On Thursday 17th of July 2025 the children went to Stockport Air Raid shelters for the day. Everyone had the opportunity to dress up, with the children arriving as evacuees and the staff as land girls. The coach took us into Stockport where we were greeted by staff from the shelters, who were also dressed … Read More

Oh, my goodness, what a fabulous way to close the school year. The whole school was absolutely amazing and worked together to deliver a varied programme including some of the skills and work they have learnt about during the academic year to an appreciative audience. I can honestly say that the Church Service which was … Read More

Following a term of hard work learning songs, musical compositions with actions or using glockenspiels, untuned percussion instruments and also using the Makaton language program which has been developed to support people with learning or communication difficulties to sign the words of the songs. As always, the children rose to the occasion and delivered a … Read More

On Thursday 10th July, Class 2 visited the village hall for a very special event – The Mock Classroom. The event was organised by Mrs Broomhead to commemorate the Village Hall’s centenary. The children and community members took part in a 1950’s math lesson in which they explored the 8 times – table. They used … Read More

It was a lovely hot day when the children and staff left the school to begin their exciting leavers event before the next part of their educational journey following the summer break. Everyone was very excited as we set off up the hill on the way to Matlock and the Deception Escape Rooms ready to … Read More

World Guinness Book of Records Pasta Event! The children here at Hartington have demonstrated their absolute joy when it comes to taking part in any cookery activity, whether it’s part of the school curriculum or after school club their enthusiasm is infectious. So, when we were invited to take part in the Jamie Oliver World … Read More

On Friday July 4th 2025 we were joined by a firefighter to help us with Fire Safety. We watched videos about Dexter the fire dog and had different scenarios where we discussed what we would do. We practiced stop, drop and roll, remembering to cover our eyes so that they remained protected! We were sent … Read More