Image of Year 9 - Key Themes in Frankenstein: The Play
19 November 2025

Year 9 - Key Themes in Frankenstein: The Play

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…

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19 November 2025

Voices For Equality project- Anne Frank Trust

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,…

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19 November 2025

Year 8 History - African American Legacy

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…

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12 November 2025

Carlisle College visit for Year 11

To help them make their post-16 destination choices, Year 11 visited Carlisle College on 12th November. They were taken on a campus tour after listening to informative presentations from a range of different college staff. Subjects discussed in depth included Apprenticeships, Business, Uniformed…

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11 November 2025

GCSE English -Jekyll and Hyde Context

In English this week, Year 11 have started producing some revision resources relating to the context and key characters in Jekyll and Hyde.

'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson is a core text in GCSE English literature.

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11 November 2025

Year 7 Comic Conventions

By the end of their 'Introduction to Comics and Graphics Texts' module in English, Year 7 students produced their own fantastic comic strips.

They had to include comic conventions including: emanata, narration boxes, speech and thought bubbles.

One enthusiastic Year 7 student said "I…

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11 November 2025

Year 8 English- writing for a purpose

Year 8F re-visited and re-drafted their newspaper articles about the wreck of The Demeter cargo ship in Whitby. This event was noted in Act 2 Scene 1 of Dracula: The Play. 

Students were encouraged to use a range of different language techniques to create a tabloid style news article. They also…

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11 November 2025

Year 7 get creative for Anti-Bullying Week

Year 7 students created some eye catching posters for Anti- Bullying Week in Citizenship on Monday. This year's theme is 'Power For Good'.

 

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6 November 2025

Green Careers Week

In their Citizenship lessons this week, Year 7 to 9 students learnt more about Green Careers as part of the national Green Careers Week.

We looked at video case studies of those who worked in green technologies or as part of an environmental charity- including 'The Ocean Cleanup'. As well as…

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6 November 2025

Green Careers Week

This week is Green Careers Week. In their Citizenship lesson, Year 10 and 11 students learnt all about what a green career is and which sectors offer green opportunities. 

Green jobs can include those that: Protect plant and animal species, help us to better understand planet earth, reduce the…

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7 October 2025

Year 10 & 11 visit to Think Dairy Careers Expo

On Tuesday 30th September, Year 10 and 11 visited the Think Dairy Careers Expo at Borderway Mart in Carlisle.

The interactive event was organised by The Digital Dairy Chain in partnership with SmartSTEMS and H&H Land Estates, with the aim of showcasing some of the many different careers…

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