What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Parents of children in Year Six at Primary School have until the end of October to apply for a place at secondary school in Leeds. Ahead of that deadline two local academies are holding open days. The South Leeds Academy‘s open day runs on Wednesday (5 October 2016) from 3:30-6pm.
It was the first day at big school as students and staff at the Ruth Gorse Academy swapped temporary classrooms for their new purpose-built accommodation in Hunslet. “Stunning”, “amazing” and “spectacular” were some of the comments from the group of school ambassadors. “Before we were in claustrophobic temporary buildings. This
The transformation of the South Bank area – the former industrial parts of Holbeck and Hunslet – is taking shape with more schemes coming forward. A new University Technical College is set to move into part of the Braime engineering site on Hunslet Road. The college, which is backed by
The Ruth Gorse Academy, the new high school to be built near the Royal Armouries in Hunslet has revealed plans for its new buildings. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the school which will provide education for 11-18 year olds will be built on the former Yorkshire Chemicals site
Advertising feature The Ruth Gorse Academy is recruiting to a number of non-teaching jobs during June 2015. The Ruth Gorse Academy is a new high school for children aged 11-19. The number currently on roll is 95 – Year 7 only from September 2014. The school will move to purpose
Plans for two sites on the South Bank come forward this week, both with issues about public access to open space. Proposals for the Ruth Gorse Academy on Black Bull Street, Hunslet and a residential development on David Street, Holbeck will be discussed by the City Plans Panel on Thursday
We are planning an exciting event at The Ruth Gorse Academy on Wednesday 4 March 2015, 1:45pm – 2:45pm. We have invited some key members of our local communities to take part. An outline of the event is listed below. Students at The Ruth Gorse Academy (a new Free School within
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Sorry, no alliteration in the headline, but some interesting stories. The Second Breath is a different sort of travelling circus that will be making its way through Holbeck on Saturday (10 May
Executive Prinicpal John Townsley told a meeting of parents last night (11 March 2014) that the Ruth Gorse Academy will definitely be opening in September this year and encouraged them to apply now for places. The newly appointed Principal Designate, Rebekah Taylor, was introduced and the school uniform was
A packed public meeting at The Tetley art gallery on Tuesday (18 February 2014) heard about plans for a Hunslet ‘Stray’. Harrogate and York have Strays – areas of green space in the city centre and David Lumb from Leeds Sustainable Development Group (LSDG) admitted they had chosen a