Our Year 11 boys had the fantastic experience of playing at the prestigious Sedbergh School Sevens rugby union tournament last week, ahead of their first-ever appearance at the biggest school’s rugby tournament in the world – the Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens – next week. The lads are relatively new to sevens rugby, and the Sedbergh tournament features the best
Congratulations to Jasper, Rhydian and Noah (Year 9) who have all achieved a bronze EDT award. They completed a project called ‘My school is an Island’ and had to research sustainable solutions to resources, waste, transport and energy. They then had to build a model, write a report and do a presentation to industry professionals. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Year 12 were very fortunate again this week to have so many people give up their time. The students had the choice of 11 wide-ranging talks. Kristie Giblin, co-owner of the Pudding Parlour, talked about her journey to becoming an entrepreneur. Former student Gemma Slater encouraged students to pursue their interest in art and talked about her experience of studying
“The Little Mermaid” at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham The opening night for The Little Mermaid is fast approaching, and many of our talented students are taking part in the show, including Cate as ‘Ariel’ and Theo as ‘Eric’. It’s going to be a great show! Select the link below for tickets: Little Mermaid show details and tickets (Queens
The U14 Girls travelled to Cochrane Park in Newcastle to compete in the prestigious Dame Allan’s 7s Tournament, an event that attracts strong sides from private and boarding schools across the North East, Scotland, and Yorkshire. Hexham (being a combined QE and HMS team) opened their campaign with a tight contest against Prince Henry’s. In a fast‑paced match, the girls
On Friday afternoon we were delighted that Dave Ahluwalia from the Russell Group was able to deliver a careers talk to our year 12 politics and history students. Having studied International Relations at the University of Leeds, Dave was able to share his experience of working for a constituency MP, two political consultancies and in health policy. He also currently
Philosopher of the Week! John Locke #Respect #Engage #Aspire
LRC Recommended Read The Feast for the Ravens by Sarah Hawkswood Respect. Engage. Aspire.
The Yr 9 and Yr 11 girls netball teams played Ponteland in a league game last week. Yr 9 played exceptionally well and fought very hard to win the game 16-14. Since losing a key player to injury these girls have come together as a team, working extremely hard. Yr 11 once again dominated and won the game with an impressive score
