--- title: "New nursery in Hebburn named by the children to honour fisherman roots" url: "https://bccet.org.uk/news/2025-08-20-new-nursery-in-hebburn-named-by-the-children-to-honour-fisherman-roots" school: "Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust" --- # New nursery in Hebburn named by the children to honour fisherman roots 20 August 2025 A new Nursery at St James’ Catholic Primary School in Hebburn has a new name thanks to four proud pupils. To name the new Early Years provision, which opens in September, the school held a competition for pupils to think of a name. Headteacher Francesca Heslop explained: “As we had decided to launch our Nursery, it was necessary to think of a unique name. “As the children are at the heart of all we do, it seemed only fitting that they should decide on the name. We ran a competition and asked that the name was associated with our patron saint, St James. “We were inundated with brilliant and creative ideas making it incredibly hard to choose. As four children had plumped for the same name, we decided to go with Little Shells, a symbol associated with St James and his travels to Spain.” Lewis and Eleanor from Year 3 and Charlie and Eva from Year 4 were the lucky winners, who each had a lightbulb moment to name the new Nursery, Little Shells. The winners were treated to an extra playtime and a chocolate chip cookie with their classmates. There are 15 spaces available at Little Shells @ St James places are for children aged from 3 years. For more information and applications, visit [www.stjameshebburn.co.uk/nursery](http://www.stjameshebburn.co.uk/nursery) For more information about BCCET, visit [www.bccet.org.uk](http://www.bccet.org.uk) **Photo caption:** St James’ Catholic Primary School pupils Lewis, Eleanor, Charlie and Eva, who won a competition to name the school’s new Nursery, Little Shells @ St James. [ A level students celebrate outstanding achievements](https://bccet.org.uk/news/2025-08-14-a-level-students-celebrate-outstanding-achievements) [St Aidan’s Students Exceptional GCSE Results, Exceeding National Averages ](https://bccet.org.uk/news/2025-08-21-st-aidan-s-students-exceptional-gcse-results-exceeding-national-averages) ![Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/bishop-chadwick-catholic-education-trust/images/logo/logo-footer-with-diocese-02_(1).png) ### Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust Evolve Business Centre Cygnet Way, Rainton Bridge South Business Park Houghton-le-Spring Tyne & Wear DH4 5QY ### Quick Links - [Website Terms](https://bccet.org.uk/website-terms) - [Accessibility Statement](https://bccet.org.uk/accessibility-statement) - [Privacy Notice](https://bccet.org.uk/privacy-policy) - [FOI Statement](https://bccet.org.uk/freedom-of-information) ### Useful Links - [Key Documents](https://bccet.org.uk/key-documents) - [Teach First/SCITT](https://bccet.org.uk/work-for-us/teach-first-scitt) - [Our Schools](https://bccet.org.uk/our-schools) - [Job Vacancies](https://bccet.org.uk/job-vacancies) - [Contact Us](https://bccet.org.uk/contact) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BishopChadwickCET) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@bishopchadwickcet) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/78414337/admin/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bishopchadwickcet/) © Copyright 2025–2026 Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://bccet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)