Tesco and Sainsbury’s Vouchers
We are collecting both Sainsburys and Tesco vouchers for schools. Pls send them in with pupils to student services so we can order some new sports equipment. Last year we manage to get lots of different things so every one counts!
Children In Need Fundraising
Well done to all pupils and staff at Ribblesdale for raising money on Children in Need day on Friday 18th November 2011. Below is a breakdown of the total amount of money raised.
Non-uniform (Y7, 8, 9 & 11): £1,086.10
Singing in the yard: £73.83
9F cake sale: £61.00
Mrs McCleod food sale: £109.49
Total: £1,330.42
Well done to all those who donated through the above activities and thank you.
Celebrate the Chefs
Celebrate the Chefs was an event for year 11 worth 30% of their H&C GCSE dual award. We linked in with the Northcote Group for it. They have ‘adopted’ us as a school to work together on events and projects and offering our pupils work experience and places on Northcote’s apprentiship scheme. The theme for the event was ‘Support our local farmers and traders.’ The pupils were split into groups and were each mentored by a head chef from different establishments from the group including Lisa Allen the Head Chef at Northcote Manor. The pupils were given a budget of £20 for a two course meal. Read more about Celebrate the Chefs »
School Closure Due to Industrial Action
Dear Parents,
we have been informed by the NUT and the ATL unions that they will be taking industrial action in the form of a strike on Thursday 30 June 2011. This action is not against the school itself but is part of national industrial action organised by these trade unions about changes to the pension schemes of their members. There is no requirement on unions to inform us of which members of staff will take action, but it is likely that around a third of our teachers will take action on this day.
Neither the governing body nor the head is legally allowed to close the school ‘in sympathy’ with the strike and we will not do so. However, our main concern is the safety of our students. We will not be able to adequately supervise pupils where their lessons are affected by teachers taking industrial action, so regrettably the school will be closed to all pupils.
Please see the associated letter about the Comenius Project .Year 10 work placements will be unaffected.
School will be open normally for all pupils the following day.
Yours faithfully
S A Smith
Ribblesdale pupil wins npower’s national hunt for designer
Autumn Robinson, a year 10 pupil at Ribblesdale School, Clitheroe, has today (01.03.2011) been unveiled as the winner of npower’s nationwide design competition. The competition – launched by celebrity stylist Nicky Hambleton-Jones in December – called for budding young designers to create new uniforms for one of the most famous promotional teams in the UK – the npower Girls and Boys.
Over the past 10 years, the npower Girls have become a regular and iconic feature at cricket grounds to help cheer on the players during the Test and Ashes Series. Recently they have been joined by the Boys and now the team can be seen showing their support at npower Football League matches nationwide, after npower became the official sponsor in August 2010.
Read more about Ribblesdale pupil wins npower’s national hunt for designer »
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