Key Stage 4 Learning

Year 11 have been preparing their compositions for their brief task. One of the choices is to compose a piece of music for a new Robin Hood film.  Here are some initial storyboarding thoughts and ideas. 

To celebrate National Poetry Day on 1st October, all students across Years 7 to 11 took part in poetry activities during their English lessons last week. 

As an introduction to the poetry elements of their GCSE English literature course, Year 10 discussed what makes a poem a poem, completed an…

Key Stage 4 had an excellent lesson of football on Thursday morning. Teamwork and effort witha focus on movement off the ball. 

Year 10 looked at the affect of surface area on the rate of diffusion. These pictures show the same volume cubes of pink alkali agar cut up so they have different surface areas. They were then place in acid, which diffuses into the agar and neuralises the alkali making it clear. You can see the…

Year 9 have been practicing their oil techniques.

After completing a VAK quiz last week in Citizenship to identify their preferred learning style- Audio, Visual or Kinaesthetic, Year 11 students learnt how to create mind-maps and other visual aids as a revision resource.

They were first given some information about the 9/11 terrorist attacks…

As part of their introduction to William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Year 10 have been learning about the core themes of the play. 

After matching up key words and their definitions, students were put into small groups to explore questions relating to the themes of Ambition and the Supernatural in…

All SKS pupils have had a workshop today on the risks of vapes and addiction. The session covered the harmful effects of drugs on the body, and the wider dangers of addiction. 

As the winning house, Blue House are enjoying their rewards trip to Fusion Trampoline Park today.