Well done to our Year 9 Business students who recently attended a showcase event at Carlisle College. The event was a fantastic opportunity for each group to proudly present their campaign ideas, share their progress, and gain inspiration by viewing the work of other teams. Students and mentors came together to celebrate everyone’s achievements, enjoying a…
Congratulations to Paisley, Nathan, Stanley and Elsie – our winners of The Outward Bound Trust golden tickets. The tickets entitle the students to 50% or over off the cost of a summer adventure at one of the amazing Outward Bound centres with activities like rock climbing, canoeing, gorge scrambling and cutter sailing. To be selected…
A Year 11 student was highly recommended to receive this week’s Headteacher’s Award. Hayden is regarded as being an absolute pleasure to work with across all lessons. He consistently demonstrates an exceptionally positive attitude, approaching every task with genuine effort, a smile, and uplifting comments that encourage those around him. His manners are exemplary and…
As an antidote to ‘Blue Monday’ – the third Monday of January dubbed to be the saddest day of the year – we held a ‘Random Acts of Kindness Day’ to spread some joy in school. Staff and students were encouraged to complete RAK pledge cards, which were then posted into the pledge box in…
Would you like an adventure of a lifetime this summer? Golden tickets from The Outward Bound Trust are still up for grabs! APPLY NOW for a Golden Ticket which entitles successful students to book any available Summer Adventure – that’s a 5, 7, 14 or 19-Day course – and receive between 50% and 75% off the…
Cross Country A group of our Year 7 and 8 cross country runners had an amazing experience on Wednesday when they took part in the annual Rawthey Run at Sedbergh School. Over 40 schools from all over the Northwest took part in boys and girls races in U11 and U13 categories. With over 600 runners,…
Hollywood Bowl was already full of students smiling and bubbling with excitement when our two Year 7 teams arrived to compete in the North Cumbria Panathlon Tenpin Bowling Challenge on Wednesday. They couldn’t wait to bowl! This has now become an annual event with secondary schools attending from all over North Cumbria, an event looked…
Our reading programme is something we are extremely proud of. Now firmly in its second year, it brings students across different year groups together and allows our reading coaches to play a key role in supporting and inspiring younger pupils. Our coaches work with care and enthusiasm to help develop reading skills, build confidence, and…
This week’s Headteacher’s Award was presented to Year 7 student Thomas. Thomas consistently demonstrates a high level of enthusiasm in everything he does. He has completed several Get Ahead Tasks across a range of subjects and always gives his best effort in lessons, which is reflected in the numerous ‘Learner of the Lesson’ awards he…
There were a few nerves this morning when our table cricket team headed off to Carlisle College for their first competition of the year, with 15 schools attending from all over the North of Cumbria. Following on from their success last year, reaching the National Finals, they were worried about living up to their earlier…