Blog Author: J Sutterby

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

As part of their introduction to William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Year 10 have been learning about the core themes of the play. 

After matching up key words and their definitions, students were put into small groups to explore questions relating to the themes of Ambition and the Supernatural in…

On their very first day at SKS, our new Year 7 students took part in an active Citizenship lesson where they learnt all about life transitions and strategies they could utilise to help them manage change.

Students discussed the similarities and differences between primary and secondary…

On 16^th June, our Year 9 students attended a special STEM Hub event at the University of Cumbria in Carlisle. 

The event was organised by SmartSTEMs in partnership with Digital Dairy Chain and the University of Cumbria, with the aim of inspiring young people about STEM careers and the…

Back in March 2026, all students across SKS were invited to take part in the national 'Poetry By Heart' competition. 

Seven students took up the challenge, and we were able to submit four very strong entries to the competition across both the Classic and Freestyle…