Year: 2014

Call for Teachers to receive training to recognise ASD

  To: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP – Education Secretary Please insist that all teachers, of all levels, receive basic training in helping to spot and understand Autism to enable our children to receive the best possible help whilst in School. To sign the petition go to https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/teachers-to-receive-training-to-recognise-asd Why is

New outdoor play sessions in Beeston and Middleton

  Two new opportunities for children in South Leeds to play outdoors start on Saturday morning (15 February 2014). Children aged 8 to 12 years old are being encouraged to join in making dens and slides, learn street games, make new friends and play. They are advised to bring their

Ruth Gorse Academy and Hunslet Stray plans announced

  A new high school and a new pedestrian route are set to reshape parts of Hunslet. Plans are taking shape for two developments that will change the landscape in the old industrial heartland of Hunslet. The site for the Ruth Gorse Academy has been named as Black Bull Street,

Opera North’s Belle Isle project wins award

  Opera North’s flagship music education project, In Harmony Opera North, has won the award for ‘Best Classical Music Education Initiative’ at the Music Teacher Awards, sponsored by Classic FM. In Harmony Opera North launched in January 2013 and is the only In Harmony programme that is delivered by an