School Zone

Hi-tech hub at library's heart

E-LEARNING and ICT resources at Benjamin Britten High School, in Lowestoft, are in the process of having a makeover with a new dual-purpose computer hub in the school's library.

New sign unveiled at Denes High

20 June 2008 11:42

A NEW sign has been unveiled at The Denes High School, marking the end of a long journey for one year nine student. Liam Donnelly and his international studies class-mates were set a challenge to work out how the school could make foreign visitors to the Lowestoft school feel more welcome..

Old faces return to Woods Loke

13 June 2008 10:22

TWO of only three headteachers ever to take charge at Woods Loke Primary School came together on Tuesday to celebrate the 40th anniversary. Mark Prentice, current headteacher, and Basil Southey, 85, who was first in command when the school, in Lowestoft, opened in 1968, celebrated the momentous occasion together during a special lunch..

Woodland trip for village primary school

06 June 2008 15:22

BARNBY and North Cove Primary School have enjoyed a woodland trip, which saw them observe aged trees, along with others growing in a tube. The trip was a visit to the Green Light Trust Woodland, at Lawshall, near Bury St Edmunds, where children from the foundation stage and key stage one enjoyed touching the bark on a variety of trees to feel the differences in texture..

Grand reopening at Rainbow Nursery

06 June 2008 15:15

RAINBOW Day Nursery held a grand reopening on Saturday to show off the new safe surface for outside play. The surface has been paid for by the hard work of parents and staff over several months..

Clowning around at Lothingland Middle

06 June 2008 15:01

THERE has been a lot of clowning around at Lothingland Middle School. But this was exactly what the teachers expected of the children as the Foolhardy Circus came to town..

Denes Shakespeare twist

06 June 2008 15:01

YEAR nine pupils at Denes High School, in Lowestoft, gave a new take on Shakespeare when they performed a scene from The Tempest, in French. The performance was the end product of a four-week cross-curricular project led by the English department who had to teach parts of the play for the SATs exams..

Dell Primary School's Ofsted joy

30 May 2008 10:16

DELL Primary School is at the heart of the community and provides pupils with a good standard of education, an Ofsted report has stated. The school in Dell Road, Lowestoft, received a mixture of good and outstanding grades, which highlighted the excellent curriculum and the links made between all subjects..