Schools Newsletter
Issue 1 May 2024
Welcome Welcome to our first Schools Newsletter from the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group. We are committed to working collaboratively with our partner schools across the region and as part of this newsletter, we plan to celebrate those partnerships, as well as provide you with key updates regarding our School Partnerships activities. Last term was certainly a productive term, with Year 10 Taster Days, STEMPlus and Give Construction a Try being a few of the highlights. These events saw hundreds of pupils from across the region take part in taster sessions in a range of subjects, giving them the opportunity to explore the academic opportunities available to them once they’ve finished school. We thoroughly enjoyed welcoming these pupils to our three Colleges and hope that their time with us has inspired them to consider Further Education as the next step in their educational journeys. We also celebrated 12 years of Wakefield’s Children’s University and the incredible impact the programme has had on children’s learning in the district. We’re delighted to be extending this initiative to pupils across the Selby area with a number of schools already signed up, and a great array of Learning Destinations in place.
There’s lots of exciting things on the horizon too, with our MayHem event taking place in May half-term and also our New Student Days and further Year 10 Taster Days in July. You’ll be able to read more about what we’ve got lined up on page 8. Our next Open Events will also take place in June (dates below) and we kindly ask that you encourage your pupils to come and see for themselves first-hand what it’s like to study our three Colleges. This is a great opportunity for them to explore their options, meet our friendly tutors and chat to our support teams about any questions they might have. I hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and seeing the fantastic things we’ve achieved together. James Pennington Head of School Partnerships
Visit one of our Open Events Castleford College & Wakefield College
Selby College
Saturday 15th June 2024, 10am - 12pm
5pm - 7pm Wednesday 19th June 2024, 4pm 6:30pm
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