On Tuesday, all the children from Reception class to Year 6 were warmly welcomed by Reverend Hannah to St Chad's Church for the end of year service. We walked sensibly to the church and were able to take in the beautiful stained glass windows, carvings and amazing...
Religious Education
Year 2’s visit to Holy Island
What a fantastic day we had on Monday! Our visit to Holy Island was filled with awe and wonder as we visited an unknown destination. The children in Year 2 shouted with excitement as we saw Bamburgh Castle, which we had seen only weeks before, pass by the window. We...
Our Pilgrimage to Holy Island
On Monday, Year 6 enjoyed a visit to Holy Island. Having learnt about St Aidan and the monastery that he established on Holy Island when he was reintroducing Christianity to Northumberland during Anglo-Saxon rule, we were enthusiastic to see the places that he lived...
Year 6 Leavers’ Service at Durham Cathedral
This afternoon, Year 6 took the opportunity to reflect on their time at St Aidan’s and look forward to the many changes that are to come in their lives beyond primary school as they plan for their transition to secondary school in September. We visited Durham...
Special Places – St Chad’s Church
Reception Class took a lovely sunny stroll to our parish church of St Chad’s in Bensham as part of our RE topic on ‘Special Places’. We were welcomed by Reverend Hannah and Marilyn who kindly showed us around the beautiful building. They explained to us why the church...
The Last Supper
Year 2 are busy writing a diary entry based on the Last Supper. The children are imagining that they are one of the disciples and are writing about the events and emotions experienced during the very special meal Jesus shared with the disciples. The children began by...





