It has been a busy field trip time for the Year 12 geographers. Last week they spent 3 days at Derwent Hill completing a range of fieldwork tasks; from questionnaires and surveys in Keswick to climbing Helvellyn to study glacial landforms. Staff were so proud of their resilience and teamwork, which culminated in a high …
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Apr 22
Raising & Giving Week 2024
Last week was our annual Raising & Giving Week. This is a major event in the school calendar and is an opportunity for our school community to support a local charity by having some fun! For the second year, we chose Red Sky Foundation as our charity, to support the great work of Sergio and …
Apr 22
Drive to Arrive
For last week’s Year 12 Personal Development lessons, we welcomed Sarah Schofield from Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service into school to deliver a workshop with students as part of a pre-driver programme. The aim of the workshop was to support students in keeping safe as a passenger and a driver, understand the potential …
Apr 15
Developing Professional Communications
For Year 13 PD lessons before the Easter holidays, we were delighted to welcome into school Vanessa Montesi, Aspire Officer from Aspire by upReach. Vanessa delivered an interactive workshop with our Year 13 students titled ‘Networking with Style!’. The aim of the workshop was to give students the skills that they need in order to …
Apr 15
Day out in Durham
Some of our Year 12 Students joined students from others sixth forms and collects to explore Durham University before the Easter holidays as part of our University preparation support. We enjoyed a peaceful campus tour as we discovered the long breaks that University students have between semesters. We were taken on a tour of Durham …
Mar 18
Raising & Giving Week Returns Soon!
Our annual Raising & Giving Week will be taking place starting on Monday 15th April 2024. Last year, we raised almost £2000 in one week and all the money donated went directly to support the work of the Red Sky Foundation. This year, we will also be supporting Red Sky Foundation. We will have lunchtime stalls, …