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Apply for free school meals, in time for the new school year

By |August 31st, 2022|Categories: News, Schools|

Families in North Yorkshire are being given easier access to apply for free school meals with a new streamlined system that has been launched ahead of the new academic year. It is now quicker and easier to apply for free school meals after North Yorkshire County Council launched a new, online system earlier this summer. The digital application involves a [...]

Head of covid vaccine delivery appears as guest of honour at Harrogate school’s ‘Speech Day’

By |August 11th, 2022|Categories: News, Schools|

A leading academic who played a key role in the national response to the Covid-19 outbreak was guest of honour at Harrogate Ladies’ College annual Speech Day. Dr Emily Lawson DBE, Head of the Delivery Unit at 10 Downing Street previously worked at NHS England and Improvement where she was National Director for the NHS Covid-19 vaccine deployment programme. She [...]

New Early Years Head joins Highfield Pre-School in Harrogate

By |August 4th, 2022|Categories: News, Schools|

Harrogate Ladies’ College has appointed a new Head of Early Years to further enrich the teaching and learning at Highfield Pre-School - the school’s associated nursery setting.  Kathryn Wilson, who is originally from Ripon, is returning to her Yorkshire roots after a spell teaching in Derbyshire where she was an Assistant Head and EYFS leader. She worked across North Yorkshire [...]

Harrogate teacher of 16 years sets off on Singapore adventure with her family

By |August 3rd, 2022|Categories: Harrogate, News, Schools|

The deputy head of a Harrogate district school is heading off to Singapore with her family to start a new teaching adventure later this month. Emma Shea, who has been Acting Head at Belmont Grosvenor School for the past 12 months, has been appointed Deputy Head at Brighton College in Singapore. The mother-of-three has worked at Belmont Grosvenor for the [...]

Harrogate therapy centre launches group to support children moving from primary to secondary school

By |August 3rd, 2022|Categories: Harrogate, News, Schools|

A new Harrogate-based therapy and coaching centre is aiming to support young people who are making the step up from primary to secondary education. The centre, which is called 'The Harlow', is launching a new group that will provide children with an environment of listening, sharing and empowerment so that they can embrace change. The 'Stepping Up' programme has been [...]

Harrogate Grammar unveil £1.3million building featuring ‘classrooms on stilts’

By |July 21st, 2022|Categories: News, Schools|

Harrogate Grammar School has officially unveiled its new £1.3million McHugh Building and Garden. The building features three new classrooms, an Atrium and a garden - all built during the pandemic and designed to accommodate the schools’ growing population. The elevated 'classrooms on stilts' have also created much-needed space underneath for students to meet. The stilts are steel pillars, inscribed by children [...]

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