Ten local primary-age children have been shortlisted for the top prize in the “Through the Eyes of a Child Community Poetry Competition, 7-11 yrs category. One child from Pegasus School, two from St Gerards, three from Topcliffe and four from Chivenor Junior and Infant School have been invited, with their teachers and parents, to a [...]
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June 28, 2008
Glamour and style at the Prom
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Year 11 students at Castle Vale School put on a display of style, glamour and charm at the end of year School Prom, held at the Jaguar Club on Thursday evening. Click here for 26 Prom photos.
June 25, 2008
Glad rags at the ready for Prom night
Castle Vale will be festooned with smartly dressed 16-year-olds tomorrow evening. It’s the Year11 Prom at the Jaguar Club, as the senior students celebrate the end of their careers at Castle Vale School, GCSE exams having finished a couple of weeks ago.
June 19, 2008
School green project turns Japanese
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Castle Vale School students have been helped again by the bank managers of HSBC in the second phase of their environmental project aimed at improving the school grounds. This time they have been transforming a derelict and neglected corner of the school into a Japanese garden. HSBC Bank [...]
June 18, 2008
Car seats - free advice session on law changes
Children under 4′ 5″ who are under 12 years of age must use a child restraint as well as a seat belt in a car. Drivers must not carry children as passengers just in seatbelts. Free advice about recent changes in the laws on child car seats will be available in Sainsbury’s car park [...]
June 13, 2008
Castle Vale Nursery Under Threat
by Robert Brown, Merlin Chief Executive
The future of one of Castle Vale’s Nurseries is being threatened by a disagreement with Birmingham City Council over rent charges.
Pegasus Tiggy Winkles, operated by Merlin Venture, opened in April 1999, having negotiated a seven year lease with the City. For the first five years BCC agreed not to charge [...]
June 12, 2008
Netball action photos: Pegasus v Topcliffe
With thanks to Pegasus Year 6 teacher Katie Wightman for the photos of the netball match this week between Pegasus and Topcliffe School, played in great spirits, according to Miss Wightman. Pegasus ran out 11-4 winners. More netball is planned - a match tonight between Pegasus and St Gerard’s, and a Junior School [...]
June 11, 2008
St Gerard’s going ‘from strength to strength’ - Ofsted
Ofsted (The Government education watchdog), has described St Gerard’s as a ‘good school’ with ‘many outstanding features’ in a report published this week following an inspection in May. It describes the parents as ‘overwhelmingly supportive’. The Head Teacher, David Hird, provides ‘a clear focus’, and the School is ‘going from strength to strength’ according to [...]
June 7, 2008
Goodbye to 103 years of expertise
Dr Coles from the Eden Court Medical Practice retires this summer after 34 years improving people’s health. And after 32 years of helping children to learn, Shirley Harris will retire from St Gerard’s School in July.
Both are mere novices compared to teacher Mary Quinn, who retires from St Gerard’s after 37 years at the same school.
May 26, 2008
Gold and Silver for School Trampoliners
teacher Kay Friday with some of her trampoline stars
Tyler Perks won an individual gold medal at the annual trampolining competition organised by Castle Vale School for seven local schools, the largest number in the competition’s history. (Click here for photos)
Demi Leigh-Short won the Under 15s silver medal, and Leanne Jones took bronze. In the team [...]
