Schools & Colleges

Kenyan teachers visit Nantwich primary school on exchange

Kenyan teachers visit Nantwich primary school on exchange

Two African school teachers are visiting Nantwich to learn best practice from a local primary school. The Kenyan teachers are spending several days with staff and pupils of Millfields Primary School on Marsh Lane.

June 27, 2013
Nantwich primary school crowned Town Sports 2013 champions

Nantwich primary school crowned Town Sports 2013 champions

A Nantwich school scooped glory in the annual Town Sports contest on the town’s Barony Park. Pear Tree Primary, in Stapeley, were crowned overall winners after two intense days of competition involving 29 schools across Crewe and Nantwich.

June 27, 2013
Teachers strike to hit town and village schools across Nantwich

Teachers strike to hit town and village schools across Nantwich

Schools across Nantwich and surrounding villages will be hit by the national teachers strike this week. Several primary schools in the town are having to close some year group classes on Thursday (June 27), while others remain open.

June 24, 2013
Nantwich Freerunners wow crowds at Wyche Primary School fair

Nantwich Freerunners wow crowds at Wyche Primary School fair

By Jonathan White Nantwich Freerunners gave a stunning demonstration of their skills during the Wyche Primary School Summer Fair in Nantwich. The school, on Manor Road, put on a number of activities during the event organised by the ‘Friends of Wyche’ PTA.

June 23, 2013
Nantwich’s Reaseheath College scoops Cheshire Show honours hat-trick

Nantwich’s Reaseheath College scoops Cheshire Show honours hat-trick

Reaseheath College scored a Cheshire Show hat-trick after its visitor friendly exhibition was voted “best outside trade stand” for the third year running. The Nantwich college took top honours after judges gave it full marks for enthusiasm of staff and students and diversity of activities.

June 21, 2013
Wyche Primary School in Nantwich to stage summer fair

Wyche Primary School in Nantwich to stage summer fair

A primary school in Nantwich is staging its summer fair this weekend. The event at Wyche Primary, on Manor Road, is being organised by “Friends of Wyche” PTA group.

June 18, 2013
Two Nantwich college engineers scoop top national awards

Two Nantwich college engineers scoop top national awards

Two talented engineers from Nantwich’s Reaseheath College won awards in a competition to find the UK’s best construction apprentices. James Scott and Adam Hughes were regional winners of the Construction Plant-hire Association’s “Stars of the Future” competition.

June 13, 2013
SkoolsFest 2013 celebration set to take over Nantwich

SkoolsFest 2013 celebration set to take over Nantwich

Schools across Nantwich are preparing for a one-off special festival to celebrate their talented pupils. SkoolsFest 2013 is being organised by the Nantwich Education Partnership (NEP) to show off the artistic side of pupils in primary and secondary schools.

June 12, 2013
Nantwich students raise £630 at Reaseheath tea party

Nantwich students raise £630 at Reaseheath tea party

Animal management students and staff in Nantwich tasted success after raising more than £630 by holding a charity tea party. The Reaseheath College students organised a “Paws for Tea” stand, laden with cakes during the college’s recent Family Festival.

June 7, 2013
Nantwich’s Reaseheath College backs plea to help horticulture industry

Nantwich’s Reaseheath College backs plea to help horticulture industry

A Nantwich college is backing calls for Government action to address a skills shortage in the horticulture industry. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) presented a hard-hitting “Horticulture Matters” report to the House of Commons.

June 5, 2013
Teenager scoops Reaseheath College horse award in Nantwich

Teenager scoops Reaseheath College horse award in Nantwich

A teenage horse rider scooped a trophy for best student at Reaseheath College’s horse care course in Nantwich. Taryn Denny, pupil of Bishop Heber High School in Malpas, is one of over 100 Key Stage 4 pupils to complete vocational qualifications at the college.

May 29, 2013
Nantwich dancer AJ Pritchard’s delight at Britain’s Got Talent semis

Nantwich dancer AJ Pritchard’s delight at Britain’s Got Talent semis

Nantwich dance star AJ Pritchard told how it felt “unreal” to reach the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. Ex Brine Leas pupil AJ and dance partner Chloe Hewitt were told by judge Alesha Dixon that they had made it through.

May 27, 2013
Stapeley Broad Lane choir triumph in Cheshire East competition

Stapeley Broad Lane choir triumph in Cheshire East competition

A Nantwich school’s young choir was in fine voice after triumphing in a Cheshire East competition. Stapeley Broad Lane’s 54-strong KS2 choir won the Cheshire East Primary Choirs contest at Clonter Opera Theatre, near Homes Chapel.

May 24, 2013