Visit from Mencap
Class: Year 11 Number of students: 8 Gatsby benchmarks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,7 Aim of Activity As part of the post-16 careers education and transition program, a group of students took part in a...
Year 6 Bring Their Writing to Life!
Year 6 have been focusing on using powerful verbs and adverbs to create action and excitement in their writing. Using The Egyptian Cinderella as inspiration, pupils explored how authors use precise word choices to make...
Book Reviews
Year 6 have been thoroughly enjoying their class text, The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo. Pupils have explored this fascinating retelling of the classic tale, set in Ancient Egypt, making links with their History topic....
Autumnal art week
Our first art week of the year focussed on art within nature. The week started with trips to Worcester Woods where students had the opportunity to take part in some photography, bark rubbing, sketching and...
An introduction to Dennis the Menace!
Our summer arts week introduced the students to some of the staffs’ favourite characters from the Beano as part of our comic and cartoon theme! The Beano generously sent a copy of the comic for...
Year 10 – Art – Summer 1 + 2
Students in year 10 were challenged to an extended project across the summer terms – researching and making their own soft toys. Students looked at existing products and their websites and advertising and how they appealed to their...
Year 9 – Art – Summer 1 + 2
Students in year 9 were challenged to an extended project across the summer terms – researching and making their own soft toys. Students looked at existing products and their websites and advertising and how they...
Year 8 – Art – Summer 2
In Summer 2 year 8 students looked for the answer to the question: How can art be used as activism? Students explored the work of Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino and investigated the issues she is...
