Entries by Stuart Potter

Millthorpe School Receives ‘Good’ Rating From School Inspectors

21 March 2014 in /by

Inspirational leadership and good manners from polite and well-behaved students has helped Millthorpe School achieve an overall ‘Good’ rating from school inspectors Ofsted. Inspectors said the school is “improving at a very swift pace. Achievement is rising rapidly, but particularly so in English.” They noted that there has been a very successful drive to improve […]

Year 10 Mock Interviews

21 March 2014 in /by

On Wednesday of this week, in conjunction with NYBEP we held mock interviews for 199 Year 10 students. The students had been well-prepared beforehand. They had to complete an application form similar to one used by companies. They had an assembly about the typical questions that can arise in a job interview and they had […]

The Millthorpe School Big Read

11 March 2014 in /by

Always keen to promote a reading culture at Millthorpe we took advantage of World Book Day to launch the Millthorpe ‘Big Read’ on Thursday 6 March. All students and staff were encouraged to bring a book so they could participate. In addition to quizzes and activities taking place in the library everyone in school put down what they […]

Hull Firm Supports Auschwitz Trip

8 February 2014 in /by

Millthorpe School’s annual visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland received a boost when Hull Construction Company Hobson & Porter offered to contribute to the cost of the trip. This meant that the visit, which also takes in Oskar Schindler’s factory and a tour of the former Krakow ghetto area, was more affordable for […]

Friends of Millthorpe Quiz Night

8 February 2014 in /by

Friends of Millthorpe Quiz night – Friday 28 February 2014, 7-11pm. All parents welcome. Tickets are £4 each and are available from the School Office or by emailing pta@millthorpeschool.co.uk