“Make friends with the Librarians!” Top tips for International School Library Month
Above: Dame Allan’s Librarians, Mrs Huck and Mr Naish As schools around the world celebrate International School Library Month, Dame Allan’s Librarians Mrs Huck and Mr Naish talk to us about the importance of school libraries and share their top tips for making the most of the library for pupils and staff. Mrs Huck, Library Manager at Dame […]
Slam Dunk for Basketball at Dame Allan’s as Eagles Partnership renewed for another year
Above: Talented Dame Allan’s basketball players Luca and Thomas with Newcastle Eagles Coach Marc Steutel Young basketball players at Dame Allan’s Schools will continue to benefit from a lucrative partnership with local British Basketball League (BBL) team, Newcastle Eagles – the most successful team in BBL history. The partnership will see Eagles coaches and players come […]
Veterans inspire and celebrate pupils at OLED Awards Ceremony
Above: (L-R) Veterans and keynote speakers Dan Smith and Matt Smith, Dame Allan’s Principal Mr Will Scott, award-winning OLED students Adam Jackson, Ellie Price and Ethan Carter
World Mental Health Day: meet the four-legged friends who are supporting pupil mental health
Above: Mrs Farren and Poppy at the Junior School, Mrs Lowery with Heidi at the Senior School Young people at Dame Allan’s Schools are benefitting from a helping paw when it comes to their emotional and mental health needs, thanks to the Schools’ resident ‘therapy dogs’. The two therapy dogs – a Maltichon called Heidi […]
School Eco Banners aim to tackle Traffic Pollution
Above: Eco Banners on display outside of Dame Allan’s Schools A group of young eco enthusiasts have designed and displayed banners at Dame Allan’s Schools to raise awareness of the impact of traffic pollution on young lungs. Sparked by discussions regarding traffic idling at drop-off time and causing air pollution, members of the Eco Panel at […]
Allanian Phoebe Walker returns to Dame Allan’s to share debut novel
Above: Phoebe Walker (centre) at a launch event for Temper
Royal Ballet School success for Dame Allan’s Pupil
Above: Eleanor, a talented ballet performer, demonstrates her skills. Eleanor Welsh, aged 12, has successfully confirmed her place in the Royal Ballet School’s Mid-Associate programme as she enters Year 8 of schooling. The programme, which aims to train the highest standard dancers from the UK and around the world for future careers in classical ballet, […]
Inspirational lecture series returns with impressive lineup of speakers
The Schools’ highly acclaimed lecture series will return next month with an impressive lineup of captivating guest speakers set to grace the stage of the Newsom Hall. Following a successful inaugural year, The Lectures will reopen on October 19 2023 when Dame Allan’s welcomes renowned sports psychologist and best-selling author Damian Hughes to the Schools. This […]
Mother highlights the plight of colourblind schoolchildren and praises the work of Dame Allan’s Schools
Above: (L-R) Marie Difalco. MP Liz Twist, Dame Allan’s Principal Mr Will Scott and pupil Marcus Dame Allan’s Schools’ pioneering efforts to support its colour blind pupils have been praised by a North East mother who is campaigning to reintroduce routine in-school screening for one of the world’s most common inherited conditions. To mark Colour Blind Awareness […]
History Repeats: Former Pupil returns to Dame Allan’s as New History Teacher
Above: Emma Tyndall (L) and Jacquetta Devine (R) at Dame Allan’s Schools Former Dame Allan’s School pupil Emma Tyndall has returned to Dame Allan’s Senior School to begin her post as History Teacher, relocating back to Newcastle to take on this new challenge seventeen years after she left the Schools. In a strange twist of fate, Emma will […]