Green Careers Week 2026
2nd-7th November is officially Green Careers Week
We are marking this national event across SKS with a whole school assembly, presentations and online activities within Citizenship lessons, and displays around the school building.
A green job is a job that helps the UK to move towards net…
Halloween Creepy Careers
Here at SKS, we're always looking for unique and creative ways for our students to explore different career pathways.
Halloween was a great way to engage both KS3 and 4 students with 'creepy' careers- particularly those connected to STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art &…
Visit from Carlisle College
Year 10 and 11 students listened to their final post-16 talk of the autumn term on Friday, when they watched to a presentation by Caroline Towers from Carlisle College. On the same day, Year 8 and 9 students also listened to the presentation.
Caroline began each session with an icebreaker quiz…
Material World STEM performance
On Monday 19th October, all of our KS3 students watched an entertaining and engaging performance all about STEM entitled 'The Material World.'
Materials Science and Engineering is the study of all substances — from the metals in a bridge to the plastic in a phone case — and the creation of new…
Visit from New College Durham
Alongside our KS4 students, Year 8 and 9 pupils also got the opportunity to watch a presentation about New College Durham.
Stephen and Tom from NCD delivered an engaging session about college life, the state of the art facilities available and the wide range of qualifications on offer including…
Visit from Gen 2 Training
To help them plan for their post-16 next steps, Year 10 and 11 students listened to a presentation by Rachel Mirfin from Gen 2.
Established in 2000, Gen2 is a leading training provider specialising in the Engineering, Nuclear, and Manufacturing sectors.
Rachel told students about the…
The theme of 'Power' in English
To help them better understand the theme of 'Power' in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Year 10 considered the different definitions and connotations of the word power.
After working in groups to share and present their ideas, students were encouraged to discuss contemporary issues in the media and how…
National Poetry Day
To celebrate National Poetry Day on 1st October, all students across Years 7 to 11 took part in poetry activities during their English lessons last week.
As an introduction to the poetry elements of their GCSE English literature course, Year 10 discussed what makes a poem a poem, completed an…
Year 9 go Racing To school!
Year 9 had another fantastic visit to Hexham Racecourse on Friday, which was organised and led by the charity 'Racing To School'.
Carrie and Gareth from Racing To School shared their expertise and knowledge of the racing industry to deliver a bespoke STEM and Careers active learning event. As…
Exciting news for our Young Writers
We were excited to learn that 38 of our students across Years 8, 9 and 10 have had their short story submissions accepted by Young Writers. These will be printed in a book and distributed to participating schools across the UK.
The 100 word short stories had to cover the theme of 'Wanted' and…
Join the Roman Army!
Year 7 students are working through their first topic in history- Roman Britain.
After learning about the extent of the Roman Empire, students moved on to exploring the composition of the Roman army and the day-to-day work, training and equipment of legionary soldiers.
Class 7B thought about…
Year 11 Study skills with a focus on 9/11
After completing a VAK quiz last week in Citizenship to identify their preferred learning style- Audio, Visual or Kinaesthetic, Year 11 students learnt how to create mind-maps and other visual aids as a revision resource.
They were first given some information about the 9/11 terrorist attacks…