Year 7s Focus on Learning
Our new Year 7 students have got off to a flying start! It’s great to see their focus in lessons and readiness for learning. Well done Year 7 – keep it up!
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Year 7 Welcomed to Their Houses
Year 7 students enjoyed a special House Day today, when their new Houses were revealed in a Hogwarts-style ‘sorting hat ceremony’. Once it was established which House they belonged to – Eden, Talkin, Gelt or Vindolanda – the Year Group spent the rest of the day competing in challenges to gain points for their new…
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Year 7 House Challenge Day
To welcome Year 7 into their new Houses, the students attended a Hogwarts-style ‘sorting hat ceremony’ with their Heads of House yesterday morning. Once they had established which House they belonged to – Eden, Talkin, Gelt or Vindolanda – the students spent the rest of the day entering into a range of challenges and competitions…
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Year 7 Boys Football
30 Year 7 boys represented the school football team vs Richard Rose Morton Academy (RRMA) this week. Each school had three teams and William Howard came out winners in all three fixtures. “It was great to see teamwork and hard work from all three teams and the boys were buzzing to share their results at…
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Year 12 Visit to UK University & Apprenticeship Search Fair
Our Year 12 students had the opportunity to attend the UK University and Apprenticeship Search Fair held at Lancaster University today (Friday 25th April), along with Miss Nicholls and Mrs Hill. This visit forms part of our Future Focus Programme, which runs throughout the summer term and is designed to support students in making informed…
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Year 11 Experience the World of Work
Year 11 students are out of school this week sampling a variety of work experience. Locally, placements include Veterinary, Personal Training, Equestrian, Story Group, Peter Tyson, Architecture, Law and Centerparcs. Further afield, student placements include Scottish Sea Farm fishing in Oban, Wealth Management in Poulton-le-Fylde, Northumbrian Water at Kielder, Boatmaking in Ambleside and one student…
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Year 11 Experience a Diverse Range of Work Placements
It’s been fantastic to see such a diverse mix of industries and locations for our Year 11 work experience placements this week. From architecture to motorsport, and even a chimney sweep, the students have certainly gained a wide array of valuable insights into different career paths. One of our students even travelled all the way…
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Year 10 University Aspirations
Year 10 students who are on the Graduate Aspirations Programme attended a virtual interactive workshop with Oxford University today on “critical thinking”. This followed on from an in person visit earlier this year. The students on the programme are completing a research project to evidence critical thinking and will present this to a panel at…
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Year 10 Team Reach Next Round of ESFA Cup
Our Year 10 Boys Football Team are currently involved in the English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) Cup, a national competition for secondary schools across England. Yesterday, they played their fifth fixture in the competition, away to Oasis Academy in Oldham. The boys won 4-1 and now enter the next round as one of just 32…
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Year 10 Girls in Rugby Cup at Murrayfield Stadium
Three Year 10 girls, Maddison Grierson, Anna Canning and Libby Bowness have a big day ahead of them on Sunday 17th December. They are members of the Annan Rugby U16 Hornets Team and will be facing their Dumfries Saints equivalents at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, for the Girls U16 National Cup and Shield. Maddison said,…
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