First Hull Trains’ passengers are set to enjoy an enhanced travel experience as train managers and hospitality staff have earned new qualifications in customer service. A total of 60 employees were enrolled on a customer service qualification delivered by East Riding College, resulting in an outstanding 98 per cent success rate. Mike Strickland, training coordinator at the College said: “The College has enjoyed a good working relationship with First Hull…
Carol Tomkinson, headteacher at Keldmarsh Primary School, said: “On behalf of Keldmarsh Primary School, I am delighted to be awarded the ICT Mark. It recognises our positive approach to ICT and the benefits it is bringing to our children. “We believe that ICT can be used in every aspect of learning and that it is essential our children are equipped for the modern world. “We are very proud to include…
An “outstanding” Beverley nursery school is to offer parents more choice by extending their hours and offering full days. From September, parents of children aged between three and five who are entitled to 15 hours a week of free nursery education, will be able to take advantage of breakfast, lunch and evening sessions at Beverley Manor Nursery School. The nursery currently offers morning sessions from 9am-12noon and afternoon sessions from…
Swinemoor Primary School were pleased to welcome Mrs. High and Mrs. White from the Beverley Decorative and Fine Arts Society today. The Society have generously supported a detailed arts project which focused on portraiture and the Victorian era. The work encompassed photography, sculpture, painting, literature and the main focus of the Society’s sponsorship, printing. Swinemoor School’s Art Coordinator Mrs. Bleazard said ‘The generous sponsorship the Society has provided has been…
Time is running out to enrol on a new short course designed to prepare people for a job working with children and vulnerable adults. The Bitesize: Safeguarding and Child Protection course at East Riding College in Beverley, is a six-week level four course (A-levels are level three) to be held at the Beverley campus in Gallows Lane. The first session will take place on Wednesday, May 25, from 1pm to…
National Smile Month 2011 is taking place between 15 May and 15 June and Perfect 32, a NHS and private dental practice in Beverley, is helping to spread the message of good oral health by hosting an event at Walkington Primary School on Wednesday, May 18. A team from Perfect 32 in Ladygate, which includes a dentist, hygienist and dental nurse, has been asked to start the fun-filled educational afternoon…
East Riding College has earned glowing praise from Investors in People for the way it looks after its staff. Following an inspection in March, the report confirmed the retention of the Investors in People mark and highlighted a number of areas of best practice. It said it was staff are with the managers in the change process, staff are positive to the requirement for flexibility and consider it a good…
St John of Beverly Roman Catholic Primary School, Yorkshire, one of only a handful of schools across the country to be listed in the National Garden Scheme’s (NGS) The Yellow Book 2011, opens its gates to the public July 15 and 17. Pupils at the school are very excited about this recognition of their efforts. St John’s has embraced gardening fully into their curriculum. Inspired by Assistant Headteacher Jonathan Roe…
A group of health and social care students at East Riding College are taking part in the extreme sport “zorbing” to raise money for children they sponsor in Third World countries. The daring Beverley-based learners will jump into giant inflatable balls before rolling at speed down grassy slopes at the ‘Roll-Mania’ centre near Leeds. They hope to raise at least £100 each – a total of £1,300 – for their…
East Riding of Yorkshire parents who have applied for 2011/2012 primary school places at schools will be told the results of their applications in the next few days. Letters were posted to parents on Friday, 6 May 2011. This is the first year that local authorities have been required to use co-ordinated schemes for school admissions. Under the co-ordinated schemes, parents apply for school places through the local authority for…
Talented musicians from Longcroft School and Performing Arts College were rewarded for their hard work at their Young Musicians awards night. Sally Bolton on the oboe won the overall award, with singer/ guitarist Sarah Shiels picking up a worthy award for best singer. Other awards went to Peter Bolton on the bassoon, to Madelaine Rann, Jess Lowery and Eva Lawrence. Longcroft School’s head of music Jonathan Chapman was effusive in…
To mark to local elections and AV vote, students at Longcroft have taken part in their own referendum. Spearheaded by Tom Astell, Year 10, who is one of the school’s representatives to the East Riding Youth Assembly (and of which he is also chair), balloted students on the following question: “Should the voting age be lowered to 16”. Matt Snowden, Longcroft’s Community Liaison Coordinator, said: “Throughout the week staff have…
A new short course to prepare people for a job working with children and vulnerable adults will begin at East Riding College this month. Bitesize: Safeguarding and Child Protection is a six-week level four course (A-levels are level three) starting at the College’s Beverley campus on Wednesday, May 18, from 1pm to 4pm. It will give participants a thorough grounding in the essential concepts of safeguarding and child protection and…
Children at Swinemoor Primary in Beverley are at the forefront of using information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance their work, and that’s official! Following an extensive external assessment, Swinemoor has been awarded the prestigious ICT Mark. The award recognises the school’s success in developing the strategic use of ICT in both administration and across the curriculum. Parents will have proof that their children are attending a school at the…
East Riding College’s new part-time course guide, featuring courses starting after Easter, is now available. Courses featured include those related to career advancement, such as management and supervision qualifications, and many which are specific to job areas, such as hairdressing and beauty therapy, construction, engineering and catering. There is a section on the College’s Discover adult education courses, which are aimed at people who would like to take shorter courses…
Enterprising business student Nader Koder narrowly missed out on winning a regional Dragon’s Den style contest. Nader, 18, who is studying for a BTEC National Diploma in Business at the College’s Gallows Lane campus, pitched his Eco-exerciser idea to a panel of four judges and came a close second to North Lindsey College student Milo Hotchin. Beverley resident Nader, who plans to study accounting and finance at university said: “I…
Conservative candidates for the Minster and Woodmansey Ward met with Secretary of State for eduction Michael Gove MP and Graham Stuart MP when Michael visited St Nicholas School in Beverley. Cllr Kerri Harold questioned the Secretary of State about several issues including the funding for pupils in the East Riding which under the last government was allowed to slip well below the national average. Also raised was the good work…
Pupils at Longcroft School and Performing Arts College joined forces with the Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust in a project entitled ‘Healthi’, a work that was commended at the annual NHS Golden Heart ceremony at the KC Stadium on Thursday night. The students from the Creative and Media Diploma group were busy preparing for their latest production when they got a surprise visit from Anne Burdiss and Patrick Appleyard…
