Our Year 11, 12 & 13 Camps International group are once again pushing to collect every penny possible for their big trip to Kenya in summer. This week our students set out some Easter themed stalls over break and lunchtime to tempt students with some seasonal treats and earn themselves a little extra for their …
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Apr 14
Field Work with a View
Year 12 Geographers completed 3 days field work in the Lake District this week, based at Derwent Hill. They collected data for their coursework in Keswick, completed orienteering and rocketing building challenges on the Monday. Tuesday was spent successfully climbing Helvellyn, England’s third highest mountain! On the way up and down, we were considering the extent to …
Mar 24
Year 13 Artists Look for Inspiration
Year 13 Fine Artists and Photographers recently visited the National Glass Centre and Centre for Contemporary Art at St Peter’s, to explore the current art and photography exhibitions on show. Students took part in a gallery walk-through with Learning and Engagement Manager, Lucy Lax, who helped to further explore their understanding of the work on …
Mar 10
Exploring Employability with Sun Belt Rentals & Wates
On Tuesday morning, as a follow up to the recent visit to the Wates/AESC Gigafactory construction project in Washington, we were delighted to welcome into school Jimmy from Sunbelt Rentals and Ashleigh, David and Jeff from Wates Group to deliver the second part of the exciting Sunbelt Rentals Beacons Schools programme with our Year 12 …
Feb 24
Sixth Form Reaches for the Top!
With the recent publication of school’s results from across the country it has been revealed that our Sixth Form is looking in increadably good standing amongst the dozens of other institutions across the wider North East. From Middlesbrough to Sunderland, Newcastle to Northumberland, many of the North East’s recent school leavers excelled in their A …