News & Events
Au revoir Edenhurst !
Posted on 14th Feb 2020 How to sum up 14 years of working at Edenhurst? As a former pupil myself, I was thrilled to be able to return to the school in 2005, the year the new nursery buildings opened. This is where French begins at Edenhurst with songs, rhymes, puppets and fun! As…
A day in the life of Mr Hibbert
Posted on 14th Feb 2020 On Wednesday, 29th January I was a headteacher for the day. The reason I became headteacher was that I won a competition at the Christmas Fayre. When I found out that I was headteacher, I was ecstatic, I had missed the assembly when it was announced in because I was…
Edenhurst LAMDA success
Posted on 14th Feb 2020 Seventeen of our pupils took part in LAMDA exams this year. Sixteen of them achieved a Distinction and one narrowly missed out achieving a Merit. This is an astounding result! The highest mark achieved was an impressive 98%. We are extremely grateful to Mrs West for all her hard…
Gladstone Pottery visit
Posted on 14th Feb 2020 We went to Gladstone Pottery on a coach and when we got there we watched a video about Stoke-on-Trent pottery in the Victorian times. We found out that the air was dusty and dirty which wasn’t very healthy. Some children worked from the age of 5. The children were…
Nursery Jingle All The Way at Festive Rhythm Time Event!
Posted on 18th Dec 2019 Last week, Nursery celebrated the festive season at our our popular Christmas Rhythm Time event. Children from Early Learners, Little Learners, Explorers, Toddlers and a few walking Babies who attend Rhythm Time were able to enjoy a fantastic festive-themed Rhythm Time class, many with their parents and carers on hand to…
Carol Service Is Highlight of Christmas Calendar
Posted on 17th Dec 2019 St Giles’s Church was full and the stage was set for Edenhurst’s annual Carol extravaganza. It was wonderful to welcome our families and guests to celebrate together – “it’s always the beginning of Christmas for me!” was the remark of one long-time attendee. The atmosphere of St Giles – a large,…
A Busy and Successful Term for the EPTA
Posted on 17th Dec 2019 Well what a start to the school year! We began with our AGM back in September, and it was great to see such a large turnout, with parental representation from all school years including the Nursery! The AGM enabled us to set out the focus for the year and discuss…
Miss Turner – Reflections On My First Year
Posted on 16th Dec 2019 It’s unbelievable that Miss Turner has been with us almost a year – she started with us in January and, we are delighted to say, will be staying with us after Christmas. Here she kindly shares some of her reflections on her first year in the classroom. Starting at Edenhurst…
Edenhurst Annual New Vic Theatre Trip
Posted on 28th Nov 2019 Edenhurst’s annual pilgrimage to the New Vic Theatre in Basford is always eagerly anticipated. It’s another part of the ‘secret Edenhurst’ that is there in the background – the children see a theatre production, rather than a pantomime, at Christmas; it is a long-established tradition. This year’s performance was…
How We Assess Children at Edenhurst
Posted on 28th Nov 2019 Assessment is a topic that many parents are keen to understand more about. With this in mind, we have put together this short video to explain more about the different types of assessment that your child will undergo at Edenhurst and how the resulting data is used to help…
Why Edenhurst?
Why Edenhurst?
