A Level success for Dame Allan’s families
THE STRONG family ethos at Dame Allan’s Schools shone through today as members of staff joined their teenage children to collectively celebrate a raft of impressive A Level results. Principal Will Scott was among the proud parents who returned to the Newcastle independent school to watch his daughter Georgie, who joined Dame Allan’s Sixth Form […]
Top grades secure places at Cambridge
TWO high-achieving students at Dame Allan’s Schools are today celebrating eight A* A level grades between them and heading to Cambridge in September. Ben Needham, from Walbottle, Newcastle, and Lucy Snowdon, from Longhoughton, near Alnwick, secured places at the prestigious University of Cambridge having worked hard in the face of personal challenges during their A […]
Outstanding results for Dame Allan’s pupils
PUPILS at one of the North’s oldest independent schools were celebrating an outstanding set of A Level results today. More than 55 per cent of exams sat by Dame Allan’s pupils achieved the coveted A grades, while nearly 85 per cent were A* to B grades. Out of the 115 A Level candidates, nine were […]
Success! Aspiring medic off to university after challenging year
ASPIRING doctor Megan Moody has secured a place to study medicine in the North East despite being hospitalised with a serious illness during her A Level exams. The 18-year-old, who was unable to sit half of her exams after being admitted to Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital with acute tonsilitis and the onset of sepsis, returned to […]
Talented young artist wanted by five top art schools
A TALENTED artist, whose A Level work depicted the despair of dementia, has chosen to study at world-leading university UAL having secured places at five leading art schools. Vicky Chen, who came to Dame Allan’s Schools, in Newcastle, from her hometown of Shenzhen, in China, said art had been ‘healing’ during the pandemic, as today […]
Hitting the high notes at A Level – Twins collect results ahead of bright future in the music industry
IDENTICAL twins Dani and Zara Dolder are set to follow in the footsteps of their renowned musician father and hope to land their first record deal having picked up their A Level results today. The sisters, who attend Dame Allan’s Schools, have been writing and recording songs in their home studio since the age of […]
Dame Allan’s teacher hoping for local support this weekend at paratriathlon final in Sunderland
TEACHER and world class para-triathlete Mike Salisbury will defend his British title in Sunderland this weekend when the city hosts one of the biggest sporting events in the triathlon calendar.
‘I will miss three things: The questions, the fun and telling stories!’ Teacher Jo Loraine retires from Dame Allan’s
JUNIOR school teacher Jo Loraine has retired at the same time as her youngest child Max completes his education at Dame Allan’s Schools.
‘Learn to love reading for pleasure’ – Parting advice from Librarian Penny Giddings as she retires from Dame Allan’s
AFTER more than 22 years sharing her knowledge and love of literature with pupils, experienced librarian Penny Giddings has retired from Dame Allan’s Schools.
The family with 110 years’ history at Dame Allan’s Schools
IT HAS BEEN almost 110 years since Harold Clark first walked through the doors of Dame Allan’s Boys’ School in a pre-war era when fees were in pounds and shillings, and pupil numbers hovered around 280.