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BBC News
23-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Transition day: Top tips for starting a new class or school
As the end of the school year slowly approaches, for some of you this might mean a change of classroom, teacher or even the UK, schools often hold what are know as transition days or weeks. These are when pupils get to visit their new school to see what it's like and meet their new it's moving into high school, or from infants to juniors - keep reading to find out some top tips to help you on your want to know if you've had or are going to have a transition day? Have you got any advice for others? Let us know in the comments below. What are transition days? Transition days provide you with an opportunity to learn more about your soon-to-be school environment, new teachers, classmates and new also a good time to bring up any questions you might have about this new chapter in your idea of starting at a new school can be a little worrying for lots of people, and transition days are a great way of making students feel more comfortable and informed about the whole a transition day where other pupils are present can also remind students that lots of people are in the situation and that can be a really reassuring feeling. Top tips for starting at a new school Although starting a new class or school can seem scary at times, there are lots and lots of students who've gone through the process Robinson, who works at Childline, told Newsround that it can be a "scary time and every year lots of young people tell us that they are worried about the change in environment and about their friends not going to the same school."Whilst change can feel really difficult, overcoming it gets easier the more often you do it and eventually you may start to look forward to new challenges," she change from being the oldest in school to being the youngest can be unsettling for some, with some feeling a little worried about being in an environment with older idea of having new teachers, new subjects and meeting new people can be daunting but also pretty exciting. Newsround asked some Year 7s to give their advice to Year 6s starting a new said to "be yourself, don't worry too much and be kind".Their advice for dealing with any unexpected changes next year is to "get fresh air" and "go on a bike ride and play football to reduce stress".They also explained that even if you haven't been able to visit your new class or school, it's important to remember that "all teachers are understanding and can help you with your worries" when you you're still a little worried, there is lots of support out there for you to get help and to a friend or an adult you trust, like a parent, guardian or a teacher.
BBC News
17-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Mull islanders raise £50,000 for school legal challenge
Residents on the Isle of Mull have raised £50,000 to fund a judicial review over the local council's decision on where to build a new and Bute Council decided earlier this year to build the new £43m school campus close to the current high school in parents wanted a more central location so that pupils in the south of the island would no longer have to travel by ferry to Oban for schooling and stay in hostels during the order for the legal challenge to proceed, campaigners needed to raise £50,000 in one month, but they managed to do it in a week. A spokesperson for the Mull Campus Working Group said: "We had a month to get here, but thanks to the huge generosity of all our backers we did it in just a week."That in itself should send a loud message to the council - this community is not lying down, and we have the capacity and energy for the fight."A judicial review is a type of legal case where a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public authority.A spokesperson for Argyll and Bute Council previously said they had been made aware of the proceedings. The location of the island's only high school has long been a source of division on living in the north go to the school in Tobermory, but the commute is more than 90 minutes for those living in the south, and most travel to Oban on the mainland, staying in hostels during the was secured in 2023 to build a "like-for-like" replacement school on the Isle of Mull to replace the depilated Tobermory High School, which also houses a primary and nursery school.A number of sites where the new school could be built were identified across the argued for a split option, with a new secondary school to be built in a more central location such as Craignure, while keeping a primary school in the council said splitting the campus would cost the authority an extra £12m, and that any further delay could jeopardise promised Scottish government funding, This option would leave the island's most populated town, Tobermory, without a primary councillors voted to go ahead with building the new school in Tobermory, near to the existing launched a petition and held protests against the decision, and the issue has been debated at Holyrood.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Items sold from old United Local School building
HANOVERTON, Ohio (WKBN) – Friday was the last day of classes for the United Local School District, which means it was the last day of classes ever for the building that opened in 1951. Waiting on the other side was a brand new school that will greet students when classes start again Sept. 2. It was a day to be sad and happy at the same time. Ben Smith, United Local class of 2004, sifted through a pile of old football travel bags laid out on the old gym floor, which were among the items for sale at the old school. Smith bought his friend's and his own. 'When I was a junior, we got these football bags to carry our pads to away games, and it's kind of funny to see them sitting here with all of our old treasures and trophies,' Smith said. The sale of items included a table of trophies, old photos, and yearbooks. It was necessitated by the closing of the old school, which, along with the sale, included a walk-through for the community, who were reminded, for example, where the old elementary office was located. 'It is sad. It is,' Wendy Doyle said. Wendy Doyle is Vice-President of the School Board, and Denise Rhodes is its president. Both graduated from United Local, as did their children. Right next to the old school is a new $59 million school that, in September, will house grades K through 12. It was paid for with a combination of money from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission and the Nexus Gas Transmission Company. No United Local taxpayers' dollars were needed. 'There's a gas plant within our community that generates a lot of money for us, and we get tax money off that, which really helps out, and we've been able to offset what the state was not able to pay for with the co-funding,' Rhodes said. Brayson Fischer bought a trophy earned by his seventh-grade basketball team. He'll be an eighth grader when the new school opens. 'I think it's going to be nice but I'm going to miss the old school,' Fischer said. 'It's exciting to see rebirth here at United Local. I have nothing but great memories here and I hope they can continue to do that over the next however long the new building's here,' Smith said. Most of the old school will be demolished — though a newer gym, an auditorium, and a couple classrooms will be saved. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
30-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Site selected for new school in Reserve Mines
The provincial government has chosen a site for a new school in Reserve Mines to replace the Tompkins Memorial Elementary School. A news release from the province says the new school will accommodate 240 students. It will be built behind the existing school. The site was chosen by the departments of Public Works and Early Childhood Development and included evaluations of land options and community feedback, the release says. Public Works Minister Fred Tilley said in the release that the design process will begin this summer. The release says parents, community members and school staff will be involved in the design. No date has been given for completion of the project.
CTV News
30-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Site selected for new school in Reserve Mines, N.S.
MLA John White and Minister of Public Works Fred Tilly are pictured alongside others at an announcement for a new school location for Tompkins Elementary in Reserve Mines, N.S., on May 30, 2025. The future site of a new school in Reserve Mines, N.S., has been chosen. The new elementary school, which will replace Tompkins Memorial Elementary School, will be built on the property behind the current school. 'This much-anticipated new elementary school will provide the next generation of students in the Glace Bay area communities a modern learning environment,' said Public Works Minister Fred Tilley in a news release from the province. With the land secured, Tilley says the province is now able to begin the design process, which will include a steering team with parents, community members and school staff. 'Tompkins Memorial Elementary is a community hub that brings together students and families living throughout Reserve Mines, Dominion, Gardiner Mines and Tanglewood. With this new elementary school, we are building a bright, modern learning space where this already vibrant school community will thrive,' said John White, MLA for Glace Bay-Dominion, in the release. The new elementary school will accommodate 240 students. The province says five new schools opened in Nova Scotia this year, including the 600-student Breton Education Centre in New Waterford. It also says there are 19 new or replacement schools currently moving through the school capital process, with three expected to open in the 2025-26 school year. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
