ranged from younger students in full-time further education to adults who were studying as part of…

Business Students Appeal for Unwanted Goods

March 3, 2011

Business students at East Riding College are appealing for donations of unwanted items for the local charity Real Aid. The students, who are studying towards a BTEC National Diploma in Business at the Beverley campus, are collecting unwanted items as part of their ‘Spring Clean Collection’ project. They are collecting goods such as pots and pans, linen, educational children’s toys, tools, CDs and DVDs, stationery and books. Real Aid is…

Secondary Schools Admissions 2011/12

March 1, 2011

Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary school places for next year will be sent out on Tuesday, 1 March 2011. All local authorities have to send the letters out on the same date. Nearly all parents in the East Riding of Yorkshire got places for their children at their preferred school. Of the 3,167 applications received, 3,102 (97.9 per cent) got places at their…

Increasing Understanding During Themed Week

February 18, 2011

Students at East Riding College are this week learning about different cultures and communities as part of its equality and diversity week. Activities and events, taking place at the Beverley and Bridlington campuses, range from sampling dishes from around the world to learning about the travelling community and trying out belly dancing. As well as enhancing students’ learning experience, the week is also for staff, who are learning about the…

Sports News From Longcroft Schools: February 2011

February 16, 2011

SPORTS ACADEMY TRIUMPH Mr King and Mrs Fitzpatrick took the Y7 and Y8 pupils from the academy and academy potential list plus one or two students who performed well in the recent sprints and jumps competition to take part in the Bridlington School Sports Partnership Sportshall Athletics competition at Beverley High. They totally dominated the event and came away with medals, trophies and a place in the Humber Final. The…

Double Celebration For Beverley Preschool

February 11, 2011

Toll Gavel Church Preschool Playgroup have celebrated two major occasions this week. Children welcomed in the Chinese Year of the Rabbit by making a fantastic dragon. To add to the fun, they got to practise their chop-stick skills sampling a variety of Chinese foods. Also, Sheila Manson was appointed as the new manager. Sheila brings to the Preschool a wealth of experience in childcare and welfare. A Lancashire lass by…

Living Faith Library Brings Religion to Life

February 1, 2011

Students from East Riding College found out about a wide range of religions at a “living faith library” as part of a fortnight of special events. They were able to talk to followers of eight faiths as part of the “Enjoy and Achieve Fortnight”, with the religions represented being Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism, Hindu, Quakers, Mormonism, Islam and Judaism. The events, one each at the Bridlington and Beverley campuses, were a…

Alice in Wonderland @ Longcroft School

January 28, 2011

In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, under the pseudonym of Lewis Carroll, published his most well-loved and popular book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Telling the tale of a curious girl who follows a white rabbit to a fantastical world of talking animals and living playing cards, the novel was an instant hit. With witty puns, social satire and mathematical whimsy, it struck a chord with Victorian readers and has done so…

More Power to be Given to Teachers Says MP

January 27, 2011

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness welcomed today’s introduction of the Education Bill which aims to raise standards in education, improve international competitiveness, give greater freedoms and protection to teachers and provide free nursery education to disadvantaged two year olds. Graham said: “I support much of what is in the bill. It gives greater powers to teachers and heads, provides them with additional protection from malicious complaints and allows…

East Riding College Launches Free Transport Scheme

January 25, 2011

East Riding College is introducing a free transport scheme from September 2011 in a bid to support students who will be affected by the government’s withdrawal of the education maintenance allowance (EMA). More than 70 per cent of the College’s full-time 16 to 18-year-old students currently receive an EMA, which is worth up to £30 a week, and spend much of the allowance of transport to and from the College….

Beverley Schools Perform Well as East Riding Climbs League Tables

January 14, 2011

The performance of East Riding schools at the end of key stage four has jumped 11 places up the national league tables to 42nd. GCSE results have risen again for the sixth successive year. Validated results indicate that 77.7 per cent of pupils achieved five or more A*-C GCSE grades and 58.6 per cent achieved the government’s “gold standard” of five or more A*-C including English and mathematics, both these…

Help With Making the Step up to Higher Education

January 13, 2011

Help is available for people who are preparing to make the step up to university or another type of higher education in the form of East Riding College’s Bite Size study skills courses. These level four (A-levels are level three) short courses last for six weeks and give participants valuable preparation for the higher education style of writing, researching and studying. Anyone who successfully completes the course will earn 10…

Fast Track to Employability in Construction

January 4, 2011

A new construction course which will fast track people to the standard expected on building sites is to start at East Riding College in Beverley this month. The Level One Construction course will combine two smaller courses – one on building materials and the other on various construction methods – and will run from January 18 until June. It will quickly prepare students for the one-year Level Two Diploma in…

Course Guide Promises New Skills for the New Year

December 22, 2010

People who want to strengthen their CV or simply learn new skills in 2011 can find their ideal course in East Riding College’s new part-time course guide. The spring 2011 edition, featuring hundreds of courses starting from January, is now available and is being distributed across East Yorkshire. The publication features a wide range of programmes from a variety of subject areas, starting from January onwards and with a number…

Swinemoor School Carol Concert

December 19, 2010

Swinemoor Primary School provided a fantastic afternoon of entertainment when they took part in their Carol Concert on Friday. Participants took part from all of the choirs at the school, The Chamber Choir, The Senior Choir, The Boys Choir, Girls Years 5 and 6, and Years 3 and 4, and not forgetting Key Stage 1 and Foundation. They performed a very humorous version of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, and…

Hundreds Attend SSAFA’s Christmas Celebration

December 12, 2010

Over 250 people were packed into St Mary’s Church for a Christmas Celebration to Mark SSAFA’s 125th Anniversary. Entertainment was provided by Regimental Band 150 Transport Regiment RLC (V), songs from St Mary’s Primary School and St Nicholas Primary School choirs. The free event was organised by Cllr Matt Snowden and Cllr David Elvidge, who had SSAFA as his charity during his year as Mayor of Beverley. Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of…

Santa Makes an Appearance at Tickton School’s Christmas Fayre

December 11, 2010

Tickton Primary School held their annual Christmas Fayre. The day was officially opened by Santa Claus who was accompanied by Mrs Christmas arriving in a horse drawn carriage. There were plenty of stalls, refreshments and face painting however it was of course Santa who was star attraction. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1115] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on…

Student’s Protest in Beverley Against Proposed Fee Increase

December 9, 2010

Students from schools in Beverley held a peaceful protest outside County Hall and the Conservative Party office in Beverley.

According to the police, around 100 young people showed up and it was all in good spirit, with some of the students lying down in the snow on the road.

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