Year 9 Careers
Year 9 recently started their 'Preparation for Work & GCSE Options' module in Citizenship. So far, students have identified the wide range of different jobs available across several employment sectors, including those within film & TV production and the British armed forces. They have also been…
Jekyll & Hyde Key Characters
Year 11 students have been making some useful revision notes on the key characters in the 'Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. They have been listening to the audio recordings of each individual chapter via BBC Teach; collating key quotes and descriptions relating to individual characters,…
Cross-curricular learning about Alston Workhouse
To further enhance their understanding of the background context of poverty in the novel 'Oliver Twist', Year 8 students have been utilising historical sources to learn more about the Alston Workhouse. They examined documents and photographs provided by the Alston Moor Historical Society, and…
Year 9 - Key Themes in Frankenstein: The Play
Year 9 have now started their next sequence of learning in English, which is Frankenstein: The Play, adapted by Philip Pullman.
Students have so far learnt about the context behind Mary Shelley's 19th century gothic novel, and have started to explore the key themes within the play. Thank you…
Voices For Equality project- Anne Frank Trust
Back in the summer term, nine of our current Year 8 students signed up and actively took part in a two-day 'Voices For Equality' training programme, delivered by Lucy Allan from the Anne Frank Trust for Cumbria.
During the training session, students learnt about Anne Frank, the Holocaust,…
Year 8 History - African American Legacy
Year 8 have now come to the end of their 'Reacting to History: Obama to Slavery' scheme of work in History. To summarise their learning, students were set the challenge of creating a visual memorial to the history and legacy of African Americans from slavery to the modern day.
Well done Year…
Carlisle College visit for Year 11
To help them make their post-16 destination choices, Year 11 visited Carlisle College on 12th November. They were taken on a campus tour after listening to informative presentations from a range of different college staff. Subjects discussed in depth included Apprenticeships, Business, Uniformed…
GCSE English -Jekyll and Hyde Context
In English this week, Year 11 have started producing some revision resources relating to the context and key characters in Jekyll and Hyde.
'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson is a core text in GCSE English literature.
Year 7 Comic Conventions
By the end of their 'Introduction to Comics and Graphics Texts' module in English, Year 7 students produced their own fantastic comic strips.
They had to include comic conventions including: emanata, narration boxes, speech and thought bubbles.
One enthusiastic Year 7 student said "I…
Year 8 English- writing for a purpose
Year 8F re-visited and re-drafted their newspaper articles about the wreck of The Demeter cargo ship in Whitby. This event was noted in Act 2 Scene 1 of Dracula: The Play.
Students were encouraged to use a range of different language techniques to create a tabloid style news article. They also…
Year 7 get creative for Anti-Bullying Week
Year 7 students created some eye catching posters for Anti- Bullying Week in Citizenship on Monday. This year's theme is 'Power For Good'.
Green Careers Week
In their Citizenship lessons this week, Year 7 to 9 students learnt more about Green Careers as part of the national Green Careers Week.
We looked at video case studies of those who worked in green technologies or as part of an environmental charity- including 'The Ocean Cleanup'. As well as…