Education

Dozens of pupils from Cundall Manor School took to the stage recently to wow a packed audience with an upbeat performance of HMS Pinafore.

Ashville College Upper 6th pupils, Henry Mountford and Elsie Johnston, have been chosen to lead a senior prefect group of 12, known as Red Ties.

Year 6 pupils at Willow Tree Primary School put on a performance that the audience will never forget as part of their momentous end of primary school celebrations.

Green-fingered work has grown shoots with stronger community links being formed between Willow Tree Primary Year 6 pupils and Woodlands Methodist Church.

Youngsters at Harewood Primary ended the school year by taking off their shoes and leaving them on their desks.

Year 7 pupils at St Aidan’s school got to grips with first aid thanks to help from St John Ambulance.

Here we go! The August silly season has arrived. Schools staggered to the end of the academic year, breathed a sigh of relief and pushed off to sunnier climes. Not so for some “unlucky” head teachers.

Ashville College will again be teaming up with Activate Camps this August to host four exciting sport-based camps for youngsters from across the Harrogate District - football, cricket, netball and hockey.

Starbeck School pupils performed in the spotlight as part of an after school club run by Harrogate Theatre Education Department.

Children at Red Kite Children’s Day Nursery in Knaresborough have been growing a sunflower and it has turned out to be a whopper!

Harrogate Grammar School selected four pupils as head students.

Pupils, parents and staff at Belmont Grosvenor have said a fond farewell to their long-serving Headteacher who has guided the school to three ‘outstanding’ inspections.

North Yorkshire Schools’ inaugural Spelling Bee took place recently at St John Fisher Catholic High School in Harrogate.

Governors and the head teacher of a Knaresborough primary school have condemned ‘mindless vandalism’ after a classroom was set on fire.

Harrogate Ladies’ College welcomed former Head Girl, Hannah Lowther from Summerbridge, as guest of honour at its annual Speech Day recently.

Students have been encouraged to treasure their school and appreciate how it is preparing them for their future by a former head boy.

Senate elections have been taking place at a Harrogate school.