Shiremoor Primary SchoolNorth Tyneside

England

Our school•Co-educational school catering for children from 3 + in the Nursery Unit and thereafter from 4-11 years in the main school. In 2000 the school underwent major building work to convert it from a first to a primary school.

•52 place Nursery Unit.

•Key Stage 1 pupils are educated in spacious classrooms.

•Key Stage 2 pupils are educated in the refurbished two-storey building.

•Excellent outdoor learning environment •Refurbishment has just been completed of the Early Years Foundation Stage giving the children more space when working indoors and a covered outdoor learning area. We have recently erected a covered area for outdoor work and creative sessions. Young children can enjoy outdoor play facilities designed to develop their physical skills, whilst older pupils have access to the Climbing Obstacles on the school field .

Our School• The school is two form entry. • There are 17 members of teaching staff and 12 members of

support staff. • The school day runs from 8.55am until 3.15 although extra

curricular clubs are offered to the children outside of these hours.

Additional opportunities

High Borrans

Newcastle Eagles

Newcastle Falcons Newcastle

United

Careers Conventions Extra-Curricular

Clubs

Awards and achievements

Shiremoor• Originally called Tynemouthshire Moor.• Shiremoor was first built as a colliery village

to accommodate the miners of the local pits.• Every year the local people hold a "treat" for

the children of Shiremoor and surrounding villages. This tradition dates back to 1907 and has been held every year since. It was started by a group of men from the local pit and today is ran by a committee of local people.

Newcastle upon Tyne• Population – 273,600• Situated on the north bank of the

River Tyne, the city developed in the area that was the location of the Roman settlement called Pons Aelius.

North East England

Hadrian’s Wall•Building started around 122AD•120 km long.•Extends west from Segedunum to the shore to the Solway Firth.Hadrian’s Wall website

Durham Cathedral•Renowned as a masterpiece of Romanesque (or Norman) architecture.•Building began in 1093.

Durham Cathedral website

The Angel Of The North•One of the most talked about pieces of public art ever produced. •Wingspan is bigger than a Boeing 757 or 767 jet.•Seen by more than one person every second, 90,000 every day or 33 million every year.

The Angel Of The North website

www.shiremoor-primary.co.uk

shiremoor.primary@northtyneside.gov.uk