Education

The first ever students to start their courses at CU Scarborough’s new campus have celebrated their graduation.

Children at Braeburn Primary and Nursery Academy have been introduced to special guests as part of lessons to develop pupils’ knowledge of British people with different traditions.

Children from primary schools across Scarborough, Whitby, Filey and Ryedale have ‘graduated’ in style.

A schoolteacher from Cayton CP School is leaving after 30 years of teaching at the school.

Scarborough Sixth Form College students were recently out in force to complete the expedition section for their gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

A Scarborough TEC student was among the top winners at the ninth annual Pearson BTEC Awards earlier this month.

Almost 100 unqualified teachers were working at state schools in North Yorkshire last year, figures reveal.

More than nine in 10 childcare providers in North Yorkshire were rated good or outstanding at their latest inspection – despite plummeting numbers of childminders.

Scarborough College Upper Sixth students recently celebrated the end of their IB exams with their Leavers’ Ball at The Crown Spa, while the Year 11 students celebrated the end of GCSE exams at the White Lodge, Filey, for theirs. Congratulations to the Prom King Dew and Prom Queen Rio – two very deserving winners as voted for by their staff and peers.

St Augustine’s Got Talent winner this year was Millie Johnson. She performed an amazing rendition of Love on the Brain by Rihanna which wowed the judges and audience alike. There were many stand out performances from the talented St Augustine’s pupils.

A unique exhibition featuring a miniature version of Scarborough created by local schoolchildren opens at Woodend, on the town’s historic Crescent, later this month.

Lythe School pupil, Eve Winter, has become the first child ever to sit a Cued Speech exam, and she’s done amazingly well.

One in 11 pupils in North Yorkshire are claiming free school meals, figures show.

The number of children accessing Sure Start centres in North Yorkshire has fallen by 17%, according to a leading children’s charity.

Scarborough College Prep School children recently took to the stage to perform Porridge – a mash-up of all the favourite nursery and fairytale characters.