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From Summer 2021, the Department for Education made Relationships and Health Education (Primary) and Relationships Sex Education and Health Education compulsory in all schools. Parents cannot withdraw their children from this aspect of education. The programme we use focuses on healthy relationships and keeping children safe in the modern world. It also covers a wide range of topics relating to …

Reception class and Year 1 took part in ‘The Big Sing’ from Durham Music Service this morning. The theme was mini beasts and we joined in live with lots of other schools online to sing lots of mini beast songs and rhymes. We were all very excited to see Mrs Sellars, who taught us our little fingers music sessions, on …

Year 3 walked over to Seaham Park Cricket Club this afternoon to take part in an afternoon of cricket fun. We split into groups and worked around the different stations which helped us develop the different skills needed in cricket. Luckily the sun was shining and we all had lots of fun.  

Wednesday and Thursday we were down at Seaham Marina where over 2 days we had great fun learning to kayak, paddleboard and go onto the beach exploring rock pools and marine life, building shelters, exploring habitats and cooking marshmallows over a fire. (Excuse the amount of photographs it was so hard to decide, so you have them all!) Paddleboarding & …

On Tuesday we were at the Barn at Easington where we were able to let our competitive side out during our games of Battlezone Archery. The children showed great technique and teamwork skills. Then it was bushcraft. We made our own banana cakes inside of a banana peel and orange cake inside of an orange skin and cooked them over …

Yesterday, Becky from Easington Sports partnership came to deliver leadership training to 20 year 4/5 children. The children, come September, will take on their new roles as playground leaders, delivering games and supporting the children with imaginative play through OPAL. They left the session full of new ideas and keen to share them with others.  

Day 1 Monday was canoeing and rock climbing. The children loved both activities from rowing up the river at Durham and playing games on the water to scaling the climbing wall, pushing themselves a little more each time. They all showed remarkable resilience! Canoeing Rock Climbing  

Yesterday, Year 2 had a fantastic morning learning how to play the magical game of quidditch. The children worked together in their team, passing the quaffle whilst trying to avoid being hit by the bludger. Thank goodness they were still muggles by the end of the session! Well done Year 2!

Year 3 really enjoyed working with Becky today and finding out how to play a game of Quidditch. We had all heard of this game from reading Harry Potter books. Thank goodness this game today did not involve us learning how to ride on a broomstick! We all had lots of fun and enjoyed learning the rules to a new …

On Thursday, 36 KS2 children were given an amazing opportunity from Easington Sports Partnership to engage in a soft archery session in school. For some, this was their first time however with each shot their skills improved, gaining points when the target was hit. All children thoroughly enjoyed putting their precision and accuracy skills to the test. Well done!  

What a wonderful way to end a very successful week coming into school dressed as what we want to be when we are older. Everyone made such an effort and it was clear that we had been inspired by the week. KS2 ended the afternoon with a visit from Michael Cook, local solicitor, who told us about the different paths …

As you know, we had an Ofsted inspection on 22nd and 23rd May and I am delighted to attach our Ofsted report. Ofsted Report 2024

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have had a lovely afternoon taking part in role play. We had a wide range of jobs to choose from and really enjoyed dressing up and using different props. We then thought about which NHS hero was our favourite.

This morning, two of our school governors visited to speak in our assembly about their roles as a governors. We had all heard of them before but we weren’t really sure of their actual roles. We learnt about what they do for our school, how they help Mrs Noble and what other jobs they may also have because we learnt …

Today we had a visit from our local Firefighters, who came into every class and spoke about the skills, qualities and training needed to be a firefighter. Two of the four visitors spoke in class and we had the chance to ask lots of questions. It was really good for our Y5 and Y6 pupils to learn about fire safety …

Another successful careers carousel this afternoon. It was another fantastic opportunity for our children to explore a different range of professions.   We would like to thank our volunteers for their time today: Sophie, who is a paediatric nurse at Sunderland Hospital, who talked about common reasons children come to A&E and the children had fun role playing injuries and …

Today, our children enjoyed playing with new playground equipment donated by the Friends of St Cuthberts. After speaking with Miss Scarr, the group went away and bought items which they felt the children would enjoy using during playtimes and lunchtimes. Throwing and catching games, frisbees, ribbons, kites and so much more have been a huge hit with the children. Thank …

Today we held our first careers carousel and what a success it was! We would like to thank: Natalie, Craig and Sam from Durham Constabularies Road Collision unit who talked to us about road safety and road traffic accidents. Sam brought in his motorbike. Dave and Emma from Northumbrian water who showed us how our water is cleaned. Natalie from …