Mr Andrew Edge announces retirement
It is with a sense of sadness, but also immense pride that our Head of the Junior School, Mr Andrew Edge, has announced his intention to retire in the summer of 2018 after ten years as Head. Mr Edge has been with Dame Allan’s since 2001 and between 2010 and 2012 he oversaw the opening […]
Staff climb to new heights
It’s usually the students who have reason to celebrate their qualifications at Dame Allan’s Schools, Fenham, but this time it’s three members of staff. Dr David Leese, Mr Mark Lynch and Mr Mike Salisbury reached new heights as they passed their Mountain Leader Award. This award means they are qualified to lead groups of children […]
Top results at Dame Allan’s amid national drop in pass rate
GCSE students at Dame Allan’s Schools in Newcastle are once again celebrating their excellent results. The Schools are thrilled that 34 students achieved all A* and A grades, continuing the excellent streak of results achieved year on year and giving the Boys’ School its best ever results. Two of those high achievers are twins Tom […]
Celebrations for former Sunderland High School students on GCSE results day
Former students of Sunderland High School are celebrating today after excelling in their GCSE examinations, despite the upheaval of the school closing last year. Dame Allan’s Schools in Newcastle welcomed students from Sunderland High in September 2016, putting on a bespoke timetable and lessons for the students so they would be able to complete their […]
Straight As at A Level
Students at Dame Allan’s Schools have been celebrating following another excellent batch of exam results. Amid national reports of confusion and a fall in the number of university applicants, 20 students at the Schools in Newcastle achieved all A * and A grades. Impressively four of these achieved all A* grades. Nairi Weston received 3 […]
Glittering sports awards celebrates success
To celebrate the successes of the 2016 – 17 season, Dame Allan’s Schools in Newcastle held a Sports Awards Evening at the Newcastle Falcons at the end of the school year. The event was attended by over 250 people and celebrated the sporting achievements of students at Dame Allan’s, who represent the Schools, county and […]
Royal Marines CCF officially opened 104 years to the day that the first cadet corps was launched
The growing tension in pre World War One Europe was reflected At Dame Allan’s Schools in Newcastle through the creation of a cadet corps for the Boys’ School on 2 May 1913. 104 years, two World Wars, three monarchs and 24 Prime Ministers later, Dame Allan’s Schools and St Thomas More School launched their Royal […]
School partnership Royal Marines Combined Cadet Force officially opened
A host of dignitaries came together to celebrate the opening parade of a new and unusual Royal Marines Combined Cadet Force (CCF) made up of two North East schools. The second most senior Royal Marine in the country, Brigadier Richard Spencer OBE, was joined by the Mayor of Newcastle, the Deputy Mayor of Gateshead and […]
Business breakfast plots the future of careers advice in the North East
Businesses and education providers have come together en masse to bridge the gap between curriculum and careers for the benefit of the future of the North East. In recent years there has been a wave of reports and articles on school careers advice largely criticising the provision currently available to young people. However Dame Allan’s […]
Hats off to young fundraisers who raised over £1000 in support of friend
The Great North Children’s Hospital has said ‘hats off’ to children who raised over £1000 following a fundraiser with a difference to support their friend. Pupils and staff from Dame Allan’s Schools in Newcastle presented the North Great North Children’s Hospital with a cheque for £1,135.77 following a Wear a Hat Day in support of […]