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Pupils from Ysgol Llanbedr Campaign to Save their School

19th December 2013

Pupils from Ysgol Llanbedr in North Wales are campaigning to save their school from closure. Pupils from the school have uploaded a video onto video sharing site Youtube to help raise awareness of the school closure, an online petition has also been launched to gather signatures. The school is part of the local community and […]

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New Directions Support Oldham Schools Football Tournament

New Directions Education was delighted to be able to support Oldham Athletic Football Club’s Community Trust scheme recently by helping with sponsorship. The Football League Division 1 club who organise a year round programme of activities for schools recently hosted two 6-a-side tournaments for schools across the borough. The Primary School tournament which involved nearly […]

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New Directions Education November ‘Employee of the Month’

Novembers ‘Employee of the Month’ at New Directions Education saw an overwhelming amount of nominations. The monthly award from the Wrexham based education recruitment agency recognises supply teachers who are nominated from local schools. The winner this month was Gail Bellis. Gail was nominated by Yvonne Naylor, Head Teacher at Oldford Infants school in Welshpool for her […]

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St Josephs Catholic and Anglican High School, Wrexham

Pupils at the local Wrexham secondary school have been successful in achieving High Achiever Awards, the following students were presented with their individual awards. Millie Jeffrey- winner of science and innovation award Robyn Williams- winner of sporting prowess award Dominic Barlow- winner of creative genius award Harry Arnull- runner up in sporting prowess award

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Gelli Primary Bowls over New Directions

9th December 2013

When we think about sports and school children, we will all automatically think of Football, Rugby or possibly Cricket. The pupils of Gelli Primary school are the exception to this rule. The school have been looking to the local community to enable the children to find out more about other sports. Ystrad Sports Centre is […]

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‘Donate a Day’ with Llanishen Fach Primary

Staff from New Directions Education have recently been volunteering at Local schools as part of their ‘Donate a Day’ Campaign. The campaign has seen staff from various offices go out to local schools to help with a variety of different activities. Rachel Bourne Account Manager at New Directions Education volunteered at Llanishen Fach Primary, last […]

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New Directions awarded in Top 1000 inspiring companies

4th December 2013

New Directions has been recognised by London Stock Exchange Group in their report of ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.’ The landmark report identifies Small and Medium size enterprises throughout Britain who they describe as the’ Lifeblood of the UK economy’. Growth Intelligence worked with London Stock Exchange Group to compile the report. The report does […]

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Supply Teaching – Prepare for the Unexpected!

As part of Supply for Lunch 2013 we asked one of our teachers to tell us about his experiences as a NQT supply teacher. Supply teaching can be daunting for experienced teachers and even more so for NQT’s. However Phil’s experience shows that lots of schools are very supportive, and the skills and experience gained […]

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New Directions Education ‘Take The Biscuit’ at Mary Immaculate High School

3rd December 2013

Every year, Mary Immaculate school hold a senior citizens party. The school use the event as an opportunity to give something back to the community as a thank-you for all of their support. Both the senior citizens and students look forward to the event and it continues to grow in success year on year with […]