Cherri V a rising pop star performed live at Longcroft School and Performing Arts College. Cherri V was described by MTV as a ‘Janet Jackson style singer’ with a songwriting talent that deserves to be nurtured. Cherri V who has a single out now called Skool Daze performed three songs before signing autographs for the pupils. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to…
Entrepreneurs of the future have been getting tips about starting a new business as part of their course. Peter Connor, a director of performance improvement business consultants Connor Newman Ltd, worked with the BTEC National Diploma Business students on business ideas, business plans and investments. Every student came up with a business idea and each will present their businesses to a ‘Dragons Den’ style panel at the end of their…
Pictures from the Schools’ Music Service & Friends of East Riding Youth Orchestras Winter Concert held at Longcroft School. There were performances by East Riding Intermediate Wind Band, East Riding Percussion Ensemble, and East Riding Youth Jazz Orchestra. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=417] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to…
Bebe Vox was in Beverley performing live in two different Beverley Schools. The talented singer who is set to release a single on the 26th April got the kids rocking! Bebe spoke with HU17.net saying: “I am touring 100 schools across the UK doing assemblies to promote myself and my new single and doing as many gigs as I can.” “All I dreamed about is being a singer, my songs…
Friends of Longcroft School held their annual coffee morning at Toll Gavel United Church Hall this morning. The fair weather made it a fantastic morning raising over £250, nudging them a little nearer to the target needed for a new mini bus. A second hand book stall, tombola and cake stall contributed to the overall total as well as serving tea/coffee and toasted teacakes. The committee members were ably helped…
A free workshop is being held for parents in Beverley to help them understand more about how young people use the internet and what parents can do to help safeguard their children. The internet is used widely by young people and in often a different manner to how their parents may use it. The workshop will look at some of these differences and explore how young people use the internet…
The performance of East Riding schools at the end of key stage four has once again shown improvement. GCSE results have risen again for the fifth successive year. Validated results indicate that 71 per cent of pupils achieved five or more A*-C GCSE grades ( a rise of 5 per cent) and 52 per cent achieved the government’s “gold standard” of five or more A*-C including English and mathematics, sustaining…
MP for Beverley and Holderness, Graham Stuart, is to meet with the head of East Riding College as moves continue to secure its move to new premises in Flemingate. Above: Flemingate, the site where the college is hoping to develop a new campus for learning Graham is meeting with Derek Branton, the college principal and John Doris, director of resources, on Friday. The college has been planning to move from…
Former and current students of Longcroft School and Performing Arts College gathered at University of Hull’s Middleton Hall for their annual presentation night. Despite the bad weather that has forced many events to be cancelled in the area Headteacher Mrs Hughes was determined that this Longcrofts School Presentation Evening would go ahead and the pupils would receive their deserved recognition for their achievements. Guest of Honour Mr Jeremy Thorne addresses…
Keldmash Primary School in Beverley today had a special visit with the Mayor of Beverley and guest from Germany. The visit is part directly connect with ‘ShRINC’ a collaborative project between East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s school improvement service and the Schulamt in the Kreis Lippe region of Germany. Full details to follow…. Related Links Beverley and Lemgo Officials Meet Lemgo Fire Fighters in Beverley Pupils From Twined Town Visit
A free workshop is being held for parents in Beverley to help them understand more about how young people use the internet and what parents can do to help safeguard their children. The internet is widely used by young people and is often used differently by young people to how their parents may use it. This workshop will look at some of the differences and explore how young people use…
More than 1,300 students will receive their individual AS and A2 examination results on Thursday, 20th August 2008. Students will be hoping to achieve the results they need to move into the next phase of their education. Many will be dependent on achieving good results to take up a university place. East Riding secondary schools have been working hard with their students to ensure that they do well and achieve…
Have you ever stared blankly at a map and wondered, what on earth does all this mean? Have you ever been driving along, completely lost and after miles of driving realised you have the map upside down? Have you ever wanted to know how to be able to read a map, use a compass, go for a walk or drive without getting lost? Then this course is for you! This…
East Riding of Yorkshire Council would like to congratulate schools on their success as shown in the provisional Local Authority Key Stage 2 results released today. Outcomes for 11-year-old pupils demonstrate the health of the primary schools, as the East Riding results continue to show evidence of strong performance. In English the authority is 37th out of 150 councils, placing it in the upper quartile – top 25%. In mathematics…
Set in the grounds of the former Longcroft Hall, our Beverley campus is a five-minute walk from Beverley town centre and borders the lush common land of the Westwood. Many of our classrooms are dotted around the grounds, in among the dozens of mature trees which fill the campus. The Westwood building houses hair and beauty, engineering, construction and catering and hospitality, while further blocks accommodate our Learning Resource Centre…
MP applauds Artsmark award to schools Five schools in the Beverley and Holderness constituency of Graham Stuart MP have been successful in attaining Artsmark awards this year, it has been announced. The national award scheme recognises schools which are committed to providing a high level of art education. This year the schools which have achieved Artsmark are: Beverley High School, Cherry Burton C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Longcroft…
