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The Importance of Ramadan and Eid

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We are in the period of Ramadan, which many of our staff and schools, honour and is an important part of the spiritual year.  Here, Jo has asked one of our lovely Teaching Assistants, about what this means to her and how she observes it within her life.  There are...

Ducks, ducks everywhere!

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From half-term for 10 weeks, the Ay Up Me Duck’ Trail is being hosted in 4 Amber Valley towns, including Belper.  Here, Jo has interviewed some of the artists about how this project cam about and how they became involved and decided on their unique and stunning...

The Power of Puzzling!

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How many of us like a puzzle of some sort? It maybe a jigsaw puzzle, a sudoku, the Sunday crossword or even the good old Rubik’s cube! There must be a reason behind the rise in popularity of TV programmes like the 1% club, where we choose to watch something that makes...

Diversity Days Everyday

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We start with Carla Dee, whose ‘Ay Up Duck’ is in Belper.  Q: How did you hear about the Ay up me duck trail? A: I saw a callout from Making Trails on social media inviting local artists to submit designs for the trail. Having previously painted sculptures...

Facing Blue Monday head on!

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The third Monday of January is often referred to as “Blue Monday,” a term coined in 2005 and popularly linked with feelings of low mood and motivation. Falling on January 20th in 2025, this day is often associated with post-holiday blues, cold and dark winter days,...

A Day in the Life of an ECT: Term 2 and the first Christmas!

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A funny question to start with… how tired were you at the end of that first term? Let’s just say that if exhaustion was an Olympic sport, I’d have a medal… I reached a point where I genuinely questioned how early was too early for bed! I remember driving back to my...