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An exciting trip to the Bowes Museum with year 8 and GCSE Art students.

Bouncy exhibits and talks about future 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…

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,…

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…

Our AMF choir have been working hard and enjoying singing. This week for the AMF Prize Giving evening, they performed Vance Joy’s Riptide and they did an excellent job! We look forward to singing Christmas carols at the Christmas market next week. 

Year 7 students have been working on improving their field sketch skills.

They completed a couple in class to understand what makes a perfect piece of work, than they were tasked to draw one from home.

Everyone had a really good go at this, channelling their inner Bob Ross to create some…

Today we tried something a bit different - 9B typed up their translation task into Word, rather than writing in books like they usually do. Most agreed that it was easier to type than to write. They will now send their work to Miss Johnson to be marked and stuck into their books. 

Christmas market decorations have been made by the Art club and year 7. These will be decorated and available to buy from the Christmas market.

Year 7 and 8 have tested for protein, fats, starch and sugars.

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…

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,…

Well done to the Year 10 and 11's. This year, for the first time, we have introduced  Functional Skills for Key Stage 4 in computing so that students can work towards a national qualification.

Both groups have now completed the first 12 tasks set for entry level 3 Functional Skills.

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