This half term, some classes in Year 7 have been learning about Dystopian fiction, reading extracts from George Orwell’s classic novel 1984. One of the more famous features of the novel which – along with the concept of Big Brother – that’s found its way into popular culture, is Room 101. In the novel, it’s…
In Year 8 Drama, students are exploring the style of Pantomime. As part of their homework, they were tasked to design a costume for a Dame using their knowledge of the stock character from lessons. Here are a few wonderful examples which have been awarded house points for their fabulous creativity and presentation.
The Performance Hall roof was almost lifted today with roars of support for the contestants in our Children in Need ‘Bearpee’ Challenge. Our Sixth Form Leadership Team had organised the fundraising event in which teachers and two brave Sixth Form students competed head to head to complete the most number of high-intensity squat thrusts in…
The Year 13 A Level PE class were lucky enough to have a talk from Mr Mothersdale during their lesson today. The students are currently studying the effect of exercising at altitude and Mr Mothersdale was able to share his experience of climbing Everest – a fantastic insight into how the body responds in extreme…
To raise money for Children in Need this Friday, our Sixth Form Leadership Team have organised a ‘Bearpees’ Challenge in which teachers (and a brave Head Student) will grit their teeth and compete head to head to complete the most number of high intensity squat thrusts. There will be 5 fiercely-matched rounds: Mr Tanner V…
Our extensive extracurricular opportunities include a ‘Young Parliamentarians Club’. We are very grateful to Chris Barry from Cumberland Council for coming in to help students learn about Parliament, voting and the rights of children. Ms Booker, who runs the club says: “All students are welcome to come along and get involved on Tuesdays during Break…
In English, Year 9 students explored a Ukrainian poem as part of their work on the ‘Poetry of Conflict’ unit. Students considered the impact of structural methods used by poets and had an experience of using translation tools – dictionaries, Google Translate and translation pens – to understand a text. Miss Kaminska (Ukrainian Learning Support…
This week’s Headteacher Award goes to Year 13 student, Callum Turner for his exceptional work in Media and his wider school contribution. He has worked hard to produce a range of different videos and photos for many different departments and members of the school community. He is always the first to volunteer to help with…
Our school Remembrance Service is always a pride evoking occasion and this year was certainly no exception. At 10.45am, the whole school quietly and respectfully filed out into the autumn sunshine to assemble on the astro-turf pitch. We were particularly honoured this year to be joined by so many members of our armed forces community…
On Tuesday, a group of students had a great evening seeing some of the world’s best footballers. Our PE Department organised the trip to the Etihad Stadium in Manchester to watch Manchester City play the Young Boys in the Champions League.