For more than 50 years Royal Mail’s Special Stamp programme has commemorated British history and achievement. Stamps have also been issued to honour the achievements of many British people. Often, the people who appear on stamps are already famous. They include scientists and explorers, writers, artists, musicians, athletes, and Prime Ministers. Since the coronavirus pandemic … Read More
Thursday 10th June Some parts of the world have seen the annular eclipse or so-called ring of fire in full, but from the UK there has been a partial solar eclipse. Thanks to Patrick Poitevin of ‘Scopes4sen’ our children were able to use safe solar filters and glasses to get a brief glimpse of the … Read More
Our school community is tremendously proud of an older pupil who during the first lock down, demonstrated our school vision of ‘Loving our neighbour as we love ourselves’ Luke 10-27. She single handily raised over £3000 for the Christies NHS foundation Trust, New Cancer Centre in Macclesfield by running ’50 MILES IN 50 DAYS’. … Read More
The children were delighted when they found out that this terms After School would mean they would be cooking. All reasonable steps to ensure the children’s safety during the sessions were put in place, but the key ‘ingredient’ to the successful running of this extremely popular club was Mrs Stubbs our resident Catering Manager. On … Read More
Wednesday 28th April saw the staff and children dress up as a super hero of their choice in order to raise money for the local Air Ambulance Service which is an invaluable service in such a rural location. Staff were amazed to see heroes from all walks of life both fictitious and living. This included … Read More
Our new helpline for people who have experienced sexual harassment or abuse in education 0800 136 663 email: help@nspcc.org.uk
Members of the community kindly invited the school to take part in their wild flower project to encourage the bees and butterflies whilst making the village fragrant and colourful. The school is just one of a number of areas selected around the village to be seeded and nurtured. The school has chosen to link this … Read More
Despite being in ‘Lock Down’ the Easter Bunny, covertly hopped into Hartington village wearing his mask and cloak of invisibility, leaving a trail of chocolate treats of all shapes and sizes for the children of the school to locate. What a super way to finish the term before the Easter Break!
Active Across Ages With funding from the founder, Sir John Beckwith Charitable Trust, and Youth Sport Trust International, Hartington School was chosen to work with 9 other schools and 11 care homes bringing together the two loneliest generations – young and older people – to play sport and get active. Please scroll down to page … Read More
During spring term 2, the children undertook a 5 week taster session of yoga. Initially this was delivered online to pupils in school and home learning. Once the school re-opened on the 8th March the whole school enjoyed the sessions, on line via Zoom delivered by Julie Bates from Primary Stars. The sessions were … Read More