Announcing the £8m building investment in our Senior Schools
One of the oldest schools in the North has announced an £8m development which will transform its arts facilities, create spacious new classrooms and science labs, and a well-being centre for its dedicated pastoral team.
Dame Allan’s Virtual House Music
With our annual Carol Service, Founder’s Day, Jazz Night and Junior School Talent Show already proven successful, it seems apt that the inaugural Senior Schools’ House Music Competition should conclude our calendar of virtual music events before we return to in-school learning this month.
Get Up and Go!
Our fantastic OLED team has launched their ‘Get Up and Go!’ competition to help encourage students to get active every day.
Charity Tuesday: Staff fundraising for The Woodland Trust
It’s not just our pupils who like to do their bit for charity. Mr Terry, our Head of Sixth Form, recently ran the length of Hadrian’s Wall to raise money for The Woodland Trust.
Virtual Futures Fair 2020
We’re proud to announce the Dame Allan’s Virtual Futures Fair has been launched today.
A staple event in our school calendar, the Futures Fair is a fantastic opportunity for students to meet representatives from businesses and higher education institutions from across the UK and beyond. Ordinarily the school is a hive of activity on this day with exhibitors, talks and presentations, networking events and more. From medicine to the armed forces, fashion to zoology, the event aims to inspire pupils interested in a variety of careers. As well as pupils from across Dame Allan’s, we also invite local schools to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity.
Due to the important social distancing measures keeping us safe, we couldn’t invite all the universities and companies into the Senior School site this year. Instead our talented and knowledgeable Careers team have been working hard behind the scenes to bring the Futures Fair experience to life virtually. This huge project sees Dame Allan’s collaborate with over 40 institutions and is the first of its kind by a school in the North East.
The Virtual Futures Fair will be available from now until 8 November.
High praise for GCSE students
Congratulations to this year’s cohort of GCSE students for their excellent set of results.
Top grades for Cambridge trio
Three Oxbridge hopefuls are in high spirits following the news they will be off to Cambridge in September thanks to their fantastic set of A Level results.
Relief for Sam with star-studded results
Sam Meston is celebrating the news he achieved A* grades in German and Philosophy and an A grade in Biology which means he is heading to Cambridge in September to begin a Chinese Studies course at St John’s College.
Max secures scholarship to Yale University
It’s great news for squash champion Max Forster, who has achieved the A Level results he needs to take up a full sports scholarship at Yale University, USA.
Top grades sees Geordie headed to Cambridge
Head Boy and bursary student Geordie Cheetham is celebrating following confirmation that he’ll be able to accept his place at St John’s College, Cambridge – thanks to a clean sweep of three A* grades.