Our Year 9 BTEC construction class had been given the brief to design and manufacture some public seating for the school. This first lesson was research, so they were looking at existing benches that we have in school and in local areas to see design ideas and ergonomics. Luckily for them the sun was shinning.

We would like to share the latest copy of Vodafone's Digital Parenting. This online magazine provides interesting information about how we can get the most out of technology but more importantly, how we can help our children to do this safely and responsibly. https://www.vodafone.co.uk/cs/groups/public/documents/document/vodafone_digital_parenting....

All pupils in Year 12 visited Newcastle University on Thursday 21 April. The aim of the day was to help pupils to think about whether Higher Education is the right choice for them. They took part in several activities, including choosing the right course; student life; and study skills.

Announcing the Castlerigg Open Day!! // Sunday July 17th, 1pm to 5pm (Mass at 4pm). Come along, see Castlerigg, have a load of fun, and help us raise some money to help us in our work!World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 // August 2023 // We are delighted to launch the Lancaster package for Lisbon. Do you know anyone aged 18-25 who wants to go to Lisbon, se...

We had a fantastic whole school careers event today.  All year groups visited the event and had the opportunity to speak to local employers and higher education providers. The pupils really engaged with all the various employers and the event ran throughout the day was a great success.  

Cumbria's Holiday Activity and Food Easter programme has launched, offering hundreds of activities across Cumbria during the Easter school holidays, free for eligible Cumbrian young people. Please click here for details https://cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices/childrenandfamilies/cfis/holidayactivity/holidayactivities.asp

We are holding a whole school careers fair in school on Friday 1 April.  This is an opportunity for all pupils in all key stages to engage with a variety of employers; Further and Higher Education providers; and training providers.

As part of our Key Stage 3 student of the month rewards programme we had a great morning at Fusion trampoline park this week.

An amazing day was had by our Year 8's on a visit to Newcastle's Life Science centre. The pupils enjoyed all the exhibits including a visit to the International Space Station, a virtual tour of the solar system in the planetarium, investigating Climate change with some experiments in the lab, broadcasting the news and off course checking out t...

The Year 10 online Parents' Evening is on Tuesday 29 March 2022 from 4.30 pm - 7.00pm.  

 Years 7's are plating trees this week as part of Science week.

It is exam season soon. You can't start to prepare too soon so here is a guide for pupils to help to prepare.  Download PDF File Here

It's Science Week next week and the theme this year is Growth. We have lots of activities happening in school: Pupils in Years 7-9 are going to plant a tree in science lessons and have a competition to see whose can germinate first. The BBC 'Science Focus' weekly journal is being launched in the LRC.The  LRC is running a competition for the be...

We continue to get books donated to our library by local authors. We really do appreciate their generosity. We hope to inspire our pupils to become authors of the future and what better way than to showcase local talent,  Big thanks go to  John and Peter Scholes Roger Bolton Mike Routledge  Martin Lawson Derek Nash Denis Perriam ...

A massive congratulations to the Year 7 girls football team on getting to the U12's City Schools final that will be held at Brunton Park (We hope). They played fantastically on Wednesday night and with goals from Ellie L, Chloe B and Charley R and fearless goal keeping from Jorja R, the girls drew against Morton and Caldew and beat Trinity, to get ...

Year 9y2 have been using microscopes to study the organisation of plant transport systems. They demonstrated wonderful practical skills and have produced micrographs of stomata from leaves and xylem tubes from rhubarb

Understandably some pupils have concerns about the war in the Ukraine. We have held assemblies or form time activities with the pupils to allay their fears. More information for parents can be found here.  http://firstnews.co.uk/ukraine

Easter Retreat!!It's happening April 14-17th, it's open to young people and young adults in year 10 or above (up to 25) and it will cost £85 for everything - accommodation, food, retreat etc etc. This retreat is ran by Castlerigg and bookings need to be made directly through them. The Easter Retreat is a chance for people to enter into the rea...

For SALAD day today 7SVB studied the Day of the Dead and other South American cultures. See some of their fabulous designs including alebrijes (spirit animals)and calaveras (sugar skulls). Muy bien! Enter your text here ...

Amelia has produced this masterpiece to be hung in our Learning Resource Centre. Such a talented pupil - look at the detail! Well done Amelia - a very generous donation.