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SPACE TO CREATE: ART IS FOR EVERYONE
SPOTLIGHT ON: SPACE TO CREATE The Hastings Opportunity Area is funding hundreds of free enrichment activities aimed at offering services to children and young people. We caught up with director of Culture Shift, Catherine Orbach, to tell us about Space to Create, an...
THE NEW WAY MATHS IS BEING TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS
In 2014, schools in England and Wales adopted a new maths curriculum called ‘Teaching Maths for Mastery’ which is now being implemented nationwide. Simon Jupp, a year five teacher at Ark Castledown Primary Academy, explains the new system, why it’s being implemented...
HASTINGS BRINGS SUSSEX TOGETHER TO IMPROVE MATHS
On Wednesday 23rd January, one hundred teachers, teaching assistants and education professionals from primary and secondary schools from across East Sussex attended the inaugural ‘Hastings Mini Maths Conference’. A joint venture from the SSIF Hastings Maths Project,...
NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST ‘GETS HASTINGS READING’
Pupils in Hastings and St Leonards are being encouraged to pick up a book as part of a campaign that launched in the town with 150 children aboard a themed bus, a performance poet, inspirational speakers and free books. Get Reading Hastings launched on Friday January...
COPING WITH CHRISTMAS: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS
Christmas can be an exciting time for celebration and a chance for families to come together for meaningful moments, have fun and make lasting memories. But the realities can be very different from images we see on social media, tv and in films. The close knit...
Hastings primary schools celebrate record results this Christmas
Primary schools in Hastings and St Leonards have had reason to celebrate this Christmas, with the highest ever number of pupils achieving the expected standard in the new tests, that are based on a new more challenging curriculum. Hastings scored above the national...
National Literacy Trust want to survey young people in Hastings
The National Literacy Trust will soon be running a number of programmes in Hastings. Before they launch, they want to get views and input from people aged 9 - 18, in order to design programmes that meet the needs for our town. The survey only takes five minutes and...
Four hundred year ten & elevens take over Hastings work places
On Monday 26th November, organisations and businesses across Hastings opened their doors to over four hundred year ten and eleven students for the Hastings Careers Opportunity Day - a ground breaking, new immersive careers day. Students from Hastings & St...
Hastings Opportunity Area – Summer Holiday Activities
Additional activities start week commencing 23rd July unless stated *We believe this to be correct at time of printing but some details may vary so please contact the provider in advance. Monday What Where When For who Provider Active2go Sports The Firs 10-12.30pm...
Funding summer holiday activities for disadvantaged young people living in Hastings
Hastings Opportunity Area – funds summer holiday activities for disadvantaged young people living in Hastings. Hastings Opportunity Area has today announced funding of £60,000 for local organisations to deliver activities for children and young people living in...
Secretary of State visits Hastings
Damian Hinds visited Sussex Coast College in Hastings to learn about the mental health support services available through the Opportunity Area programme. Young people and parents are set to benefit from extended mental health services in Hastings, backed by a £600,000...