AmaSing Composition
This morning, some of our budding song writers in year 9 and 10 took part in an online composition workshop with a professional musician. They are writing a song about equality which will be performed next year. Watch this space!
Christmas Truce of 1914
As part of their current WW1 topic in History, Year 8 learnt about the Christmas Truce of 1914, using resources provided by the Imperial War Museum. We discussed the realities of life in the trenches, the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by soldiers and their commanding officers during the…
Recognising Persuasive Techniques in Christmas Adverts
To further embed previous learning about persuasive language techniques in English, all students across KS3 watched a selection of current Christmas adverts made by leading grocery stores in the UK. They correctly identified the techniques and strategies used to persuade us to use the grocery…
My Path Job of the Week
Each week at the start of their Citizenship lessons, students in both KS3 and 4 look at the 'Job of the Week' video posted on YouTube by MyPath Careers. These videos provide students with a quick overview of the job role, the skills, qualities and qualifications needed, along with starting salary…
Edinburgh KS4 Residential Continues
KS4 have been exploring the Scottish capital. Ice Skating, and a visit to Edinburgh Castle are among the recent activities.
Christmas baking
Well done to our Key Stage 3 Food Technology students for some very tasty festive baking this week.
Ready Steady Bake!
Key Stage 4 and Year 9 Food Technology students have been given free-reign in the kitchens this week to make any dish they wanted, either by bringing ingredients in from home or by using whatever they can find in the Food pantry.
One particular Year 9 group showed fantastic creativity; thinking…
Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Year 8 have been attempting to answer some philosophical questions in Religious Education. Developing transferable skills such as critical thinking, reasoning and communication.
KS4 Edinburgh Trip
City residential to Edinburgh is underway. Sightseeing on day one.
Charity leaflets
As part of our study of Charles Dickens’ ‘Oliver Twist’, we have been exploring the idea of charity and what that means, particularly around Christmas time. The year 8s have produced some splendid charity leaflets using their best persuasive skills. Well done year 8, Mrs Hinkley is very proud of…
Interhouse Blooket Competitions
This week we had two inter house competitions held in the ICT room, where students from KS3 and KS4 competed against each other on the website Blooket. It's always been a favourite for language learning (currently used for KS3 German homework) but there so many more quizzes on every topic you can…
'GCHQ' Code Breaking in Maths
KS4 pupils were using their problem-solving and teamwork skills in Maths this week to break codes as part of a GCHQ session.