Anderson Shelters
We've been waiting for this with bated breath.
And it was worth the wait, and outstanding piece of work from my year 9 history group.
Assembly by our Anne Frank Ambassadors
Human Rights day takes place on 10th December each year. To mark this event, our two Year 8 Anne Frank Trust Ambassadors delivered an informative and interactive presentation in assembly. They spoke about Anne Frank's life, her legacy, and gave definitions of the different forms of discrimination…
Flinty Fell's Mayans
Flinty have almost finished their Tiki display. They have been looking at Mayan Design to produce these sculptures.
Oliver Twist Tour of Alston
Year 8 went on a special walking tour of Alston to look at some of the locations used during the filming of the TV adaptation of Oliver Twist. Here are some of the Year 8's stood outside the location of Mr Sowerberry the Undertaker's shop, where Oliver was taken on as a child apprentice after…
Inter House Chess Competition
Today we had our first of two Inter House Chess Competitions. The tension was palpable! Well done to all participants, particularly those from Blue and Yellow house who added 20 points to their House total.
GCSE design a burger
The Year 10 GCSE Food Technology students have been taking part in a mock coursework task: to design and make a burgers suitable for the Keswick burger restaurant 'The Round'. They have practiced independent planning and cooking- demonstrating a range of culinary skills. The results were…
Year 7&8 Rugby
Some brilliant effort in Tag Rugby yesterday with Year 7 and Year 8. They worked on passing and running skills. In places it was a bit muddy!
Learning about Human Rights in Citizenship
This term, an over-arching theme across Year 10 & 11 Citizenship lessons has been the concept of Human Rights. Students have learnt all about the origins of human rights, explored a wide range of contemporary issues across different media sources, and took part in a structured class debate. The…
Year 7 German
This week in German Year 7 are looking at 'Months and Dates'. We spent today's lesson looking at Months of the Year in German. They had great discussions about what happens in each month, and drew illustrations to represent each month, then labelled in German.
Table cricket
Some of our Key Stage three students enjoyed learning how to play table cricket with John from Cumbria Cricket.
The students are looking forward to their next session in two weeks time where they will learn to umpire for themselves.
Observational drawing at the Bowe's
Sketching patterns and costumes from the textiles collection in the Bowes Museum. Ties into year 8 and GCSE classroom learning.
The Bowe's Museum
An exciting trip to the Bowes Museum with year 8 and GCSE Art students.
Bouncy exhibits and talks about future careers