Key Stage 3 Learning

On Tuesday, Year 8 made an indicator out of red cabbage. Can you guess which is beaker contains the acid and which the alkali?

Year 8 students have been designing clocks. They will be using the laser cutter to make them.

We were excited to learn that 38 of our students across Years 8, 9 and 10 have had their short story submissions accepted by Young Writers. These will be printed in a book and distributed to participating schools across the UK. 

The 100 word short stories had to cover the theme of 'Wanted' and…

Year 7 students are working through their first topic in history- Roman Britain.

After learning about the extent of the Roman Empire, students moved on to exploring the composition of the Roman army and the day-to-day work, training and equipment of legionary soldiers.

Class 7B thought about…

On their very first day at SKS, our new Year 7 students took part in an active Citizenship lesson where they learnt all about life transitions and strategies they could utilise to help them manage change.

Students discussed the similarities and differences between primary and secondary…

Year 7 worked hard on their outdoor and teamwork skills across the three days of residential. Outdoor and adventurous activities!

This week, Key Stage 3 have been refining their knife skills by taking part in a series of chopping challenges. Year 8 were tasked with creating apple swans! They showed excellent focus throughout the activity, producing some impressive results.

Year 8 have embraced creativity last week, designing vibrant vegetable artwork to decorate their homemade focaccia breads. Their imaginative designs and enthusiasm in the kitchen have made this project a real highlight.

Year 9 have successfully brought together their learning from across Key Stage 3, preparing a range of dishes from scratch including spaghetti bolognese, curry and shepherd’s pie. As part of their final assessment, pupils were challenged to design and make a healthy dish suitable for a school…

We took advantage of the hot weather, going outside and do some landscape sketching.

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…