As part of GCSE RE, Pupils in Year 10 will be visiting St James & All Saints Christ Church on Friday 9th March 2018 from 1.30 pm – 2.40 pm.
Pupils are currently studying prayer and worship in the 'Practises' part of the GCSE RE curriculum. Girls will be given the opportunity to ask questions regarding Christianity to support their RE Syllabus.
We are grateful to Revd. Juliet Jansen for kindly accommodating the visit.
Posted: 7th March 2018
Tuesday 2nd April
The school was invited by Gloucestershire County Council again this year to lead a choir at the Citizenship Ceremonies in which new citizens of the United Kingdom are conferred and welcomed.
Students were given details about the ceremony and auditioned to take part in the school choir. Eleven pupils were chosen. The ceremony gave us a great opportunity to proudly represent our British society through the choice of songs we had chosen.
The pupils also had the opportunity to converse with the Deputy Lord Lieutenant about his role and duty to Her Majesty the Queen.
Posted: 3rd April 2019
Year 11 pupils will be visiting the University of the West of England, Bristol on Monday 29th April as part of their Geography lessons to further support their fieldwork.
Dr Chris Spencer, Senior Lecturer in Geography & Environmental Management has kindly agreed to lead the session.
10:30 - 12:00: Weston beach, looking at setting research questions, designing a methodology, thinking about statistical analysis, then some hands on sieving of sediments to produce some data to add to some that I will have mocked up and then to do some basic stats on our findings to test a model.
12:00 - 13:00: A mini tour of the campus and its facilities & lunch
13:00 - 15:00: Do some work using GIS to explore aspects of the human geography of Weston super mare.
Updated: 25th April 2019
Pupils were invited by Geoff & Lilly Gidley (Kidney Research UK) to attend a display at Kings Walk Shopping Centre to raise awareness of kidney health and organ donation. Year 11 pupils will be attending on Thursday 14th March I A.
Posted: Wednesday 13th March 2019
We will be taking Year 7’s and Year 8’s to The Big Bang Fair at the NEC in Birmingham on Wednesday 13th March 2019. (IA)
The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people in the UK. The Big Bang Fair is an award-winning combination of exciting theatre shows, interactive workshops, exhibits and careers information from STEM professionals. Giving the pupils the chance to become a rocket scientist, create their own lie detector, meet a range of unusual animals, experience bouncing across the surface of Mars and take part in over 150 more hands-on STEM activities and workshops!
https://www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/
Posted: 1st March 2019
We have organised a careers visit to the NEC, Birmingham for Year 10 pupils on Saturday 2nd March. (IA).
This event is the ideal platform for students to find out more about careers and higher education opportunities, to help them decide what to do after leaving school.
At the event, students can get access to:
Posted: 26th Feb 2019
Year 10’s will be undertaking an educational trip to Cadbury world on Thursday 31st January 2019. (IA)
The trip supports work covered in GCSE Business Studies. Students will be listening to talks on production processes and marketing strategies. Students will be also able to develop their theories learnt in class into practical experience.
Posted: 16th Jan 2019
Year 11 will be visiting Weston-Super-Mare to carry out their Geography Fieldwork.
The purpose of the fieldwork is to enable each pupil to gather enough information in order to answer the questions for their GCSE Geography Exam.
Pupils will be:
Posted: 25th Sept 2018
Posted: 01/09/2019
