Famous actor, comedian and now author, Ben Miller joined us in the JLV last week to launch his first children’s fiction book, The Night I Met Father Christmas. Ben Miller is an actor, director and comedian, best known for writing and starring in The Armstrong and Miller Show and his roles in Paddington 2, Johnny… Read more »
Kev F Sutherland, a renowned comic book artist who has worked for publications including the Beano, Dr Who Adventures and Marvel, visited the JLV to unleash the creative writing skills of some of our y7 students. We started by exploring some of the comics Kev has created, then learnt how to draw characters like Bart… Read more »
We were delighted to welcome y5 and y6 students from Shanklea and Hareside Primaries to the JLV for an exciting author event with award-winning author, Ross Montgomery. Ross introduced his new book, Max and the Millions, by showing students a series of miniature carvings – some as small as the eye of a needle –… Read more »
Former year 13 student Hannah Ricalton is to receive an award for her recent performance in the Advanced Chemistry examination by The Salters’ Institute. Hannah has been invited to the Annual Salters’ Institute award ceremony in December to receive the award for attaining one of the highest marks in the Chemistry examination; she will also… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »