German Exchange Visit
Students from Years 8-10 have just returned from a 9 day exchange visit to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Click here for a full report of their visit.

English Faculty News - Yr 9 Shakespeare workshops
Last term a theatre company visited school to do a workshop with Year 9 as part of pupils’ preparations for the English SATs. Here are a couple of students’ views about this event:


"On Thursday 3 April, the Bitesize theatre company came in to teach all of the Year 9 students about the key scenes in the Shakespeare play “Much Ado About Nothing”. They taught Year 9 about what it was like in the Globe Theatre in the 17^th century. The workshop was very energetic and fun. It seemed to really help people realise completely what was happening in the scenes. The theatre company fully involved the audience to make it an enjoyable experience. They picked volunteers to be in the play."
Seb Gibson

"The actors focused on the key scenes and described them with great humour. It was a fun and exciting way to learn about Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre. It was a great help towards the SATs and really helped us to understand Shakespeare’s language. All of Year 9 watched and many volunteered to get onto the stage and act. It was excellent and easy to follow".
Dale Manning

Drama News
Congratulations to a Year 7 student who has won a part in Casualty and will shortly begin filming for up to 3 episodes.


Year 9 Lead Learners
Well done to the two Year 9 teams who entered a project concerned with rainwater harvesting at school and put together an excellent report.