What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
LEEDS UNITED striker Noel Hunt has backed a new partnership between Aim Education and Leeds Sports Centre, that will provide an innovative post-16 education programme in Leeds. The Republic of Ireland marksman is delighted Aim Education has teamed up with Leeds Sports Centre to provide a BTEC Level 2
South Leeds teacher Clara Bradford is using an innovative new website to help her raise funds to support children in India. Clara, who teaches Year 4 at Middleton Primary School is planning to spend four weeks of her summer holiday in India as a volunteer with the Limited Resource Teacher
Most schools in South Leeds are good or outstanding according to recently published tables of Ofsted findings for 2013. Ofsted use four categories to grade schools: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Unsatisfactory. Of the 24 schools in LS10 and LS11, 78%, just over three quarters, were judged Good or
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
On Wednesday (12 February 2014) the Connexions South Team are opening a new drop-in at Hillside on Beeston Road (opposite the Greenhouse and just up from St Luke’s Primary School). At the drop in young people in the south of the city will be able to speak to a
St Luke’s HITBase have been in touch via our Facebook page: HITBase is again running a 10-Lesson course entitled ‘Computers In Everyday Life’. It will run from Monday 28th January through to 25th March 2013 on a Monday afternoon between 1 and 3pm. Topics covered will include Basic IT Online
We all know that that there’s a north-south divide in Britain. If you look at any statistics in terms of wealth, health (but not happiness in my opinion) you find those pesky southerners are doing better than northerners. I should know, I grew up down there. I remember being at
Struggling? Need a job? Want to study? Want help? Help is on hand! Connexions, an organisation which supports young people in the area, is running drop-in sessions at Hamara off Tempest Road, Beeston Hill, and at the South Leeds Youth Hub, off Middleton Road, Belle Isle. See the poster below for
A South Leeds education centre and nature reserve is flinging open its doors to visitors for its open day on Saturday, 8th September, writes Toby Roberts. Usually visited by schools, playschemes and community groups, the Skelton Grange Environment Centre open day offers all children and their families from across Leeds
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