Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Zaytouna Primary School on Radio Derby

  Tue 14 Feb 2023

  Derby Cathedral to Welcome The Derby Wall Community Art Project

  The Derby Wall is a community art project created in response to COVID-19 and is made up of over 1,000 canvases painted by Derby and Derbyshire residents, expressing their thoughts, emotions and experiences, creating a snapshot of what life was like during the pandemic.

   

  Listen to our children's interviews on Radio Derby:

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dvc2zh

  • 1:18:43 - first piece
  • 2:22:30 - second piece

• World Cup fever means that sports coaching company has seen surge in demand for Glow in the Dark and Zorb Football sessions in primary schools

  Fri 02 Dec 2022

  Football fever is gripping the nation – and school children in Derbyshire are finding wacky and wonderful ways in which to get involved.

   

  Derbyshire sports coaching company Progressive Sports in the East Midlands has seen a surge in demand for its Glow in the Dark and Zorb Football sessions, with coaches’ diaries almost fully booked until the new year.

   

  The business, which has its offices in Willington, says that primary schools can’t get enough of the sessions. Last year they delivered Glow in the Dark sessions to almost 15,000 children across the region and that number is expected to be even higher this year.

   

  Director Adam Holland said: “Our Glow in the Dark sessions are a fun, lively and inclusive way, and are always popular as enrichment activities in schools. The children play in a darkened room with a special glow-in-the-dark ball, high-vis kit and fluorescent face paint.

   

  “Zorb Football is also really popular with schools; each player is encased in an inflatable ‘bubble’ and then it’s football played in the way that you would normally. It’s fun, physical and an unforgettable experience.

   

  “This may be one of the most controversial World Cups yet, but it’s being fully embraced and celebrated by schools in Derby and Derbyshire and demand for our sessions is at an all-time high.

   

  “Our coaches – including Lauren Whiteman, a former England international who is also a qualified referee – are having so much fun delivering the sessions and feedback has been extremely positive.”

   

  One of the schools who will be hosting a Glow in the Dark Football session later this month is Zaytouna Primary School.

   

  Headteacher Amy Storer said: “We are absolute champions of Progressive Sports, who work with us on a host of projects and, in particular, our enrichment programme that we offer all of our children. It enables them to nurture and develop their skills and their talents.

   

  “They come in and offer activities that we can’t offer ourselves as a school – for Glow in the Dark football and the Colour Run - they also work with staff, encouraging them develop their confidence in teaching PE, school sport and fitness.

   

  “Our school is brilliantly multi-cultural and the World Cup is a chance for us to celebrate that, to learn more about other nations and to have fun. The Glow in the Dark football sessions will give children the chance to get physically fit, get their hearts racing and, above all, enjoy themselves.”

   

  Progressive Sports, who were recently shortlisted for two business awards, work with primary schools including ones in Findern, Derby city, Alfreton and Newhall, to deliver PE sessions. Their coaches provide lesson plans, evaluations and assessments which are in line with the Ofsted framework

  They also host after school and holiday clubs around the region and, to help with the rising cost of living, have decided to reduce the cost of their clubs in January.

   

  Adam added: “Children’s health – both physical and mental – has never been more important and we want ensure as many families and young people across Derbyshire can access our provision over the winter months.

  “All our venues – we’ll be hosting sessions in Swadlincote, Matlock, and Etwall – have warm, indoor facilities for the children to enjoy, and we also do a 10% discount for siblings.

   

  “Sport should be fun, inclusive and that’s what we pride ourselves in offering at Progressive Sports.”

  

• Zaytouna set to launch new House System

  Tue 27 Sep 2022

  Personal Development has always been and will remain an important priority at Zaytouna. We have already implemented an excellent programme of early-bird, curriculum and extra-curricular enrichment, which is well attended and having a positive impact on our children’s academic, social and emotional outcomes.

   

  This year, we are introducting a House System which aims to facilitate more mixing between the different year groups, increased community spirit, peer mentoring, a boost to the existing rewards system, and encouragement for more children to get involved in competitions, and develop leadership skills and attributes.

   

  A letter will be sent home on Friday 30th September.

• Progressive Sports film at Zaytouna

  Tue 27 Sep 2022

  This week we welcomed staff from Progressive Sports to film the wonderful children of Zaytouna doing high-quality learning in PE. Watch this space for further information and to see the interview. 

• New Website Launched!

  Sat 03 Sep 2022

  Welcome to our brand new school website! We have created the website to keep parents up to date with school news and notices, and to showcase some of the great things our pupils are achieving. The website is extremely easy to edit by all staff at the school, so check back soon for new updates!

• Colourful end to school year for pupils at Derby city school that has turned a corner, thanks to Progressive Sports

  Mon 25 Jul 2022

  Colourful end to school year for pupils at Derby city school that has turned a corner, thanks to Progressive Sports

   

  PUPILS at a Derby school were given an extra-special treat to celebrate the end of the school year – the first complete academic year in more than 18 months.

   

  The youngsters from Zaytouna Primary School, in London Road, welcomed an entrepreneur who appeared on BBC TV programme ‘The Apprentice’ earlier this year as they were presented with certificates for completing their ‘Junior Dukes’ – the school’s version of the ‘Duke of Edinburgh’ awards.

  And a group of lucky pupils who have worked hard all year were selected to take part in a ‘Colour Run’ in the school playground organised by staff from Progressive Sports in the East Midlands.

   

  Read the full article here.