Creators of Sound

Year 9 Music students have been getting creative, composing their very own ‘pop compositions’ using our new online Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Soundtrap is browser-based so the students can share and collaborate with one another with ease as well as continue their learning from home. Students have been inputting their own drumbeat, bass line, chords…

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Creating Career Links in Catering and Hospitality

Food Technology Teacher, Mrs Mothersdale, and Mrs Hill (Careers Lead) were recently invited to nearby Farlam Hall, along with other teachers from North Cumbria schools, in an initiative to highlight careers in hospitality and catering. In conjunction with Cumbria Tourism, Farlam Hall’s Michelin Star Chef, Hrishikesh Desai, is keen to create links between the industry…

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Crash Course in Wheelchair Rugby

We welcomed Megan and Byron from Penrith Pumas WRC CIC to deliver a day of wheelchair rugby on Wednesday, 9 July. First up were a group of Year 7s who eagerly threw themselves into their session. They quickly got the hang of using the chairs, whizzing across the sports hall, before taking part in simple…

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Cracking Crime Scenes

To mark the end of their course, our Year 9 forensic scientists finished the year by making a “crime scene in a box”. Students had to put in to practice their understanding of how evidence is generated at crime scenes and the techniques by which detectives collect and use it during investigations. They spent time…

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County Table Cricket Success

On Friday, our table cricketers headed off to compete again. This time the destination was Penrith and the event, the County Finals. Our team were excited but nervous. In this competition there were just six teams, the three winning teams from both the North and South Cumbria competitions held a few weeks earlier. This small…

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County Cup Winners

Our Year 10 boys did us proud at the County Cup Final, played at the Sheepmount in Carlisle on Tuesday 23rd April. Here is a report of the exciting match from the their coach, Mr Davies: The team got off to a great start when Jamie Parkin crossed from a corner kick and Olly Martindale…

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County Boccia Champions

On Friday, our Boccia team headed to Penrith to compete in the County Final. There were six teams in all from secondary schools across Cumbria – our team, one from Sandgate School in Kendal, two from Queen Elizabeth School in Kirby Lonsdale, one from Netherhall in Maryport and one from Cumbria Academy for Autism, in…

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Complete Cohorts Captured

The point in our calendar when the Year 11 and Year 13 cohorts assemble for their official group photographs seems to come around so quickly each year! This morning, students were patiently arranged in height order for the Tempest Photography photoshoot. It’s a poignant moment, before the summer exams are in full flow, when the…

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