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…
DetailsOur 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…
DetailsThree 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,…
DetailsOur Year 10 boys football team played the first of their two semi-finals on Tuesday. Playing a very good team from Cockermouth, the boys started slowly and conceded first going into half time 1-0 down. After some reflection at half time, they came out and scored in the first minutes of the 2nd half, with…
DetailsYear 10 students certainly dressed to impress for their mock interviews and Post-16 information morning on Friday. Local employers including Cumbria Police, NHS, Dodd and Co, David Allen, Bendalls Engineering, Innovia, University of Cumbria and Cranstons interviewed the students and gave them constructive feedback. In classrooms, the students rotated around information sessions from Carlisle United…
DetailsYear 10 students took part in a mock interview and post-16 options morning on Monday. We welcomed representatives from agriculture, accountancy and the NHS, with interviewers from the business sector including small business owners as well as multinational companies such as Pirelli and Innovia. Contributors, Myerscough College, System People, Armed Forces, WHS Sixth Form, Carlisle…
DetailsBeautiful owls captivated students during the second of our Animal Encounters sessions after school on Thursday. Gary from The Cumberland Birds of Prey Centre introduced three remarkable birds: Ester, an African spotted eagle owl; Alan, a barn owl; and Gizmo, a morepork owl (also known as the boobook owl). Students not only had the thrilling…
DetailsThis week’s Headteacher Award winner is Year 11 student Alicia. Over the course of Year 11, Alicia has developed into an exceptional student whose commitment, maturity and personal growth have been inspiring. The way she is approaching her studies this year reflects a high level of determination and focus. Her growing confidence is a direct…
DetailsYear 12 students are out of school on work experience this week and are enjoying some fantastic placements locally, including in the new radio station CRFM, Pirelli, Centerparcs, Avanti Trains and the Chamber of Commerce. Further afield, we have students undertaking placements in London, at a law firm and at Guys St Thomas Hospital. Several students…
DetailsYear 11 student Huey Bailie received this week’s Headteacher’s Award for completing his Work Experience as a gold and silversmith in Italy in such an exceptional way. Throughout, Huey worked with professionalism and maturity. Part of his work entailed helping recycle and purify silver to make wire and sheet for the workshop. He also helped…
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