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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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The Year 7 and 8s were excellent in their circuit training session yesterday. The conditions on the field mean that they had to come inside and change activity. They worked really hard on a continuous circuit. 

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…

Year 10 have been studying the opening of Rosie Milford's The Silk Factory.  Part of their GCSE English Language exam is to understand and assess how a text is structured to interest the reader.  As part of this study, the students read and listened to the story and created storyboards to…

Our GCSE music students have been developing their composition work using Garageband software to layer up sounds.  They have been helping and inspiring each other's creations.  We look forward to seeing how their pieces evolve.

In German, students have been looking at pets and adjectives and have combined them into the topic of Super Pets! Some students chose to illustrate a description they were given, demonstrating reading skills and understanding of the vocabulary. Others chose to create their own Super Pet, draw it,…

Year 7 have been working hard in Volleyball this morning. Some great communication with each other helping the game flow much better. Keep up the hard work!

What a fun night year 7 had last night at their pyjama party. The afternoon kicked off with games in the school hall, followed by a disco led by various budding DJs and then pizza and chips in Mrs Jones’s catering room. Thank you to year 7 for your enthusiasm and amazing company. 

Year 8 have been exploring hooks and riffs this term. This week, they performed the Eurythmics hit ‘Sweet Dreams’. Some students drummed the steady rhythm on the cajons, others learned the keyboard chords and some sung the melody. Well done year 8! 

Year 9 have been exploring musicals and this week they practised playing the infamous ‘Phantom of the Opera’, learning how to play a chromatic scale and using an organ sound for effect. 

If anyone is having a clear out in readiness for Christmas and has any bits that would be good for a tombola, teddy tombola, raffle or just any toys and books that are no longer required we would love to have any donations as we look ahead to our Christmas fair on the 3rd of December.
Thankyou in…