Hamsterley Primary School Tonight in cookery club, the children enjoyed making their own pizza pockets. Everyone chose their favourite toppings before carefully pressing the pastry edges with a fork to close them

Hamsterley Primary School This afternoon, EYFS learnt about a special Christian celebration called baptism. We talked about welcoming, care, kindness and belonging. The children then enjoyed taking part in their very own baptism role play.

This afternoon Bees enjoyed practicing cricket in preparation for the inter schools cricket tournament at Raby castle in a couple of weeks time. The children practiced their skills at being batters and fielders and playing as part of a team.

Wearhead After School Club took a creative turn this week as we all stepped into the world of pottery. We began by watching a video on how to make a pinch pot, and once it finished, the children got straight to work shaping their own. What impressed me most was the determinationevery child made one, even those who didn't enjoy the texture of the clay. Their effort and resilience made me incredibly proud.

Cookery Club was full of excitement as we made a batch of banana and chocolate chip muffins. The children worked together beautifully, taking turns to measure, pour and mix until the kitchen smelled amazing. What made today even more special was using eggs brought in by two of the childrenadding a lovely personal touch to our recipe. We're all looking forward to tasting our creations.

Hamsterley Primary School Class 2 had a brilliant afternoon! We gathered plenty of dandelions, trimmed the stems, and boiled the petals to make our very own dandelion tea with a little drizzle of honey After that, we put our knottying skills to the testpractising with the tarpaulin before working together to build a fantastic den!

St John's Chapel Primary School Great Afternoon in Forest School! What a fantastic time we had today building dens in our forest school area! The children worked together brilliantly gathering sticks, planning their designs, and creating cosy hideaways under the trees. It was wonderful to see teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving in action. A huge well done to all our little builders for their imagination and perseverance.

Woodland Primary School Today in Art, Squirrel class learned about shape and form. We made some beautiful clay and printed flowers.

Woodland Primary School In computing, Owl class looked at the uses of AI. They tried to think of other uses for it around the home. We then looked at a generative AI to improve our prompts so the results matched our expectations.

Woodland Primary School Nursery made some great patterns this week!123

Hamsterley Primary School A big well done to our certificate winners from yesterday! Fantastic effort from everyone your hard work is really shining through

We're Hiring @ Wearhead Primary! Early Years Educator Apprentice Wearhead Primary School is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Early Years Educator Apprentice to join our team! Contract: Term-time only (Temporary) Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: £8 per hour Training Provider: Bishop Auckland College This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to gain a qualification while supporting young children at the start of their learning journey Please share with someone who might be interested!

We're Hiring – Support Staff Vacancies The Durham Dales Partnership is recruiting and is looking for dedicated support staff to join our rural school communities. Current vacancies available: Early Years Educator Apprentice – Wearhead Primary School £8 per hour Temporary, termtime only Full time – 37 hours per week Training delivered by Bishop Auckland College Advert open: 28/04/2026 – closes 29/05/2026 (23:59) https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Early_Years_Educator_Apprentice/295414 School Administrator – Woodland Primary School Grade 5 – £26,403–£28,598 Permanent, parttime – 18.5 hours over 3 days https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/School_Administrator/295407 Caretaker – Woodland Primary School Grade 1 – £24,796 (pro rata) Permanent, parttime – 20 hours per week Monday to Friday 7:00–9:00am and 3:30–5:30pm https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Caretaker/295216 School Administrator – Wearhead & St John's Chapel Primary Schools Grade 5 – £26,403–£28,598 Permanent, parttime – 26 hours per week 7.5 hours at Wearhead Primary 18.5 hours at St John's Chapel Primary https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/School_Administrator/295368 Lunchtime Supervisor – Wearhead Primary School Grade 1 – £24,796 (pro rata) Permanent – 3.75 hours per week Monday to Wednesday, 11:55–13:10 https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Lunchtime_supervisor/295286 Lunchtime Supervisor – St John's Chapel Primary School Grade 1 – £24,796 (pro rata) Permanent, parttime Monday to Friday, 11:55–13:10 6.25 hours per week https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Lunchtime_supervisor/295242

Durham Dales Partnership 'Stay and Play' Sessions Take a look at our Stay and Play sessions this term! Parents and carers of children in Nursery and Reception are warmly invited to come along. These sessions are also open to any other children in our communities aged 0 to 4, so please feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested. All sessions are completely free we hope to see you there!