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SEND Bulletin no. 2 October 2020
Edition 18 - Thursday 15 October 2020Spotlight on... Consultations for SENDIASSThe Local Authority must provide a SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice ...
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Edition 17 - Thursday 1 October 2020Spotlight on... Consultations for SENDIASSThe Local Authority must provide a SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, ...
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Edition 16 - Thursday 17 September 2020Spotlight on... Consultations for SENDIASSThe Local Authority must provide a SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Inform...
Read MoreSEND Bulletin July 2020
Edition 11 - Thursday 9 July 2020Spotlight on... East Riding SEND Local Offer information - Parent Carer Survey - “You Said… We Did”The Families Informat...
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Edition 9 - Thursday 11 June 2020 Spotlight on... Family Fund provides grants to families on low incomes who have children with disabilities or severe medical conditions. The Children ...
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Edition 7 - Thursday 7 May 2020 Spotlight on... Beverley Puppet Festival is back! (but not as you know it.) Thanks to the magic of the internet, audiences can still access high-q...
Read MoreSEND Bulletin April 2020
Edition 5 - Thursday 9 April 2020 Spotlight on... Guidance, advice, support and resources during the Coronavirus lockdown: The East Riding SEND Local Offer and Families Service Directory...
Read MoreMr Wilson to run the London Marathon for Spiers Bank House Trust
We are thrilled that Mr Wilson, Head of Year 7, is to run the London Marathon this April to raise funds for Spiers Bank House.
Mr Wilson has been a club runner with the Yorkshire Wolds Runners for th...
Read MorePrimary School Creative Writing Event
Students from four of our feeder primary schools visited Driffield School & Sixth Form on Tuesday 24th February to take part in a morning planned to nurture and encourage creativity in English. ...
Read MoreYear 11 Student’s Volunteering Visit to South Africa
During January 2020, Year 11 student Lucy Kay had the fantastic opportunity to take part in a trip to South Africa with St John Ambulance Cadets.
Joining Lucy in South Africa were people from 8 dif...
Read MoreUnder 15 Girls Cricket Finals - Headingly
We were delighted that our Under 15 girl’s cricket team had the opportunity to represent Driffield School & Sixth Form and East Yorkshire at the Yorkshire Finals in Headingly, Leeds, on Wednesday ...
Read MorePrison! Me! No-Way! 2020
Prison! Me! No-Way! returned for a Crime and Safety Awareness Day working with Year 9 at Driffield School. The full day event took place on Tuesday 11th February 2020.
Prison! Me! No-Way! is ru...
Read MoreNorth & East Yorkshire District Drill & Piping Competition
Year 10 students Owen Richardson and Alistair Lea took part in the North & East Yorkshire District Drill & Piping Competition with Scarborough Sea Cadets on Sunday 2nd February 2020. They comp...
Read MoreGreat Britain Racing Team
We are absolutely thrilled to congratulate Year 11 student Jordan Palin on his selection for the Great Britain Racing Team. In a letter from the Great Britain Racing Team to Jordan they stated “There ...
Read MoreGirls Under 13 Cricket
Driffield School & Sixth Form’s girls under 13 team qualified from the East Yorkshire region to attend the Yorkshire Finals at Headingly on Wednesday 29th January. The girls played well together a...
Read MoreDriffield School and Sixth Form STEM Event
On Friday 31st January 2020 we welcomed the dynamic BAE Systems, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force Roadshow. It was a fully interactive theatrical production. Year 7 and 8 students ...
Read MoreYear 7 Model the Digestive System
Year 7 students thoroughly enjoyed their Science lesson on Monday 27 January as they learnt about the digestive system. They had to model the digestive system by passing bananas and coco pops throug...
Read MoreWOW – What Now? Visit
On Wednesday 15 January 2020 the APEX department were pleased to be able to offer a number of students the opportunity to participate in a visit to Middleton Hall, University of Hull, to experience a ...
Read MoreLearning Resource Centre Scholastic Book Fair 2020
We are delighted to advise that this year’s Scholastic Book Fair will take place from Wednesday 4 March to Monday 9 March 2020 in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm daily. ...
Read MoreEdition 1 - Thursday 6 February 2020
Spotlight on... East Riding SEND Local OfferSpecial Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) code of practice 0 to 25Local authorities must publish a Local Offer. It has two key ...
Read MoreFISH Bulletin - Thursday 23 January 2020
Edition 13 - Thursday 23 January 2020Spotlight on... Countryside Events programme gives opportunities for everyone to explore the East Riding’s local nature reserves. Join...
Read MoreERVAS Volunteen Wiser Programme with Year 8 Students
The current Year 8 students are busy completing the ERVAS Volunteen Wiser programme on a rotation. Each group work with many different outside providers including Humberside Police and Humbersid...
Read MoreYear 7 Game Testing
Year 7 students were using the Kodu Games Lab to create a first-person racing game, including programming characters to interact with each other. Mr Dawson, Teacher of Computer Science, said “Kodu is ...
Read MoreReverse Advent Calendar
Throughout the month of December, staff and students supported our local Driffield and Wolds food bank service. As part of the process, we held a reverse advent calendar where each week, specific it...
Read MoreChristmas Jumper Day 2019
On Friday 20th December 2019, staff and students at Driffield School & Sixth Form took part in a Christmas Jumper Day, with funds raised split between Save the Children and Teenage Cancer Trust....
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