Welcome to the website of Rockcliffe First School. We hope that this site will prove useful to current and past members of the Rockcliffe family, and to those who may be interested in joining our family in the future.
Rockcliffe First School is a North Tyneside Learning Trust School, catering for children from 3 to 9 years (Nursery to Year 4). We have a published admissions number of 45, with children entering two small Reception classes.
For over one hundred years, Rockcliffe has been an innovative and exciting place to learn. Overlooking the sea, with views of dramatic skies and boats on the horizon, Rockcliffe's ethos comes from its stunning location, rich heritage and place at the heart of its community.
Despite achieving consistently high academic results, we believe that the job of an excellent school is much broader and strive to help our pupils become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.Therefore, our mission is ‘To Lay the Foundations for Life’.
In order to help us achieve this, we aim to offer:
a broad, dynamic and challenging curriculum which allows us to be the best we can
a safe and inclusive community in which we all feel welcome
a rich creative environment in which everyone will flourish
Whitley Bay Big Local has partnered up with North Tyneside Adult Learning service to deliver Family Learning "Play and Learn" sessions every Monday afternoon in the Big Local Shop.
posted Sep 8, 2017, 4:51 AM by David Jensen
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Thanks so much to all those kind children (and their families) who donated their outgrown and unwanted footwear to Sal’s Shoes at the end of last term. It’s great to think of the many children in Africa and elsewhere who will now be able to walk to school in their first-ever set of shoes! We are so grateful to Rockcliffe parent Alex Roberts for organising this brilliant event.
SENCO Lynsey Wilson and pupil Flynn Graham share our beautiful new plaque, marking our success in the Inclusive Dyslexia-Friendly School Award process.
The Owl Man made his annual visit to Rockcliffe this week. Our Year Two children were very impressed by the magnificent birds of prey he brought along with him.
posted Apr 6, 2017, 2:42 AM by David Jensen
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Year One pupil Mary Creese, and her dad, shared their musical talents with our Nursery and Class Three pupils last week. We were all fascinated to learn more about the Northumbrian pipes.
posted Apr 6, 2017, 1:32 AM by David Jensen
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Our Year Three children loved working alongside Marden Bridge pupils on an Arts Award project on 27th March. The middle school children gave a performance of samba drumming and dancing that inspired our own pupils to produce some excellent work in a series of workshops. We look forward to more such collaborations in the future!
