Archway Redcar and Cleveland

02/09/2026

We welcome all students back to the Academy tomorrow (03.09.26) for the autumn term. Please read important information regarding early school closure on Friday. Thank you

24/07/2026

24/07/2026

M**s and dads!! - Lots to do for the kids over the summer hols. Pass it on!! 👍

🆓 = Free

💷 = Cost

☀️ = Sunny days

☔ = Rainy days

🐶 = Dog friendly

♿ = Accessible

Adventure Valley 💷☀️♿ - Durham

Alnwick Castle 💷☀️♿ - Children under 4 FREE Entry - Alnwick

Alnwick Gardens 💷☀️♿ - Children under 4 FREE Entry - Alnwick

Arbeia Roman Fort 🆓 ☀️☔🐶♿ - South Shields

Auckland Castle Deer House 🆓 ☀️♿ - Bishop Auckland

Auckland Castle 💷☀️☔♿ - Bishop Auckland

Baltic Conteporary Art Gallery 🆓☀️☔♿ - Gateshead

Bamburgh Castle 💷☀️🐶♿

Beamish Museum 🆓 💷☀️♿ - FREE Wheelchair Hire - FREE for under 5s - Beamish

Binchester Roman Fort 🆓💷☀️☔♿ - Children FREE undr 4 - Bishop Auckland

Broom House Farm 🆓 💷☀️☔♿ - Durham

Butterfly World 💷☀️☔♿ - Stockton

Castle Eden Dene National Nature Reserve 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Peterlee

Chester Le Street Riversie Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Chester Le Street

Cleadon Hills 🆓 ☀️🐶 - South Tyneside

Cleudini Escape Room 💷 ☀️☔ - Darlington - Yarm

Cresswell Beach - 🆓 ☀️🐶 - Northumberland

Crook Hall Gardens 🆓 💷☀️☔🐶♿ - Durham

Curlew Cafe at High Farm Holiday Park 💷☀️☔♿ - Bishop Aukland

Delta Force Paintball 💷 ☀️- Newcastle

Digger Land 💷☀️♿ - Durham

Discovery Museum 🆓☀️☔♿ - Newcastle

Dorman Museum 🆓 ☀️☔♿ - Middlesbrough

Down at the Farm 💷☀️♿ - Houghton Le Spring

Dunes Bowling 💷☀️☔♿ - South Shields

Easington Colliery Local Nature Reserve 🆓☀️🐶- Peterlee

Edenwell Equestrian Centre 💷☀️ - Hartlepool

Exhibition Park 🆓 💷 ☀️🐶 ♿ - Newcastle

Exit Newcastle (Escape Rooms) 💷☀️☔- Newcastle

Finchale Priory 🆓☀️- Durham

Finchale View Riding School 💷☀️- Houghton le Spring

Flamingo Land 💷☀️♿ - Malton

Forbidden Corner 💷☀️♿ - Yorkshire

Gibside 💷☀️♿ - Gateshead

Hadrians Wall 🆓 💷☀️☔🐶 - Hexham - Northumberland

Hall Hill Farm 💷 ☀️♿ - Lanchester

Haltwhistle Swimming Pool 🆓 ☀️- Haltwhistle

Hamsterley Forest 🆓 ☀️🐶 - Durham

Hancock Museum 🆓☀️☔♿ - Newcastle

Hardwick Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Sedgefield

Haven Point Swimming Pool 💷 ☔ ♿ - South Shields

Herrington Country Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - All dogs allowed - Pensahw

Hetton Lyon's Country Park 🆓☀️🐶♿ - Houghton Le Spring

Heugh Battery Museum 🆓 💷☀️☔🐶♿ - Hartlepool

Holmside Park 💷☀️☔♿ - Chester le Street

Holy Island / Lindisfarne 🆓 💷☀️☔🐶♿ - Northumberland

Hopetown 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Darlington

Infinite Air 💷☀️☔ - Durham

Jarrow Hall 💷 ☀️♿ - Children under 4 FREE Entry - Jarrow

Jesmond Dene 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Newcastle

Jump 360 💷☀️☔♿ - Stockton - Hartlepool - Newcastle

Jumbo Jim's 💷☀️☔ - South Shields

Karting North East 💷☀️- Sunderland

Kielder Water & Forest Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿

Kirkleatham Owl Centre🆓 💷☀️☔♿- Children under 3 Free - Redcar

Kosmic Kingdom 🆓 💷☀️☔ - Under 12 months FREE - Hartlepool

Level X - 💷☀️☔♿ - Middlesbrough

Life Centre 💷☀️☔♿ - Newcastle

Lilidorei - 💷☀️♿ - Alnwick Castle, Alnwick

Little Haven Beach 🆓 ☀️🐶 - South Tyneside

Locomotion Museum 🆓☀️☔♿ - Shildon

Long Sands Beach 🆓☀️🐶 Dog friendly certain times of the year - Tynemouth

Low Force Waterfall 🆓 💷 ☀️🐶 ♿ - Durham

Marsden Beach 🆓 ☀️🐶 - South Tyneside

Make Believe Children's Role Play Cafe - 💷☀️☔♿ Some half price sessions in the 6 weeks - Hartlepool

Metrocentre 🆓 ☀️☔♿ - FREE shows during the festival

Murton Equestrian Centre 💷☀️☔ - Newcastle

Newham Grange Farm 🆓💷☀️♿ - Children under 2 FREE - Coulby Newham

North Marine Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - South Tyneside

