Youth chaplaincy scheme begins
VOLUNTEERS from local churches are aiming to make pupils’ walks to school safer and happier – by providing an adult presence along the route. Local youth charity, Perspective Trust, has launched a new...
View ArticleMake a difference: help children read
A CHARITY that trains volunteers to help children struggling with their reading is calling for local people to step forward and give their time. Helpers are needed in Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough,...
View ArticleMinister visits tech school
By James Heppell. CORBY Technical School has been hailed as ‘inspirational’ by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, who was welcomed into its classrooms at the end of last month. Students gave the...
View ArticleMore primary places
School annexe to add 60 more pupils A STATE-OF-THE-ART teaching space will provide new school places for Reception and Year 1 children in Corby from September. The LearnSpace building on the Earlstrees...
View ArticlePupils’ plan to rout cyberbullies takes them to semi-finals
STUDENTS at an Irthlingborough secondary school have taken on a new challenge that could make a big impact on the way young people use social networking sites. This year’s County Schools Challenge was...
View ArticleNo plans to name school after war hero
A LOCAL member of the Royal British Legion has expressed his regret that a new school planned to open in Rushden in September is not being named after a World War One hero – despite a petition which...
View ArticleCraig climbs a mountain for family quest
FOR more than 15 years, the Austin family of Higham Ferrers has been holding events such as quizzes and table-top sales for a charity that is very special to them. But this month, the fundraising hit...
View ArticleEven more Pleasure at Kettering park: new play zone
THE Easter parade has passed but happy memories of this year’s event will linger for a long time to come, as it co-incided with the opening of a brand new play area. The Friends of Rockingham Road...
View ArticleArtistic Tiago bags a donation for his school
A CORBY schoolboy has bagged a big prize in an art competition organised by the town’s Tesco Extra store to tell shoppers about the Click + Collect Groceries online shopping service. Six-year-old Tiago...
View Article1,000 compete for school games gold
THE 2015 Northamptonshire School Games programme culminated in a magnificent finale on Thursday July 9 at Moulton College, and basked in glorious sunshine, giving perfect sporting conditions for more...
View ArticleTaking healthy steps
SCHOOLCHILDREN, council officials and teachers were striding out last month. It was International Walk to School Month and Corby Borough Council’s Neighbourhood Management Team encouraged parents and...
View ArticleCounty’s sporting heroes are celebrated
WITH a fantastic year of sporting achievements in the county to reflect upon, the 11th Northamptonshire Sports Awards last weekend celebrated local sporting heroes, rising stars, coaches, volunteers...
View ArticleDid you go to a Henry Gotch school, asks museum
KETTERING’S Manor House Museum is looking to borrow items about the Henry Gotch schools for a forthcoming exhibition of school memories and memorabilia. Do you have any items that relate to the...
View ArticleChallenging theme for pupils
LOCAL students have been tackling issues of unhealthy relationships and child sexual exploitation (CSE) at Latimer Arts College in Barton Seagrave, during their launch of this year’s County Schools...
View ArticleStudents take up relationships challenge
THIRTEEN schools have now signed up for this year’s County Schools Challenge; a competition which asks pupils to come up with enterprising ways to help other youngsters struggling with a specific...
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School days remembered – ex-pupils invited to reunions
THE Manor House Museum in Kettering is hosting an exhibition focusing on the history of the Henry Gotch Schools from 1939-2009 and is organising school days reunions. Former students, teachers and...
View ArticleMayor joins in ‘cracking’ reading scheme
WHEN it comes to reading schemes, the mayor and deputy mayor of Corby can spot a cracker when they see one! They visited Corby Primary Academy this month to see Beanstalk Trained Reading helper, Ruth...
View ArticlePupils design ‘fatal four’ awareness sign
YOUNGSTERS at a Kettering primary school have had road safety posters they designed made into a sign that has been installed near their school. The St Mary’s Primary School pupils came up with designs...
View ArticleSuperheroes learn to be green!
PRIMARY school youngsters in Kettering have been learning about the importance of being a responsible dog owner and not being a litter bug. St Mary’s CEVA Primary School children teamed up with...
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Pupils face ‘dragons’ in county challenge
STUDENTS at Lodge Park Academy in Corby faced a Dragons’ Den-style panel when they held their in-school final, as part of this year’s County Schools Challenge. The school is just one of 17 across the...
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