Blog Author: J Sutterby

On 16^th June, our Year 9 students attended a special STEM Hub event at the University of Cumbria in Carlisle. 

The event was organised by SmartSTEMs in partnership with Digital Dairy Chain and the University of Cumbria, with the aim of inspiring young people about STEM careers and the…

Back in March 2026, all students across SKS were invited to take part in the national 'Poetry By Heart' competition. 

Seven students took up the challenge, and we were able to submit four very strong entries to the competition across both the Classic and Freestyle…

All of our Year 7's, alongside a select number of Year 8 and 9 students, competed in the 'Race To The Line 2.0 Bio' challenge earlier in the week. 

Over two STEM focused practical workshop sessions, students worked collaboratively in small teams to design, build and then race their very own…

In English and literacy sessions, we use The Day online news website to read and then discuss, current articles on stories and topics of interest.

After the Eurovision Song Contest final, Year 9A discussed whether the contest is actually more about politics, than about music. Here is their…

Our final group of Year 8's had another fantastic day of work experience at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest on Tuesday. 

This bespoke opportunity for our KS3 students originated from the Cumbria Careers Hub, who invited us to take part in a new Modern Work Experience Pilot project, managed and…

On Tuesday 5th May, 17 of our Year 8 students went on a bespoke work experience day to Center Parcs Whinfell Forest.

Students were given an overview of the Center Parcs company along with its ethos and values, then learnt about a range of different health and safety requirements before heading…

Congratulations to all of our Year 10 students who successfully completed their work experience placements across the week of 20th to 24th April 2026.    

A big thank you to the following businesses and employers for offering our students placements with them, and for supporting and guiding…

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)…

Year 9 had a fantastic visit to Hexham Racecourse today which was organised 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. Students were given…

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…

After looking at existing comic characters and trying on various historical fancy dress outfits, Year 8 and 9 were inspired to create their very own characters. 

After sketching their characters they then worked individually, as a duo or as part of a small group to develop a piece of creative…

Last week in English, Year 8 and 9 students had a special focus on character design and creative writing.

The first part of the process was to look at existing comic book and graphic novel characters. Staff and students then had a go at sketching 'Unicorn Boy' by Dave Roman using a step by step…