Longcroft School Makes Good Progress

January 17, 2013

Longcroft School in Beverley was inspected by Her Majesty’s Inspector Jan Bennett on 18 December 2012 to assess the progress the school had made since being given an Ofsted ‘notice to improve’ on 18 April 2012.

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Toll Gavel Pre School To Close

December 4, 2012

Rev Ruth Crompton has informed us of the intention to close the long-established Toll Gavel United Church Pre-school Playgroup, which was started by Toll Gavel parents in 1969 and has provided a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment for pre-school children for 42 years.

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Small Enough to Care, Big Enough to Make a Difference

November 29, 2011

Here, at the Continuum School, Beverley, we have been very busy with community engagement and donating gifts for the ‘Shoe Box’ appeal which is a charity specific for deprived children in Eastern Europe and West Africa. This year, pupils and staff have donated many items for the Beverley Minster Christmas Fayre which was held on Saturday 26th November. Mr and Mrs Broadley who work closely with Beverley Minster visited our…

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Record Enrolment Bucks National Trend

November 3, 2011

East Riding College is bucking the national trend by recording its seventh consecutive increase in full-time 16 to 18-year-old students. With more than 1,100 now enrolled, the College is expecting to beat the growth targets set for this year. It means the number of full-time 16 to 18-year-olds attending the College has increased by 30 per cent since the 2004/2005 academic year, the year Principal Derek Branton took up his…

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Tickton Pre School Coffee Morning

September 29, 2011

Tickton Pre-School, based in the Village Hall at Tickton, opened its doors to all parents/carers for a coffee morning today to celebrate its recent successes. Not only was the Pre-School awarded “Outstanding” in ALL areas by Ofsted earlier in the year, it recently won 1st prize in a local competition by having a week of activities to celebrate communication. These activities have also helped the Pre-School reach the final stages…

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Strongest GCSE Results For College Students

August 26, 2011

East Riding College is celebrating its strongest set of GCSE results, with 76.3 per cent of entries passing at A* to C grade and an overall pass result of 98.5 per cent. The result is above the national average of 69.8 per cent and that for Yorkshire and the Humber, which is 65.4 per cent. The majority of people taking GCSEs at the College do so as an addition to…

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