This summer the Key Stage Three groups are starting an ecology course where we hope to map out the animal and plant diversity within the school grounds.

Every Friday a member of staff has been making bacon and sausage sandwiches to help boost both other staffs and learners morale. This is in line with the SIP initiative to help improve mental health. This has gone down very well and I hope to continue this.

Gold group are halfway through a 6-week survival programme where they are visiting the same plot in Blaydon Burn to build up a campsite and learn survival skills. The aim of the programme is to teach the learners to work as a team to achieve a common goal, to build their confidence, self-esteem, res...

At the end of November 2020 the school, like many others, were given a budget to offer catch up interventions for various learners in English and Maths with the goal of getting learners back at their target grade. Since taking on this role as Academic Mentor it has been challenging but massively rew...

Last week our Key Stage 4 school council members held a meeting via teams, with Mr Flint, the Executive Head of School. Although a little nervous, council members asked Mr Flint hard-hitting questions and some more light-hearted ones. The council members enjoyed talking to Mr Flint and agreed with t...