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Ewe Wouldn’t Believe It!!!!

3rd March 2011

In September Woodchurch High School launched a two year diploma in environmental and land based studies and from 2012 they will also offer a GCSE in environment and land-based science and BTEC in animal care. To help bring the lessons alive, the school have enlisted a flock of sheep consisting of two rams, and five […]

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New Directions Sponsors Dolau Primary Schools New Football Kit

New Directions are proud to have sponsored Dolau Primary School in Rhondda Cynon Taff with a shiny new football kit. Rhondda Cynon Taff Account Manager Charlotte Newman-Ford presented the kit to pupils of various ages and said, “I was delighted to present this kit to the football team at Dolau Primary. We have supported the […]

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Bristol Secondary Schools number crunch for World Maths Day

2nd March 2011

Several Bristol schools are celebrating World Maths Day this month (March), joining millions of pupils from across the globe, in an attempt to get their class at the top of the international league tables. The competition runs online in three age categories. This year, more than two million pupils from 37,0000 schools across 200 countries will take part, […]

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Bristol Branch Do Their Bit For Barnardos

14th December 2010

New Directions Education joined forces last week to raise as much money as possible for Barnardos. And the Bristol branch was no exception – volunteering their services for the day in the Henleaze shop. They did everything from sweeping the floors, steam pressing clothes, dusting the books and generally helping to ensure everything looked spic-and-span. […]

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Milestone for New Directions Education

6th December 2010

New Directions Education placed it’s 500,000 teacher day on 29th November. This unique day was placed in the Hollies Special School in Cardiff – one of our most loyal clients since New Directions was established. Natalie Poole, Senior Account Manager for the Special Educational Needs department and Gary Williams, Managing Director of New Directions Education are making a presentation […]

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New Directions Supports Chepstow School’s Kenyan Orphanage Initiative

1st December 2010

This year New Directions Education are proud to be supporting Chepstow School in their bid to help raise funds for educational resources for St. Nicholas Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya. Chepstow School have had strong links with the orphanage for many years and this year they are aiming to provide them with textbooks, stationary and other vital […]

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‘Lord Of The Rings’ star drops by to tackle the bullies

23rd November 2010

Sir Ian McKellen, co-founder of Stonewall, dropped by the City Academy and Fairfield High School today as part of Stonewall’s Education Champions Programme. National research shows that almost two-thirds of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils experience bullying at Secondary school. Sir Ian said: “By talking frankly about my own life as a gay man and […]

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Colleges merge into Cardiff and Vale

Barry College and Cardiff’s Coleg Glan Hafren have been discussing a merger since 2008 and together will form one of the country’s largest colleges serving 25,000 students in the Cardiff and Barry areas. Over 300 suggestions for a new name were put forward and stakeholders decided on Cardiff and Vale College. Jacquie Turnbull and Peter […]