Friday 12 February 2010
Heroes benefit from school’s confectionPupils at Maple Hayes Dyslexia School in Lichfield have raised over £1000 for the Help for Heroes charity in a single month. Jeremy Hobbs, Help for Heroes county co-ordinator for Staffordshire received a cheque from the school and spoke to pupils about the work of the charity, explaining that all the money they raised went directly to good works to benefit soldiers. He also explained some of the facilities that the charity has provided over the past couple of years. A soldier, on leave from serving in Afghanistan had been into the school late last year to tell children what life was like on the front line.
Monday 02 November 2009
Lichfield’s latest contribution to languageA revolutionary book on elements of the English language has been published in Lichfield by Dr Neville Brown, a leading expert on dyslexia and his son Dr Daryl Brown, head teacher of Maple Hayes Dyslexia School which specialises in teaching children with literacy problems.
Tuesday 27 October 2009
School takes part in “Operation Good Guy”
Fire fighters from Lichfield visited Maple Hayes Dyslexia School to show children just how dangerous fireworks can be. Last year, nationally there were 1,141 reported injuries caused by fireworks. 500 of those involved children and teenagers between 5 and 17 years old.
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Advice for Special Needs ParentsParents of special needs children are being offered advice on getting the right support for their child from the government and Local Authorities.
John Friel, one of the UK's top education barristers will be joined by specialist lawyers and psychologists for the one day workshop called "From School Action to the Tribunal" at Maple Hayes Dyslexia School in Lichfield on Saturday 3rd October.
Thursday 27 August 2009
Exam Delight at Dyslexia SchoolPupils from Maple Hayes Dyslexia School in Lichfield have been celebrating another year of GCSE success, with each pupil leaving the school this year achieving 5 GCSEs, including English and Maths. Head teacher Dr Daryl Brown is once again pleased with the results. He said; “All of our pupils arrive with significant reading and writing difficulties and for many of them achieving any formal qualification would have been out of the question had they remained in mainstream schooling. Overcoming literacy problems allows them to unlock their own potential and gives them the same choices for their future as everyone else. Some of this exam group will go on to further or even higher education, others will choose to enter the world of work.”
Friday 10 July 2009
Royal brolly at the readyDownpours failed to dampen the spirits at a Buckingham Palace garden party recently for a Lichfield couple. Dr Neville Brown and his wife Brenda of Maple Hayes Dyslexia School had prepared for a British summer day with a large umbrella.
Monday 22 June 2009
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Lichfield children discover witches in the woodsPupils from Maple Hayes Dyslexia School in Lichfield were treated to a special outdoor performance of Macbeth this week, when the Shakespeare in the Park company brought Macbeth alive in the spectacular setting of the school’s own Italian Garden.
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Rain rain go away!Pupils from a Staffordshire school will be hoping the good weather returns soon as they set out on a five day activity holiday. The group from Maple Hayes Dyslexia School set off early yesterday morning (Monday)to make the short trip to Standon Bowers, an...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Poachers steal 'medicated' meatStaff and teachers at Maple Hayes Dyslexia School in Lichfield have been distressed by the slaughter and theft of two deer from the grounds of the school. The incident took place overnight on Sunday 29th March and a stag has since had to be put down after...
Thursday 26 February 2009
School Helps the AgedA specialist dyslexia school in Lichfield has raised a significant amount of money for Help the Aged. Pupils from Maple Hayes School took part in a range of fundraising activities and raised a grand total of £840.
Dr Daryl Brown, Head Teacher presented a...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
'Cruel Fiction' of MPs claims
A Labour MP has claimed dyslexia is a myth invented by education chiefs to cover up poor teaching methods.
Backbencher Graham Stringer, MP for Blackley, describes the condition as a "cruel fiction" that should be consigned to the "dustbin of history"....
Monday 22 December 2008
Inspired from Playground to StaffroomAn ex-pupil of a special school for dyslexics in Lichfield has gone back to the classroom in an attempt to find out more about the effects of being dyslexic on schoolchildren.
Although other school leavers may be less enthusiastic at the thought of going...
Friday 12 December 2008
No clowning around as circus tricks teach coordinationPupils at a Lichfield school have been having fun learning circus skills that could help to improve their co-ordination.
Youngsters at Maple Hayes School in Lichfield traded their pens and pencils in for the day for spinning plates and stilts when they received...
