Cardboard Modelling in Year 9 DT
Modelling our bird boxes in card to find any issues and to refine the designs.
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…
Film Music Exploration
Year 9 have been working hard to learn different pieces of iconic film music on keyboards including The Imperial March from Star Wars and the Indiana Jones theme. They have been learning key terms such as 'Leitmotif' along the way.
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…
Year 7 & 8 Cross Country
A glorious morning on Tyne Willows for the first Cross Country run. Some brilliant teamwork and resilience on display.
Acids and alkalis
On Tuesday, Year 8 made an indicator out of red cabbage. Can you guess which is beaker contains the acid and which the alkali?
year 8 Design and Technology
Year 8 students have been designing clocks. They will be using the laser cutter to make them.
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 7 -Transition to secondary school & managing change
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…
Year 7 Residential
Year 7 worked hard on their outdoor and teamwork skills across the three days of residential. Outdoor and adventurous activities!
Food Technology: apple swans
This week, Key Stage 3 have been refining their knife skills by taking part in a series of chopping challenges. Year 8 were tasked with creating apple swans! They showed excellent focus throughout the activity, producing some impressive results.