Key Stage 4 Learning

Key stage 4 students on the triple GCSE course setting up for their microbe required practical. Should be fun to see what cleaners kill off the fungus we will be growing.

Well done to everyone in getting through their DofE expedition in October.

Year 10 and 11 students listened to their final post-16 talk of the autumn term on Friday, when they watched to a presentation by Caroline Towers from Carlisle College. On the same day, Year 8 and 9 students also listened to the presentation.

Caroline began each session with an icebreaker quiz…

To help them plan for their post-16 next steps, Year 10 and 11 students listened to a presentation by Rachel Mirfin from Gen 2. 

Established in 2000, Gen2 is a leading training provider specialising in the Engineering, Nuclear, and Manufacturing sectors.  

Rachel told students about the…

To help them better understand the theme of 'Power' in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Year 10 considered the different definitions and connotations of the word power. 

After working in groups to share and present their ideas, students were encouraged to discuss contemporary issues in the media and how…

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.