News
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Fair Trade Fortnight Update – How Environmental and Political Climates affecting UK Farmers?
Following our extensive work on Fairtrade Fortnight, and liaison between students and National Farmers Union representation, two of our Sixth Formers, Rosie Bentley and Emily Turner, reviewed the present context facing British farmers after an incredibly difficult few years: Is the UK government sufficiently supporting an industry we have relied […]
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Year 11 Easter School 2023
We can confirm that we will be running Easter School sessions throughout the Easter Holiday. The sessions run just like a Saturday School so students sign in and out, wear non-uniform, bring snacks, and then cram in the revision to help them in the Summer exams. The Easter sessions will […]
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Super League Netball
As part of our ‘Girls Can’ push on women’s sports, over 60 girls headed to Loughborough to watch a Super League Netball match between Loughborough Lightening and London Pulse. This was the first experience of live netball for many and the excitement around the area was great with a pack […]
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Y11 Enterprise Business Pitches
As part of our popular BTEC Enterprise course our Year 11 students are now delivering their business pitches which are a key component of their final assessment. The Dragon’s Den-style pitch involves a product, a selection of messages, a business concept and a need to convince and justify the vision. […]
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Duke of Edinburgh Licence Approval
We are delighted to report that having met with Grace Morrall-Kelly, Operations Officer for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme (Staffordshire) our licence to run the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme was once again renewed. Our school has a long tradition of Duke of Edinburgh Award adventures and many students […]
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Y8 Girls Netball Success
The Year 8 Netball team took part in their last fixture of the year, and we saved the best till last in the Cannock and District tournament which was a chance to play a range of schools from the local area. We arrived nervous but optimistic after our first win […]
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Attendance Rewards
There is a lot of press reports of low attendance in schools and tales of ‘ghost children’ missing out on the education which will open so many doors for them in later life. However this week, amidst all the House celebrations, we are also doing our attendance Awards. All students […]
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Y9 Pathways Evening
Our Year 9 Pathways Evening was well attended by parents as they picked up all the necessary information to help their children make their Pathways decisions which map out their courses for the end of Year 11. There are core qualifications that everyone has to take – such as English, […]
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GCSE English Revision Resources
We recommend the Seneca Learning App for our GCE English students. It is a revision website and app which tests students on their knowledge and understanding of both English Language and the texts in English Literature. It is free to use and covers all of the key texts and skills […]
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Year 12 Mock Exams Schedule – April 2023
Our Year 12 Mock Exams will run between 17-21 April and will run to the following schedule with AM exams running from 9.00am and PM exams running from 12.50pm: Monday 17 April AM – Business – 2hrs AM – Further Maths – 2hrs AM – English Literature – 1hr AM […]
