News and press releases relating to Yewdale Primary School, part of the Cumbria Education Trust.
Students from The Whitehaven Academy, Workington Academy and Yewdale Primary School had the honour of showing off their performance skills at the University of Cumbria graduation ceremonies, held at the historic Carlisle Cathedral. Earning overwhelmingly positive praise from the University of Cumbria faculty and attendees, it was noted that the CET students captivated audiences with…
Each year, we celebrate Be The Best You Can Be Week, as part of Cumbria Education Trust’s endeavour to create a stimulating environment in which our students can thrive. The purpose of this week is to give students and pupils in all schools across CET the opportunity to push, challenge and express themselves in as…
On Thursday 11th July, Cumbria Education Trust hosted a remarkable showcase of innovation and environmental stewardship at The Whitehaven Academy. The occasion? The CET Innovate Final.
The weather gods must have found out that Cumbria Education Trust (CET) were planning a sports day as the sun made a rare appearance! On Tuesday 18th June, all ten primary schools from CET gathered for the annual ‘Be The Best You Can Be’ Sports Day. Held at Copeland Stadium in Whitehaven, over 200 Year…
Over the last five years, several of CET’s schools have worked closely with Cash For Kids (CFK), a charity that supports children and young people affected by poverty, abuse, neglect, life-limiting illness and those who have additional needs. Sara Oldham, Fundraising Executive, spearheads the fundraising in Cumbria and works closely with Caldew Lea Primary School,…
Four of our primary schools took part in the Cash For Kids Sports Challenge this year. Caldew Lea Primary School, Newtown Primary School, Petteril Bank School and Yewdale Primary School got creative whilst coming up with innovative and exciting ways to raise as much money as they could for their school. The Cash For Kids…
Three teachers from Yewdale Primary School have successfully completed the Outstanding Teacher Intervention (OTI) programme. Claire Hodgson, Susan Ingledow and Kate Mains worked with The Osiris Teaching Intervention, a school-based professional learning programme for teachers, which accelerates the quality of learning and teaching by ensuring immediate and sustained changes in classroom practice. OTI builds on what is…
Following on from Yewdale Primary School’s last Ofsted inspection in July 2018, in which they were rated Good, they received another inspection from Ofsted on 19th and 20th September, in what is called an ungraded inspection. This inspection is carried out around once every four years to ensure that, as a school, they are still…
More than 200 students and pupils came together to improve their sporting skills and hear about an inspiring Everest adventure.
During Global Enterprise Week, schools across CET focused on Eco and Green enterprises linked to the recent COP26 conference in Glasgow.
