Following the Herd!

Year 9 Agriculture students visited Dobcross Hall Farm, a local dairy farm in Gaitsgill near Dalston, last week. The visit helped to illustrate the skill and care that goes into raising and maintaining a dairy herd. Their topic ‘Field to bottle’ allowed the students to get firsthand practical experience of a typical day on a dairy…

Super Sports Leadership Day

Nine of our students from Year 8 and 9 headed to Hoops Basketball Centre in Barrow-in-Furness on Thursday 2nd May, to take part in an Inclusive Sports Leadership Day with students from four South Cumbrian Schools. Most of the students attending had special educational needs and the day was about how to include everyone in…

Down Right Worthy Fundraising

Susan and Louise from Down Right Worthy came in to school last week to collect the money raised for the local charity on World Down Syndrome Day. A huge thank you to everyone who helped us raise £62 for the charity which works hard to organise events and days out for children with Down Syndrome…

Headteacher’s Award for Student With Multi-Interests

Year 8 student Max Trager was presented with this week’s Headteacher’s award. Teachers describe Max as very hard working, and he always displays good manners with an exceptional attitude towards his learning. Max strives to ‘be the best he can be’ by attending a range of extra-curricular activities such as the Science Club, Chess Club,…