What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Updated 10:30am: Beeston Primary School, Middleton Primary School, South SILC – Broomfield and St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School are now closed. Low Road Primary School will be closing at 1pm. Update 9:15am: Clapgate Primary School is now closed. Most schools in South Leeds are staying open today (Wednesday 28 February
IntoUniversity works with schools throughout South Leeds to offer educational opportunities from their base at Hillside in Beeston. This year IntoUniversity are celebrating 15 years of transforming young people’ lives. Their journey had a humble start, from a single after-school scheme in 2002 they have grown to operate a national
Don’t get me started on Grammar Schools, the present set up is confusing enough. Here’s a little test. Can you explain the difference between: an academy chain; a multi academy trust; a free school; a cluster; a family of schools; and a local education authority? Being an ex-school governor, I
EXCLUSIVE: South Leeds to be the guinea-pig for ten term year Leeds schools are possibly set for a major upheaval in the coming 2-3 years, with news that the Council’s Children’s Services department are – in conjunction with several of the local academy trusts – looking seriously at introducing a
Holbeck’s own theatre company, Slung Low, are asking people to support their Christmas Fayre tomorrow (Sunday 6 December 2015) to support their children’s play ‘Emergency Story Penguin’. The play is an adventure for young audiences. Groups of kids are introduced to the world of the Emergency Story Unit – a
Are you interested in supporting and improving children’s education in South Leeds? If so, why not consider becoming a school governor? School governors come from all sectors of society, ethnic backgrounds and ages and are the largest and most important volunteer force in education. You don’t need to be a
School pupils in South Leeds are being given the skills and confidence to cycle in their home city, as work gets underway to improve cycling facilities across the region. Schools across the south and east of the city have signed up to a free pilot scheme –The Cycle Skills Library,
Northern Powergrid funding is set to help a new apprentice ‘try’ a new career with Hunslet Rugby Foundation in Leeds and help spread vital messages about safety and electricity to local school children. The company, which is responsible for the network that delivers electricity to the doors of 3.9 million
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
Staff and volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre in south Leeds are gearing up for Britain’s biggest climate change campaign, inspiring a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. Each year, half a million people attend over 3,000 events in Britain’s biggest environmental occasion. Events are run