Key Stage 3 Learning

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 of Key Stage 3 took part in basic First Aid training today, with a focus on life-saving skills. The pupils all had a two-hour workshop across the day, with the vital skills being practised by everyone in Year 7 to Year 9. Thanks to Action Ants for running the sessions. 

Year 7 have been learning to identify instruments of the orchestra. They used images of instruments around the music room to help them, and they came up with this way of working in the process! Well done year 7!

Year 8 have been collaging memories from their visit to Berlin.

Year 7 finished their first sewing machine project. They have made tote bags, and will print images onto these next week.

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…

Students enjoyed learning about Apprenticeships and also renewable energies from Adam at  Teesdale Renewables. They learnt about routes into apprenticeships, pay, work expectations and more. Students were also taught about solar, wind and ground source heating and asked some excellent…

Year 9 students have been playing badminton after school on a Monday working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award.

They have been, mostly, enjoying the experience and some have been, slightly, improving their skills.

It's good to see such dedication towards their achievement.

Thank you to year 7 for helping Middle Fell print space-themed t-shirts for the U Dance festival. Great job today.

Our topic this half term in Year 8 and 9 is 'A School Trip', which is perfect timing for the Berlin Trip! Last week students were thinking about what phrases they would need in they went to Germany, and creating a phrasebook to take with them

As part of our World Book Day celebrations, some students in Year 8 listened to an online webinar from the writer Tom Palmer. 

Students learnt all about Tom's creative process when developing a story for publication and listened with interest when he talked about the need for the design of a…