BBC2 Radio’s 500 short story competition open to Year 7&8

16th January 2020Miss A Masih

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How to enter

All stories must be submitted via the online form on our website.

Parents, guardians and teachers can register for a SUBMITTER ACCOUNT, or by following the links at the top of this page. Once an account has been created, it can be used to upload a single story or a whole school’s worth of tales with our new top tool! For more information on how to enter a story into this year’s competition, please visit our Submit Your Story page.

What are the prizes?

As well attending a spectacular 500 Words Final at Buckingham Palace where superstar celebrities will read the winning stories live on the radio, six amazing illustrators: Tony Ross, Fiona Lumbers, David McKee, Sue Cheung, David Roberts, and Margaret Sturton – will each be set the task of illustrating one the winning stories.

The winners in each age category will also receive:

Gold Winners – Chris Evans’ height in books and 500 books for their school.

Silver Winners – HRH The Duchess of Cornwall’s height in books.

Bronze Winners – Their own height in books.

There is also a BRAND NEW Prize for 2020 and it doesn’t matter how good your story is just that you enter one. One entrant will be selected at random to receive a fabulous book bundle and an invite to the final (for child plus a parent or guardian). They will also win 500 books for their school – so the more pupils a school has that has entered the more chances they have of winning a brand new library.

Enter your 500 short story online. Click the link to find out more about it

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4n1HgL2GFCWDmCtq9Sx5kKB/500-words-2020

 

 

Apprenticeships at Jaguar Land Rover for A level Students

12th December 2019Emily Gillespie

Product Engineering Higher Apprentice Programme is open to candidates who have completed their GCSE’s and are on-track for A-Level Maths grade C or above.

Candidates will study at the University of Warwick (fees paid for by Jaguar Land Rover) whilst earning a competitive salary.

https://www.jaguarlandrovercareers.com/content/Higher-Apprenticeship/

https://www.jaguarlandrovercareers.com/go/Digital-and-Technology-Solutions-Degree-Apprenticeship/4027501/

A Christmas Carol theatre trip

10th December 2019Miss A Masih

Year 11 enjoyed a trip to watch a production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ in Derby today. Here are their reviews:

“I was very impressed with the actors who played instruments…” Maja Kossobudzka

“I enjoyed how Scrooge’s part was played.” James Waterfield

“I enjoyed the play a lot and thought that the characters played their roles well. ” Josh Walton

Leicestershire County Council Careers in Childcare event – 27th January

6th December 2019Emily Gillespie

Careers in Childcare Recruitment and Information FREE Event 2020

Drop in any time between 3pm and 8pm to visitstands, pick up information and chat with people from organisations that train, work and employ people in childcare roles, and discover what childcare career would suit you. There are also free talks taking place throughout the event, so that you can hear real experiences from people already working in the industry.

Monday, 27 January 2020 from 15:00 to 20:00

NSPCC National Training Centre
3 Gilmour Close
Leicester LE4 1EZ
United Kingdom

To book please go to:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/careers-in-childcare-recruitment-and-information-free-event-2020-tickets-84156748099

 

‘Open Doors- Get into Construction’ event – March 2020

27th November 2019Emily Gillespie

Year 10 and 11 students interested in construction, are invited to visit the  ‘Open Doors- Get into Construction’ event that will take place between Monday 16th– Saturday 21st March 2020. One of the sites is Everard’s Meadows in Leicester. Bookings can be made on line from Monday 6th January through this link: https://opendoors.construction/