Teesdale School in Barnard Castle heard this week that it had been successful in a bid for EU funding to support a link with a school in Bulgaria. The funding will enable students from Teesdale, who are following the Construction course, to work with Bulgarian students on a building project over the next two years. The partner school is in Koprivshtitsa, a small rural town which is famous for its old

Teesdale School’s Year 7/8 boys Cricket team won the area Inter Cricket tournament at Bishop Auckland Cricket Club recently and will now represent South West Durham at the County Championship on the 1st July. The venue is yet to be decided. Names – Ben Robinson Ian Foster Adam Dent William Heathcote Adam Lee Shield Sam Gilding Jamie McDougalJames White Jack Walker

At the beginning of April, 50 Year 9 students from Teesdale School took part in the annual Humanities Faculty visit to the First World War Battlefields of Flanders and the Somme. They spent time looking at many memorials and museums in and around the Belgium towns of Diksmuide and Ypres together with the famous sites of Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval, Lochnagar and Vimy Ridge in the Somme.On the final evening

A galaxy of talent shone brightly at the Stars of Teesdale show held at Teesdale School. During a hugely enjoyable evening a wildly enthusiastic audience was entertained by singers, comedians, dancers and a rock band. The brightest star of the evening was Anna Stainton who scooped the first prize of £100 with a stunning rendition of a Christina Aquilera song. Singer songwriter Pippa Waite

Staff and students at Teesdale School had the great privilege of entertaining two staff from our partner school in Shijazhuang, near Beijing, from Monday 8th to Tuesday 9th March. Mr Zhao, Deputy Head Teacher and Mr Shi, Deputy Director of the Academic Division spent a week in England visiting London and Cambridge before visiting their partner schools in the north east and then rounded off their week