Year 8 pupil, Shaun, along with peers from Alnmouth Sea Scout Troop (ASST) were chosen to represent UK Scouting at the National VE Day Celebrations at Horse Guards Parade on Thursday 8th May. Lead Volunteer at ASST, Graeme Popay explains: “The atmosphere in London was electric! The eight Sea Scouts and two leaders from 1st …
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A massive thank you to Warkworth Harbour Commissioners for donating this lovely Chatty Bench to our school. Pictured below are friends: Evangeline, Katie, Skye, Paul, Joe, Tiana, Amy, Lexi and Charlotte; enjoying the spring sunshine and a chat from the bench on our school yard. Warkworth Harbour staff and commissioners successfully secured a grant from …
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We were delighted to host our annual Careers Fair to showcase to our pupils the vast array of inspirational businesses and further education providers there is available in our area. All businesses were provided with a stall space where pupils from all year groups, year 7 – 13 (aged 11-18 years) had the opportunity to …
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To mark Comic Relief our year 6, 7 and 8 pupils enjoyed a Comic Relief themed assembly organised by Director of Science, Mrs Bailey with the help of our lovely staff. Mrs Bailey discussed with the children what comic relief is, how they fund programmes that help people and communities overcome the many challenges they …
Pupils in Years 9-11 took part in an Intermediate Maths Challenge organised by Head of Maths, Mrs Davison and Teacher of Maths, Mr Mcinally with exam papers supplied from UK Mathematics Trust. Mrs Davision explains: “The Intermediate Maths Challenge is a 60 minute exam that encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency to make …
Staff, pupils and parents, embraced our challenge of ‘dress up as a word’ today in celebration of World Book Day! We had some interesting and unusual entries, including: Illuminate, Spring, Green, Injured, Equestrian, Gothic, Christmas, Burrito, Odd, Hidden, Sleepy, Cosy, Hawaiian, Fancy and Interpretation. The winners were awarded with a paper back book of their …
Year 8 pupils recently explored ‘Careers in the NHS’ with an interactive performance delivered by educational theatre group, Performance in Education. This enthusiastic and lively presentation delivered by three performers from the group, introduced students to the range of pathways that are available in the NHS at post-16 and post-18, including A levels, Apprenticeships, BTEC …
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Year 12 Chemistry students, have had fun experimenting with the very smelly fermentation process in an attempt to make alcohol. Pictured below are students: Harry, Alex, Thea, Grace, Lana and William, who each chose a different carbohydrate for their fermentation experiment. Student, Grace explains: “We made alcohol through fermentation by using yeast. We all had …
Year 8 pupil, Alexis, recently attended Alnwick and District Sports Council Sports Awards, with the football team she plays for, Alnwick Town FC Juniors U13 Whites. The event, which was held at The Alnwick Playhouse, was to celebrate local sporting talent and endeavour with 14 x awards presented during the course of the evening. Alexis, …
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Cross country runners from James Calvert Spence College have recently enjoyed great success in the sport. After competing at a cross country event at Temple Park, South Shields, earlier this month, three of the 12 students who took part, were selected to represent Northumberland at the Inter-Counties meeting at Stewart Park, Middlesbrough. Pictured here at …