Michael Higham, aged 12, from St Martin’s Ampleforth, was honoured to be invited to be part of the parade to greet the Pope’s arrival in Edinburgh on Thursday 16th September. The youngest drummer in the Ampleforth Highlanders (the Ampleforth College pipe band), they had to march half a mile along Prince’s Street, before lining up [...]

In an increasingly secular and target-driven society, it is easy to celebrate the numbers and forget what goes into them. At Sacred Heart RC School, Redcar, this was not the case as the Governors were so proud of the Class of 2010 for achieving the best results in the history of the school; 72% with [...]

In August, the students at St Mary’s College in Middlesbrough celebrated an A level pass rate of just over 97%, which was 3% up on the previous year, and equalled the highest pass rate in the College’s long history. No fewer than 23 subjects achieved a 100% pass rate.

Amongst the many outstanding individual performances [...]

Ampleforth students and staff enjoyed tremendous success in the recent national Para’s 10 races held at Catterick Barracks on 13th September. The girls were represented by Anna Gould, Philippa Basselet von la Rosee and their games teacher, Nicola Horn. The girls competed in a 10 mile endurance run over multi-terrain which is regularly used in [...]

After ten years, Elizabeth Cannings has retired as Headteacher of St Mary’s RC Primary School in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Elizabeth has spent 30 years in the teaching profession including spells at schools across North Yorkshire. She admitted it was a strange feeling to be leaving the school she has been a part of for a [...]

Children at St Paulinus RC Primary School at The Avenue in Guisborough gathered together at the nearby Church to help mark their school secretary’s retirement after more than 30 years’ service.

Mrs Barbara Kidd, 60 years, decided to retire after the last day of the term before the summer break after 30 unbroken years’ service at [...]