Trial Blog Archive

If ever the term Summer in Summer Fair was more apt. A beautifully warm evening at school helped the Summer Fair to be a fantastic success. We had the usual array of stalls from toys, raffles, football, hook-a-duck, ice lollies, hot dogs, teas, coffees, cakes, pop...

This week, Year Two has been well and truly transported to the heart of the capital city! We have been immersing ourselves in the sights and sounds of the city through our current English text, 'A Walk in London'. It’s been wonderful to see the children engaging so...

Wednesday night this week, as well as England's opening game in the World Cup, was Durham Dash night. Over 1000 pupils took part in running and field events based at County Durham's iconic Beamish museum. We had 48 pupils representing our school. As always, everyone...

This week, our fantastic Year 6 pupils swapped the classroom for two wheels as they took part in the Bikeability course. The program is designed to give children the vital skills they need to ride safely on the roads, as well as teaching them how to look after and...

Key Stage 1 This morning, our classrooms were transformed into an underwater world as our students took part in an exciting live webinar: "Dive into the World of Manta Rays" with the incredible marine charity, The Manta Trust. The children loved virtually diving into...

This week is Enterprise Week for our year 6 class. A wide variety of stalls sold products like cookies, cakes, milkshakes, rock art, nachos, pop,  messages of wisdom and pix 'n' mix. Then there were great activities like penalty shoot out, splat the rat, guess the...

Our year 3 and 4 pupils visited Durham Cathedral this week to see the amazing building, fantastic stained glass windows - new and old - and examine the incredible Lego representation of this 900 year old building.

Today, our Year 1 and Year 2 children took part in a hands-on Healthy Eating Workshop delivered by the fantastic team at Chartwells. The children became nutrition superstars as they explored how the food we eat fuels our bodies.  Throughout the interactive session,...

This week, our Year 1 and Year 2 pupils had a fantastic time visiting Broom House Farm to bring their Science curriculum to life. The children enjoyed a hands-on look at animals and their offspring, linked to their current classroom learning about life cycles. Beyond...

Our KS1 pupils had a wonderful time as they took part in a 'Primary Futures' virtual encounter! The interactive session, 'Minibeasts to Animals', introduced the children to inspiring volunteers who work to protect our environment and its inhabitants. By connecting...