Key Stage 3 Learning

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…

Year 7 have begun their swimming module in PE today. Some excellent efforts in both groups. 

Year 8 have just started exploring self portraiture. They will use different techniques and inspiration form artists to complete their final piece. 

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…

Student in year 9 Design and Tech, have been working on 2D design to create a template they can then cut out on the laser cutter. They have used the templates to cast pewter key rings.

Cricket and Pickleball continue in games on Tuesdays. The wind required the children to do some ‘problem solving’ this afternoon. Great resilience by all. 

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…

Year 9 worked on their high jump skills this morning. Some on the Fosbury Flop, others on the lesser used ‘western roll’. 

Before the Easter holidays, some students in Year 7 and 8 planted seeds to begin our own kitchen garden in the Food Technology room! The seeds have started to grow and we are hoping to include them in some cooking soon.

The seeds have been a wonderful link to our 'food provenance' topic in Year…