Manchester United Trip
Last week 14 very excited year 7s got to watch the Man Utd versus Feyenoord game in the Europa League which United won 4-0. The students had an excellent …
World record today…
We took part in the world record attempt to create the biggest and most signed Christmas card today! We managed to add 695 signatures and, whilst doing …
Happy birthday to..”
…Dickens who turned one today! We can’t believe he’s been our library reading mascot for a year already!
‘Feel Good Fridays’
Introducing ‘Feel-Good Fridays!’
The Performing Arts department is providing musical entertainment every Friday morning in the main foyer to celebrate not only the talents of our students but also to herald …
Homework heroes
Congratulations to the first Y7 homework heroes in Food Technology this year. Promoting the 5-a-day message, sharing their findings and the many benefits of eating fruit and vegetables, including tips …
Year 13 English Literature
Year 13 Literature students spent the day at Warwick University. They enjoyed a series of lectures about the literature of love, followed by a poetry reading session by our poet …
Year 7 Science Roadshow
Year 7 students at the Science Roadshow. This was presented on behalf of BAe, the Royal Navy and the RAF. Students were shown some of the careers …
Blue Peter badge….
….we all know how hard these badges are to earn so well done to Kirsten who has earned one by sending in a picture and an acrostic poem. Well …
2 minute silence…
…..the sound of two cornets reverberated around school today as ‘the last post’ was played to mark the start of our two minute silence. Thanks to Emily and Tom for …
Cross country at John Taylor…
15 students braved very cold weather at John Taylor and completed cross country races in years 7, 9 and 11. Notable performances came from Alex Kilberry who was 3rd …
Row-a-thon results…
Well done to everyone who took place. The results were:
1. Meteor House 200 points
2. Vulcan House 100 points
3. Lancaster House 50 points
4. Spitfire House 20 points
73 kilometres rowed in total …
Rowing for the Red Cross
We’ve rowed and rowed and rowed today – over 180 students, staff and governors (the Chair of Governors in fact) have taken part in the house row-a-thon in aid of …
Junk food roadshow…
We had the Junkfood Roadshow in school before half term. The presenter was excellent and there was lots of positive feedback from the staff and groups of students attending. The …
National Citizenship Service…
As part of our National Citizenship Service (NCS) Social Action Project we are putting on a Christmas Fun Day On the 27th of November to raise money for disadvantaged children …
Duke of Edinburgh Award…
….expedition preparation walk! They left in the rain but it soon brightened up. A nine mile walk to help the students prepare for their expedition next …