Northumberland Zoo 💷 ☀️☔♿ - Morpeth

Ocean Beach Pleasue Park 💷 ☀️- South Tyneside

Ormesby Hall 💷☀️☔♿ - Middelsbrough

Ouseeburn Farm 🆓 ☀️♿ - Newcastle

Parkrun 🆓☀️☔ - Across North East

Penshaw Monument 🆓 ☀️🐶 - Sunderland

Peterlee Leisure Centre 💷☀️ ☔ - Peterlee

Potters World 💷☀️ ☔♿ - Lanchester

Preston Park Museum & Grounds 💷☀️☔♿ - Children Under 3 FREE Entry - Stockton

Preston Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿- Stockton

Quaser Laser 💷 ☔ - South Shields

Quayside 🆓 ☀️♿ - Newcastle

Raby High Force Waterfall 💷 ☀️🐶 ♿ - All dogs allowed - Forrest-on-Teesdale

Rainton Meadows 🆓 ☀️🐶 ♿ - Durham

Redcar Beach 🆓 ☀️🐶 - Redcar

Riverside Park 🆓 ☀️♿ - County Durham

Roker Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Sunderland

Ruff 'N' Tumble Adventure World 💷☀️☔Newton Aycliffe

Saltwell Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Gateshead

Sandhaven Beach 🆓 ☀️🐶 - South Tyneside Dog friendly certain times

Seaham Town Park - 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Seaham

Seal Sands Nature reserve - 🆓 ☀️- Stockton

Silksworth Sports Complex & Ski Slope 💷☀️☔♿ - Sunderland

Simonside Climbing Wall 💷☀️☔- South Tyneside

Skate Park 🆓 ☀️- South Shields

South Marine Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - South Tyneside

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery - 🆓☀️☔♿ - South Tyneside

South Tyneside Festival 🆓 💷 ☀️☔ ♿ - Across South Tyneside

Stephenson Railway Museum 💷 ☀️♿ - Children under 4 FREE Entry

Stewart's Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Middlesborough

Stockton International Riverside Festival 🆓 💷 ☀️☔ ♿ - Across Stockton

Sports Camps NE 🆓☀️☔♿ - FREE places for those eligible for FREE school meals - North Shield - Ponteland - Walkergate

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens 🆓 ☀️☔♿ - Sunderland

Ten Pin Bowling 💷 ☔ ♿- Across North East

Teesside Auotdrome 🆓 💷☀️☔🐶♿ - South Bank

The Gruffalo Trail - Hamsterley Forest 🆓 💷☀️🐶 - Durham

The Play Place 💷 ☀️☔♿ - Peterlee

TopGear Karting 💷 ☀️☔♿ - Durham

Tweddle Children's Animal Farm 💷☀️♿ - Hartlepool

Tynemouth Aquarium 💷☀️☔♿ - Tynemouth

Tynemouth Priory 💷☀️☔🐶♿ - Tynemouth

Vallum Farm 🆓 ☀️♿ - Newcastle

Ward Jackson Park 🆓 ☀️🐶♿ - Hartlepool

Washington Wetland Centre - 💷 ☀️♿ - Children under 4 FREE Entry - Washington

Whitegates Equestrian Centre 💷☀️ - Durham

Whitehouse Farm 💷☀️♿ - Morpeth

Whitley Bay Ice Rink 💷☀️☔ - Whitley Bay

Wynyard Hall 🆓 💷☀️♿ - Wynyard

Yorkshire Zoo 💷☀️♿ - Doncaster

Zetland Lifeboat Museum 🆓☀️♿ - Redcar

13/07/2026

When a child is self-harming, the first response matters more than we realise.

Not panic.
Not punishment.
Not “why would you do that?”
Not “you’re just looking for attention.”

A child who hurts themselves is often trying to survive feelings they don’t know how to carry. They need calm. They need safety. They need an adult who can sit with the pain without judging it.

Try saying:

“I’m really glad you told me.”
“You’re not in trouble.”
“I’m here with you.”
“We’ll get through the next few minutes together.”
“Let’s make sure you’re safe right now.”

Self-harm can feel frightening for parents, carers, teachers and anyone supporting a young person. But you don’t have to have the perfect words. You just have to stay present, listen gently, remove immediate risks, and help them reach proper support.

If a child talks about wanting to die, has a plan, has seriously hurt themselves, or feels unable to stay safe, treat it as urgent and seek emergency or crisis help straight away.

Connection can be lifesaving. A calm adult can be an anchor in a child’s worst moment.

FREE WHAT TO DO WHEN A CHILD IS SELF-HARMING PDF

LIKE the photo and comment "SELF" and we will send you a message with a link to a free PDF of this resource.

30/06/2026

Do you have a child aged 13-18. Cleveland police have a cadet academy in both Middlesbrough and Redcar locations.

Cadet programme | Cleveland Police https://share.google/Qv4fqk3q7U6xkUpy1

23/06/2026

🥵🔥UNIFORM WED & THURS THIS WEEK 🥵🔥

Students are permitted to wear dark longer length shorts along with their usual polo shirt. No jumpers.
Usual footwear.
Please do not allow your child to wear inappropriate length shorts, no denim or ripped material.

19/06/2026

HUGE thank you to all our students, parents/carers and their family members for attending Archway Summer BBQ…. The turn out was amazing. Thank you to all the staff at Archway for their hard work in making the event such a success… Our No. 1 Mr B was very much missed 🥰

16/06/2026

Yeyyyy it’s BBQ time 🍖 🍗 let’s hope the weather knows it!
All our students and families welcome!
Let’s give our yr 11’s a fantastic send off!
Partner agencies also welcome to come along eat and meet students and staff 🥰

04/06/2026