education

Story and photo by Ruth McIntosh Endeavour was set up in 1955, by John Hunt and Dick Allcock OBE, who believed in getting young people outdoors away from the daily drudgery of urban homes. They … [Read more]

Review by Graham Jones First published when the railway came to Sheffield in 1838, Drake’s Road Book of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway has now been reproduced, complete with its original advertisements. The original railway … [Read more]

Story by Safwan, Hatib, Mufassar, Danny and Saif The following piece is the second of our series of articles in collaboration with Ellesmere Youth Project, looking at topics beyond Burngreave that matter to young people. … [Read more]

Story by Arianne Zajac | Photo from the film On 22nd June, the Inspector of Education, Language, Training and Consultancy (IELTC) hosted a film showing by award winning director, Jaafar Muraad, with his short film … [Read more]

Story and photo by Fran Belbin My family came here in 1991, because of the civil war in Somaliland. I was about two and a half years old at the time. I went to Owler … [Read more]

Hi, I am contacting you out of complete frustration, I have a child who has ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and was supposed to have received his school place in April, like all other 5 year … [Read more]

Dear Messenger, As you may know, Y6s around the country did their Standard Attainment Tests (SATs) on the 14th – 17th May. This would include: reading, maths, spelling and grammar. They have worked very hard … [Read more]

In this taster course with Aspiring Communities Together (ACT), you will explore and develop storytelling based on stories from history Date: Thursday 12th July to 26th July 2018 Time: 10.00am-12.00pm Venue: Fir Vale Centre, Earl … [Read more]

Ofsted have praised improvements in teaching, safeguarding and pupils’ progress at a primary school in Sheffield. Oasis Academy Fir Vale, has been categorised as ‘Requires Improvement’ with ‘Good’ effectiveness of leadership and management. In their positive … [Read more]

Story and photo by David Kandrac “Many people left Slovakia and came to the UK not because they wanted to, but because they didn’t have a job or a future. Not just us, Roma people, … [Read more]

Would you like to learn English? Come along to an initial assessment and registration for pre-entry, entry 1 and entry 3 ESOL  classes at Firvale Community Hub. Monday 30th April 2018 from 9.30am—1pm Course fee: … [Read more]

Story and photo by Maxwell Ayamba The Sheffield Environmental Movement (SEM) focusses on ethnic minority involvement with nature and is currently delivering two projects with Byron Wood Academy Primary School and Hillsborough College, Fir Vale Centre. Firstly, ‘Bringing OPAL to Urban Young … [Read more]

David was born in Bystrany, Slovakia, the third of four children. His family had lived in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia before the country split into two separate republics in 1992. When the EU expanded … [Read more]