Key Stage 4 Learning

Our GCSE French students enjoyed a game of battleships today on the topic of Illness. Battleships can be used as a speaking task in languages, and is a great way to practise pronunciation whilst having fun!

Great to see so many students engaging with lunch time clubs.

The new timetable for clubs is up outside pastoral office. 

Sign up and get involved there is something for everyone!

As the exam season draws closer, students are working hard in and out of lesson using a variety of methods to help them study for there upcoming exams.

On Tuesday during their Citizenship lesson, our KS4 students took part in an active workshop led by Emma Banks- Participation and Engagement Officer with Children’s Services at Westmorland and Furness Council

Emma informed students about the new 'Child Friendly Westmorland and Furness (CFWF)…

GCSE arts line drawing and collage.

All students across SKS have been invited to take part in the national Poetry By Heart competition. 

There are two main categories:

• Classic - the 2 poem solo category
• Freestyle - the 1 poem celebration category that can be performed solo, in a duo or a group of up to fifteen…

Ash has created this beautiful drawing, which shows her skills in texture and tone.

Well done to our Year 10 and 11 students for taking part in a mock interview competition on Friday 6^th March to mark the end of a busy National Careers Week here at SKS. All students who were present on the day actively engaged with the event by meeting an employer or representative from the local…

 Art mock exam progress, half way through. 

To bring our Food Science theory lessons to life, our Year 10 students took on the challenge of making a classic French dessert: Tarte Tatin.

This practical gave students the opportunity to see key scientific processes in action. As the apples cooked, we observed the Maillard reaction and…

The Year 10 Food Technology students have been practicing their technical skills by attempting to make viennese whirl biscuits. We developed our precision, piping skills and thought about how we could use our baking and ingredients to make a light, crumbly texture for the biscuit.  

Year 10 and 11 took part in an employability skills and personal branding session in their Citizenship lesson today. This was led by our school enterprise advisor, Sharon Brook, who is also Head of Sales at the North Lakes Hotel and Spa in Penrith.

Students learnt that personal branding is the…