Key Stage 4 Learning

 Art mock exam progress, half way through. 

To bring our Food Science theory lessons to life, our Year 10 students took on the challenge of making a classic French dessert: Tarte Tatin.

This practical gave students the opportunity to see key scientific processes in action. As the apples cooked, we observed the Maillard reaction and…

The Year 10 Food Technology students have been practicing their technical skills by attempting to make viennese whirl biscuits. We developed our precision, piping skills and thought about how we could use our baking and ingredients to make a light, crumbly texture for the biscuit.  

Year 10 and 11 took part in an employability skills and personal branding session in their Citizenship lesson today. This was led by our school enterprise advisor, Sharon Brook, who is also Head of Sales at the North Lakes Hotel and Spa in Penrith.

Students learnt that personal branding is the…

Year 10 have blown me away with their GCSE poetry analysis this week.  They have been comparing Percy Shelley's 'Ozymandias' with William Blake's 'London'; both Romantic poets, and both giving strong messages about the abuse of power.  Keep up the great work year…

G.C.S.E students have started preparing work for their mock exams. Learning different techniques in oil paint.

Today- 27^th January, is Holocaust Memorial Day- the international day which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz- Birkenau, which was the largest Nazi death camp. It is a time for the world to remember the atrocities committed during WW2 and to think about the lives of those people…

The students in her French really enjoyed a game of battleships this week. They got to give opinions on school subjects in French and practised pronunciation 

After recapping the effects of alcohol, the law in relation to its sale and supply, and the impact of a addiction last week in Citizenship, Year 10 and 11 students began to learn more about illegal drugs. They discussed some of the reasons why some young people choose to use illegal drugs, the…

Key Stage 4 enjoyed trampolining this morning in PE. Many of the pupils mastered the seat drop, with others progressing further through more complex skills. 

Year 10 are now in the process of finalising placements for their work experience week- Monday 20th April to Friday 24th April 2026.

Deadline for organising placements is Friday 13th February to allow time for placement vetting checks to be undertaken.

Year 11 have been busily making revision resources in preparation for their mock exams. This week they have re-visited the themes, plot and characters of 'An Inspector Calls' and have tried to familiarise themselves with the SMILE acronym to help them remember what to include in a text analysis…