Rugby Updates

A great effort was given by the boys at the Year 7 & 8 Rugby Development Festival at the Richard Rose Central Academy, last Wednesday. Scores weren’t kept as this event was primarily for development, but there were some particularly good performances from Benji Poland, George Mellor and Dominic Lauderman. Meanwhile, it was a tough…

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Rotary Young Chef Competition

The heat was definitely on in T7 (our Cookery Room) this morning, where it felt more like the kitchen of a top London restaurant! The pressure was palpable as the Year 9 Food & Nutrition students busily focused on the preparation and perfection of the dishes they had meticulously planned, for this local heat of…

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Rocking at the Brickyard

Our rock bands lit up the stage at The Brickyard last night, performing to a packed and enthusiastic audience. The talented young musicians wowed the crowd with powerful renditions of songs by iconic bands such as Foo Fighters and Bon Jovi. The evening featured a variety of acts, from full bands, intimate duets, to solo…

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Rocking Assemblies

Our school rock bands kickstarted morning assemblies with a bang this week. On Monday, the Year 7&8 band played Micheal Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ for the Year 7 assembly. Our Year 9 band performed Linkin Park’s ‘In the End’ in Tuesday’s Year 8 assembly. And on Friday, our Year 10 musicians rocked the Year 9 assembly…

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Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

Some of our musicians have been ‘rocking around the Christmas tree’ in the foyer during break times this week. Today it was the turn of the Year 7 and 8 rock group and Year 10 GCSE students, while yesterday the Year 9 rock club played alongside the Year 10 students, providing Christmas music to audiences…

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Rock at the Source

45 music students from all year groups, performed to a packed audience at the Source Collective music venue in Carlisle last week. Students performed numbers by bands such as the Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi and Nirvana. One member of the audience observed “I can’t believe how confident these youngsters are and they obviously love it…

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Roadshow Brings STEM Possibilities to Students

The BAE Systems Education Programme Roadshow captivated our Year 7 and 8 students today. The theme of the fascinating 50 minute performance was ‘From the depths of the oceans to outer space’, exploring the challenges faced in communicating in a variety of inhospitable environments and how science, engineering and technology have provided invaluable solutions. Demonstrations…

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Riding High!

We are continuously astounded by the range of talents and interests our students pursue. Ava Little is one such example; last weekend she competed in the Equestrian Vaulting English Championships in Warwickshire, taking part in the pre-novice team and individual events. Equestrian vaulting can be thought of as gymnastics and dance on horseback. Although Ava…

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Rewards Under the Hammer

A hoard of prizes went under the hammer today in our end of term Achievement Point Auctions. Bidding was frantic as students were able to use their accumulated Achievement Points to bid on sought-after prizes, including CUFC tickets, doughnuts, football and netball parties, bacon buttie deliveries, vouchers, a film screening, queue passes and much more.…

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Respectful Student Awarded

Zach Ealey was awarded this week’s Headteacher commendation. Zach regularly demonstrates our core value of Respect. Recently he has been helping out in KS3 lessons, with students who feel less confident in drama. Zach has also supported KS3 students on a school trip, making them feel valued and supported. The students have loved having an…

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