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February 2025

  • 28/02/25

    Year 7 School Trip to Oakwood Climbing Centre

    A Day of Fun and Team Building This term, the Year 7 students embarked on an exciting adventure at Oakwood Climbing Centre, taking it in turns with their respective tutor groups to have a whole day enjoying the adventures the centre had to offer. They participated in a range of thrilling ac...
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  • 24/02/25

    Casio Promotional Filming

    We were delighted to welcome a team from Casio into school for 3 days at the end of February to film promotional material for one of their new products. Directors, camera crew, runners and some student and teacher actors joined our volunteer Year 12 students for 3 days of filming in and aro...
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  • 21/02/25

    Attendance Highlights

    We have celebrated some incredible highs this month with Year 7 and 8 hitting an impressive 99% and Year 11 hitting 98% attendance in the first week back after half term. To celebrate each Year group received a special visit from Mr Whippy on Friday 28.02.2025 and Monday 03.03.2025. Mrs Dou...
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  • 17/02/25

    The Brakenhale Combined Cadet Force

    The Brakenhale Combined Cadet Force has been parading every Tuesday with the volunteer Sergeants, Contingent Commander Michael Gildersleve and the newly recruited volunteer PI Powell. We are looking forward to more staff volunteers joining the contingent soon. In these sessions we have been re...
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  • 10/02/25

    Sixth Form Update

    This term often starts off as a challenge. With the coldest, darkest weather of the year and Christmas now behind us, many of us may feel the weight of the January blues. However, January also marks a time for fresh starts, where students can set new goals and plan for the future. For Year...
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  • 07/02/25

    Student Celebration Breakfast with the Headteacher

    Well done to all those students who were invited to the weekly Headteacher Celebration Breakfast with Mrs Douglas on a Friday during Tutor time. The criteria last half term was Most Golden Tickets. These students all fulfil our values of Aim High, Be Kind and Take Responsibility and Mrs Dou...
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  • 04/02/25

    Bikeability Holiday Courses

    Avanti Cycling offer holiday courses which provide important cycling safety skills for children who wish to ride their bikes.
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  • 03/02/25

    Intermediate Maths Challenge

    In January, the top students in Years 9, 10 and 11 were invited to take part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge (a national Mathematics competition). The Maths department is delighted to announce that following this, three of our students have gone through to the next stage! We are incredibly...
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