JLV students rounded off the half-term with an author event with the prize-winning Irish author, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald who visited us to promote her newest book, A Strange Kind of Brave. In a departure from her usual big-hearted stories about family and friendships, Sarah’s new book is a dark and gripping thriller with a twist… Read more »
GCSE results are out of this world!
There was delight here at Cramlington Learning Village today as students celebrated a record set of GCSE results. In the year that the school celebrates its 50th Anniversary, 80% of students were successful in achieving a grade 4 and above in English and Mathematics, which is the best set of results the school has recorded.… Read more »
Students Celebrate A Level Success
Many congratulations to our Year 13 students who received their A Level results today. We are very proud of their hard work and dedication during their time at sixth form and they should be very proud of their achievements. We had some stunning individual performances with some students achieving all A* or A grades. We… Read more »
Year 7 class given Master Class status by Accelerated Reader
In the last week of the school year we were thrilled to learn that English class 7SM had been awarded Master Class status by Accelerated Reader in recognition of their excellent reading throughout the year. A class aiming for Master Class status has to achieve amazing Accelerated Reader results for a period of at least… Read more »
Year 8 Flashmob – students entertain shoppers with impromptu dance performance
On Monday 8th July a fantastic group of students graced the floors of Manor Walks Shopping Centre to perform a dance sensation; raising funds for some of our chosen charities. During the morning our South group made their way in the Cramlington sunshine, whilst the North group students jived their way after lunch. Performing hits… Read more »
How to balance writing your first novel and sitting your GCSEs – Lucy Powrie gives CLV students top tips on starting their journey as an author
Girls in y7 and y8 were treated to an inspirational talk from debut author, Lucy Powrie, whose first book, The Paper and Hearts Society, was published by one of the country’s leading publishers this week. Lucy is well-known as one of the top 10 book bloggers in the UK. At the age of 12, she… Read more »
End of season successes for our football teams
Our year 8 boys team played in the Northumberland Schools’ Cup Final at Newcastle University last Thursday. Their opponents Valley Gardens, who they had narrowly defeated in the National Cup earlier in the season, were a strong side looking to redress their previous cup defeat against CLV. A tight game saw both teams have chances… Read more »