Island primary schoolchildren taking part in a special targeted initiative have achieved a massive 15 per cent improvement in their Key Stage Two maths performance, provisional figures show. About half of the Island’s primary schools were involved in the project over a four-term period – and now it is planned the scheme will be rolled […]
Beach and Forest School sessions have long been a part of the Junior School with Fiveways at Ryde School. Alongside the vibrant academic curriculum, children spend time immersed in nature, learning skills invaluable to their wider development, broadening their learning through discovery; building confidence and fostering their natural desire to learn and explore. Inter-schools maths […]
The Cabin School at Priory School of Our Lady of Walsingham has its name from its outside look and feel. Constructed as a specialist unit, it has expanded with an outside area replete with equipment, toys, a purpose built “Wendy House” and even wigwams! This has been recognised by our recent Ofsted inspection which judged […]
School-age bullying is a serious societal concern that affects the lives of half of the UK’s children and young people. Going to school can be fun, but it can be stressful, too - learning new concepts, taking standardised tests, making new friends, then perhaps losing some of those friends and negotiating your way in the […]