by Sarah Bedwell | Jun 5, 2017 | Able, Gifted and Talented, D&T, Front Page News, Maths, Science, Student Notices
Before half term, students from Year 10 took part in the Westholme STEM challenge 2017, competing against 22 teams of students from across Lancashire. During the day James Barnes, Emily Hazlett,Thomas Johnston and Lucy Murray participated in 5 different challenges....
by Sarah Bedwell | Mar 29, 2017 | Front Page News, Science, Student Notices
Year 8 students have been learning about respiration during this cycle of work. Part of this involves looking at the role of the heart in respiration, and as such we’ve been dissecting hearts to have a closer look at their structure. Students in Mr...
by Sarah Bedwell | Mar 15, 2017 | Front Page News, Science, Student Notices
Mr Merritt’s 7y1 class have been learning about electric circuits. They were set the challenge of finding different ways of modelling what happens in electric circuits. The students showed real teamwork and creativity in the way they approached the task. They...
by Sarah Bedwell | Feb 19, 2017 | Science
We believe that Science is best learned and understood through experimentation and investigation. In lower school, lessons have a practical focus to allow students to develop their “can-do” skills and knowledge through direct hands-on experience. We look at examples...
by Sarah Bedwell | Oct 8, 2016 | Drama, English, Front Page News, ICT, Maths, Music, Science, Student Notices
Congratulations to all students who’ve been working hard so far this half term. Keep it up!
by Sarah Bedwell | Feb 26, 2016 | Front Page News, Science
My Year 7 Science class have been learning about forces. They’ve been doing a lot of work calculating speed and distance, and on Tuesday we were out on the yard doing a practical which involved them calculating a distance, running that distance and having it...