The Duke of Devonshire was the guest of honour at our special event to celebrate our school’s 150th anniversary. The gloomy weather did not dampen people’s spirits as around 200 visitors enjoyed the commemorative party on Saturday 9th July. The school was officially opened on the 10th July 1866 by T Osborne Bateman Esq, of Litchurch Villa near Derby, after … Read More
Month: July 2016
150th Celebration
Saturday 9th July 2016 We will celebrate our school being open for 150 years. Programme of events 11am- Doors Open- please sign the visitors book when you collect your programme Enjoy the exhibitions found inside and outside of school, including- TIMELINE; 150 MEMORIES; ARTEFACTS & PHOTOGRAPHS and a Steam Ploughing Engine for which the 7th Duke of Devonshire … Read More
School exchange
On Wednesday 29th June our school hosted a visit for their friends from Lowfield School, Sheffield. Despite the torrential rain the children enjoyed discovering the local countryside and comparing it to their surroundings in Sheffield. Friends of the school, Peak Park Ranger Rose Clarke and Dry stone Waller Trevor Wragg devised a range of activities … Read More
Local Archaeology Dig
Friday 24th June 2016 The children were lucky enough to be invited to take part in a ground breaking project at the Dove Valley Centre, Under Whitle Farm in Sheen. The project was called ‘Peeling Back the Layers’. They experienced life as an archaeologist, unearthing artifacts and then cataloging them. Ruby Debes quoted before we … Read More
Our school in Derbyshire Life magazine
The school featured in Derbyshire Life magazine in May – to tell readers more about our very exciting plans for the school’s 150th anniversary and the 150 memories project we that are working on. Click on the image below to see a bigger picture of the article.