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Parent Advice Drop In Session at Callum's Voice Hub

Parent Advice Drop In Session at Callum's Voice Hub

Posted by: Claire Hunter

Mon 11th December 2023

A Parent Advice Drop In Session (SEND) with Nikki Purcell is being held between 10am and midday on Tuesday, December 12 at Callum’s Voice Hub, Room 12 in Alfreton House. A spokesman for the charity said: “Callum’s Voice are pleased to anno [...]
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Colourful creative exhibition at village school

Colourful creative exhibition at village school

Posted by: Belinda Hargreaves

Mon 4th December 2023

Children at a school in Derbyshire have been celebrating the life and work of an artist. Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work was the focus for a creative exhibition at Stonebroom Primary School recently. Art coordinator at the school, Angela Walt [...]
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New school joins education trust in Derbyshire

New school joins education trust in Derbyshire

Posted by: Belinda Hargreaves

Fri 17th November 2023

Stonebroom Primary & Nursery School officially joined the Christopher Nieper Education Trust on October 1. The David Nieper Academy, the first school in the trust, and Stonebroom Primary had been working ever more closely together over [...]
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Primary place applications are now open for Derbyshire children starting school next year

Primary place applications are now open for Derbyshire children starting school next year

Posted by: Belinda Hargreaves

Fri 17th November 2023

Parents across Derbyshire can now apply to us for their child’s infant, junior or primary school place for September 2024. Was your child born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 and will be starting school in September 2024? Appl [...]
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School children help name council bin lorries

School children help name council bin lorries

Posted by: Belinda Hargreaves

Mon 6th November 2023

‘Dan the Trash Can’ - that’s the name chosen for a council bin lorry by school children in Alfreton. North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC) recently hosted a competition where the authority asked schools in the area to come up wi [...]
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Free adult courses on offer in Alfreton

Free adult courses on offer in Alfreton

Posted by: Belinda Hargreaves

Thu 26th October 2023

Free courses for adults are being offered by Derbyshire County Council in Alfreton. [...]
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Academy highly commended at Outstanding Governance Awards 2023

Academy highly commended at Outstanding Governance Awards 2023

Posted by: Belinda Hargreaves

Thu 19th October 2023

The David Nieper Academy in Alfreton has been highly commended in the ‘Outstanding Governance in a Single School’ category at [...]
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Celebrating seven decades of Woodbridge Junior School

Celebrating seven decades of Woodbridge Junior School

Posted by: Belinda Hargreaves

Fri 13th October 2023

Calling all former pupils and staff of Woodbridge Junior School in Alfreton. A 70th birthday celebration of the schoo [...]
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Inspectors praise 'strong vision' and 'happy community' at Leys Junior School

Inspectors praise 'strong vision' and 'happy community' at Leys Junior School

Posted by: Laura Hammond

Wed 27th September 2023

Ofsted inspectors have praised the "strong vision" and sense of community at Leys Junior School in a new report detailing how it continues to be 'good' overall. Inspectors visited the Flowery Leys Lane school in June this year for an ung [...]
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Leys Junior School to host Open Evening for prospective parents

Leys Junior School to host Open Evening for prospective parents

Posted by: Laura Hammond

Fri 15th September 2023

Leys Junior School will host an Open Evening for prospective parents this month. The Open Evening will take place at the Flowery Leys Lane school on Wednesday, September 27. It will take place between 3.45pm and 5pm. Prospective paren [...]
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