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Girls Football team enjoy National Cup Final success
A local U16 girls football team is celebrating winning the English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) National Cup after a nerve wracking 2-1 win in the final. Pupils from St. Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, beat Fullbrook school from Woking, to bring the cup
Visit from Bishop Stephen Wright for the Feast of St Jospeh, the Worker
On Wednesday 1st May 2024, St. Joseph’s was blessed with a visit from Bishop Stephen Wright for the feast of St. Joseph the worker. Bishop Stephen celebrated Mass for all of Year 7 in St. James’ RC church and reflected on the inspirational example and values demonstrated by St. Joseph and explored how we too
RAAC-affected school split across three sites unites to win special award
Children and staff from a primary school split across three sites due to RAAC have united to win a special award. St James Catholic Primary School in Hebburn has been awarded The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)’s LiveSimply award. The award from the official aid agency of the Catholic church in England and Wale
‘Small but mighty’ Sunderland school rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted
A Sunderland primary school which puts pupils at the “heart of all decisions” has been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. Pupils at St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, “embody the school’s values, including compassion and tolerance”. Ofsted lead inspector Richard Beadnall said in his report following the inspection
Pupils inspect RAAC affected schools – due to reopen soon
Pupils from two Bishop Chadwick primary schools don their hard hats and hi-vis! PUPILS became health and safety inspectors for a day, when they went to visit their schools, which were closed in September due to emergency remediation works being required. St James Catholic Primary School in Hebburn and St John Bosco Primary School in
Girls Football team reach ESFA Final
A local Year 7 girls football team is celebrating reaching the English Schools’Football Association (ESFA) final. Pupils from St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy, Hebburn beat South Wolds Academyfrom South Nottingham in the Semi-final 3 – 0. The girls will play Surbiton Highschool from Kingston in the final on Tuesday 21st May. Over 230 teams entered the
Girls Football team reach ESFA Final
A local U16 girls football team is celebrating reaching the English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) National Final. Pupils from St. Bede’s Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, beat Haslingden High school from Rossendale, Blackburn 3-1 in the semi-final. They will play Fulbrook School from Woking in
YouTube star ‘jump starts’ children’s fitness at Jarrow school
Children were jumping with joy when a YouTube star visited their school. Jump Start Jonny aka Jonny Stewart is a fitness instructor on a mission to get children fit and his fun workouts and chill-out videos are loved by more than 250,000 Jumpsters in schools and homes across the globe. He loves exercise, particularly because
New Construction and Housing Trades Academy launched in Sunderland
An innovative new skills partnership that bridges the gap between education and the world of work has been launched in Sunderland. Leading housing association Gentoo, Sunderland College and Bishop Chadwick Education Trust will co-design and deliver the ‘Gentoo Trades Academy’ which will see 14-16-year-olds study towards a specialised construction qualification alongside their GCSEs to advance
School hosts special afternoon tea for mums, grans and aunties
The special women in the lives of the pupils of St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School in South Shields were celebrated at a heartwarming event. The primary school, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, held two Mother’s Day afternoon tea events for the children’s mums, grandmothers, aunties and carers to attend. There wasn’t
Swimming stars win Easington finals – and secure bronze in County Finals
Sporting ambassadors of a primary school in Seaham are swimming in pride at their achievements in a regional competition. The Key Stage 2 swimming team of St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Primary School, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, won the Easington School Sports Partnership KS2 Swimming Gala. Following their win, they went
Excited litter-pickers will clean up thanks to grant
Serving the local community is important to a primary school in Peterlee – and now they can hold regular litter picks thanks to a £500 grant. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, successfully applied for a Believe Housing community grant to buy litter-picking equipment