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Top school puts lessons on iTunes
Newcastle High’s Junior School is based
at Chapman House, Sandyford Terrace, Jesmond, formerly the Junior School of Central Newcastle High School. The plan to create the finest Junior School facilities in the North East at Chapman House is almost complete. In March 2013, the Duchess of Northumberland opened extensive multi-million pound refurbishments to Chapman House, and extensive refurbishments to the five-acre grounds including two all- weather pitches, together with a new gym and dance studio and outdoor learning spaces are almost complete.
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A leading independent school is making dozens of its courses available free online so lessons can be downloaded by pupils or teachers at other schools. The Stephen Perse Foundation in Cambridge has made 87 of its iTunes U course units freely available, with more to come. The units cover a wide range of academic disciplines from literature, languages, the arts, sciences, mathematics and humanities and have been created by teachers in the school for use with their own classes for teaching and revision. Initially, these have been created with examination courses in
mind, such as the International Baccalaureate Diploma, A-level and IGCSE and GCSE. However, some are already finding that they have great potential for younger ages as well. There are also courses, from the school’s own curriculum, aimed at younger students (ages 11-14). The next phase is likely to involve the integration of iBooks (some writen by the teachers) into the iTunes U materials. In addition, the school is developing a programme so that every student will leave with a digital portfolio to take into university education and the world of work.
disabilities and special needs at the Father Ray Foundation. Next stop was the Pataya Orphanage, where children from four days old are looked after until they can be adopted. After this they visited the local children’s home where they led dance and crafts classes, before taking a party of blind children to the seaside, as well as spending time with children who are deaf or HIV positive. Fiona Morris, who teaches geography
at Mayfield, has organised the annual trip since its inception in 2012. “As always I was very impressed and touched by the girls’ compassion and humility,” says Fiona. “They are great role models and ambassadors for the school. I believe they learnt a lot about thinking on their feet and discovered in themselves some hidden talents and depths of character. There was never a cross word between them.”
Haileybury’s rugby success
The organisers of the Rugby World Cup 2015 have announced that independent, co-educational boarding school Haileybury will be a team base for Argentina and the USA. Haileybury is one of the 41 team bases that will host the 20 participating teams during the tournament, which takes place in England and Cardiff between 18 Sept and 31 Oct next year. Each base will consist of a top-class rugby pitch, team room, weights facility, swimming pool and changing rooms. A mix of rugby and football clubs, schools, colleges, universities and dedicated
training facilities will be utilised by the 20 international teams. Former captain of Wales and British Lion, Michael Owen, is Haileybury’s director of rugby. “We are extremely excited that Haileybury will be part of Rugby World Cup 2015 and we look forward to welcoming the Argentinean and USA teams next year. We
have a rich rugby heritage and
being chosen to be a team base for the tournament is an honour for our college. It’s brilliant that we can showcase our state-of-the-art facilities and be involved in such a massive global sporting event.”
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