We were thrilled to welcome award-winning Canadian author, Susin Nielsen to Cramlington as part of her whistle-stop tour around the UK to promote her new book, No Fixed Address. Susin spoke about her background, her childhood ambition to be a writer and her previous work in television, before reading the intriguing opening chapter of her… Read more »
Mental health and the power of kindness: Author Holly Bourne talks to Yr10 students
Students in y10 were recently treated to a visit from the critically-acclaimed Young Adult author, Holly Bourne as part of her national tour. While Holly’s previous books looked at feminism and equality, her latest book turns the spotlight on mental health, friendship and the power of kindness. The main character in “Are We All Lemmings… Read more »
Year 6 Open Evening – Wednesday 3rd October
We are hosting an open evening for Year 6 parents on Wednesday 3rd October from 6pm-8pm. Come along to find out about our curriculum, tour our facilities and speak to staff and students about life at Cramlington Learning Village. We currently have places available for Year 7 starting September 2019.
Excellent results for our GCSE students
Cramlington Learning Village produced an excellent set of GCSE results this year with 70% of all students achieving the benchmark pass grade in both English and Maths. 78% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in English and 78% also achieved this standard in Maths. In Maths, almost one quarter of all students achieved… Read more »
Students Celebrate A Level Success
Congratulations to our Year 13 students who received their A Level results today. We are extremely proud of their hard work and dedication over the last two years and they should be very proud of their achievements. Despite recent changes to A Levels our results have improved from last year with 51% of our students… Read more »
Cathy Cassidy’s perfect ending to her book tour at CLV
Best-selling author Cathy Cassidy visited CLV last week as part of the promotional tour for her latest book, Sami’s Silver Lining. Cathy talked about the inspiration behind her books and her writing process – which involves a lot of daydreaming! Cathy also showed students how she uses mood boards to collect her ideas for new… Read more »
Author Sarah Moore Fitzgerald shares her love of reading with JLV students
Girls in y8 and y9 were treated to an author event with the prize-winning Irish author, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. Sarah writes poignant and big-hearted stories about family and friendships. Her newest book, The List of Real Things, follows two sisters who have lived with their mad uncle since the death of their parents. Bee, the… Read more »