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National helpline to support parents with home learning
Date Added: 25/04/2020
A new national helpline for parents and carers will provide personalised support and advice on home learning to support pupils until schools re-open. StarLine is a free telephone helpline which… Read more >
Star Community Hub
Date Added: 06/04/2020
The school is currently closed until further notice, in line with Government guidance. We are working with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council to support a number of Community Hubs to… Read more >
Pupils hold festive charity drive for Blackburn’s vulnerable communities
Date Added: 17/12/2019
Kind-hearted pupils are helping to support homeless and vulnerable people across Blackburn this festive season. Pupils at the school have been collecting food for local homeless people and Blackburn Food… Read more >
Today’s readers, tomorrow’s leaders
Date Added: 03/01/2020
Star Academies has recently launched a series of exciting new reading initiatives to promote the joys and benefits of reading. Pupils will take part in a series of creative and… Read more >
Pupils discover more about the 3Rs
Date Added: 17/06/2019
Pupils have learned about the importance of recycling, upcycling, and discovered the impact that people’s careless actions can have on our planet. Pupils were visited by Councillor Jackie Floyd, a… Read more >
Wearing woollies raises mammoth amount for older people
Date Added: 02/04/2019
Spring has finally sprung and the weather is getting warmer but pupils recently raised money for Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen by donning their favourite knits. Following the Wear It… Read more >
The Olive has eighth lowest pupil absence in England
Date Added: 21/03/2019
Pupils at The Olive School, Blackburn have some of the best attendance records of other schools in England after being named as having the eighth lowest pupil absence rates in… Read more >
Children celebrate the wonder of words for World Book Day
Date Added: 08/03/2019
Pupils and teachers dressed up as their favourite literary characters to highlight the joys of reading as they celebrated World Book Day on 7 March. World Book Day is a… Read more >
Pupils raise money for children’s charity with a hop, skip and jump
Date Added: 01/03/2019
Pupils at The Olive School, Blackburn, put their best foot forward by taking part in an obstacle course for charity. The children raised over £3000 for the NSPCC children’s charity… Read more >
Olive Blackburn in Top 3% Nationally for Phonics
Date Added: 27/11/2018
We are celebrating after the school was named among the top three per cent of primary schools in England for performance in phonics tests. All of our pupils, who took the… Read more >