Friday 28 November 2008
Dyslexia Researchers Visit SchoolGovernment education researchers visited Maple Hayes School in Lichfield last week (14th November) to discover how dyslexic pupils are learning to overcome their reading and writing difficulties. Maple Hayes is an independent school which specialises in teaching...
Friday 24 October 2008
Firework demo up in flamesFire fighters set off a firework off in the pocket of a mannequin in front of children at a Lichfield school. They were demonstrating the devastating effects of being careless with fireworks.
Staffordshire Fire Service is visiting schools in the run-up...
Monday 06 October 2008
Now or never for DyslexicsNow is the key time in the secondary school calendar for spotting dyslexia according to Dr Neville Brown, dyslexia expert and founder of Maple Hayes School.
He said: "With half term fast approaching, most year 7 children will be settling into their...
Friday 19 September 2008
Dyslexia WinnerEMBARGO until 19.00 Friday 19th September 2008
The founder of a Lichfield school for children with dyslexia has won the Midlands heat of ITV's Teacher of the Year competition. Dr Neville Brown of Maple Hayes School was nominated by a parent for making...
Friday 12 September 2008
Inspired Teaching Gets Nomination
The Principal and founder of Maple Hayes School, Dr Neville Brown has been nominated in ITV's Teacher of the Year Competition. Pupils returned from their summer break to the excitement of television cameras recording Dr Brown at work. Some of the pupils...
Tuesday 26 August 2008
SCHOOL CELEBRATES SUCCESSPupils at a Lichfield-based school, the only one in the Midlands for dyslexics which is approved by the government, are celebrating their latest exam successes with 100% of the pupils achieving 5A*-G. This year 44 per cent of pupils at Maple Hayes Dyslexia...
LANDMARK CASE COULD HELP MANY MORE DYSLEXIC CHILDREN
A landmark ruling could pave the way for more dyslexic children to get a specialist education - with no extra cost to the taxpayer.
The revolutionary teaching techniques used at Maple Hayes School in Staffordshire have helped thousands of children to...
MAPLE HAYES SCHOOL PUPILS RAISE £800 FOR CHARITYEnterprising pupils at a Staffordshire school have raised more than £800 for charity - by asking their teachers to let them. A group of Year 11 youngsters at Maple Hayes School in Lichfield approached staff to request a fundraising week, after discussing...
SAMUEL JOHNSON STUDIES IN LICHFIELD
He may not have written the first English dictionary, but Samuel Johnson does study in the birthplace of his famous literary namesake.
The 17-year-old thinks it is 'quite cool' to share his name with Lichfield's best-known writer.
And he thinks the...
MAPLE HAYES SCHOOL PUPILS RAISE £1,000 FOR CHARITY
Entrepreneurial skills were in full flow when pupils at a Staffordshire school raised more than £1,000 for charity - by asking teachers to let them.
A group of Year 11 youngsters at Maple Hayes School in Lichfield collected cash by selling cakes...
Karate Kids kickstart their coordination at Maple Hayes School
Youngsters have kickstarted better coordination and confidence at a Lichfield school - with help from a martial arts expert.
Pupils are taking weekly lessons in Aikido, Budo and Kenjutso - which uses bladeless swords - at Maple Hayes School.
The school...
Cheating the Children
The ways children with special educational needs are being denied their rights and life chances by unscrupulous local authorities.
According to a report released today by Dr Neville Brown, LEAs are short-changing children, by going out of their way to...
Outdoors adventure for Staffordshire schoolchildren
Youngsters enjoyed a week of kayaks, caves and climbing, when they swapped their Staffordshire school for outdoors adventures.
Children from Maple Hayes School in Lichfield spent five days at the Staffordshire Outdoor Education Centre at Standon Bowers....
Flower Festival celebrates two 25-year anniversariesYoungsters from a Staffordshire school celebrated two 25-year anniversaries when they attended a special flower festival.
Children from Maple Hayes School, near Lichfield, were invited to Christ Church in Burntwood for the three day event.
More than 25 blooms...
Queen Elizabeth entertains youngsters at a Staffordshire schoolYoungsters had a brush with royalty when Queen Elizabeth I paid a visit to a Staffordshire school.
The Tudor monarch explained her life and reign to pupils at Maple Hayes School in Lichfield.
The performance, in full Elizabethan costume, was given by Lesley...