Congratulations to Kell in our Sixth Form, who has been selected as 1 of just 5 finalists for the GSK Young Scientist of the Year competition! He has investigated whether water from willow trees could be used to help grow plants and be an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic products. The winner is announced tomorrow. Good luck! Hexham Courant Article
Please remember to test twice a week. When you have completed your lateral flow test, please report the result at https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result (External URL) and to the school at this link (Microsoft form).
This week, our Year 13 Geography A Level students undertook a fieldwork trip to Cresswell Dunes. Students were collecting data such as plant biodiversity, soil properties and dune topography to use in their independent NEA projects. Note: All students tested negative before the trip.
In the last half term, Year 11 and Year 13 students took part in the Royal Meteorological Society’s “Conference of the Parties” simulation activity. This involved students debating and negotiating towards an international climate change agreement. Students were assigned a specific country and were required to act as delegates, representing their country’s interests and needs. Relevant information such as GDP
The three week 10 for 10 challenge is now over and our students have raised some fantastic amounts for lots of very worthy charities. Here is a summary: Year 9 Year 9 have been supporting the following charities: Tynedale Hospice, Cancer Research UK, The Teenage Cancer Trust, The Trevor Project Inc, Wag and Company and Oddballs charity. Together they have
A group of Year 9 students have now completed a Peer Mentor training programme and achieved AQA Peer Mentoring and AQA Safeguarding & Disclosure accreditation. The training was designed and delivered in conjunction with the Northumbria Healthcare Trust ‘Be You’ team. Peer Mentors provide important support to other Year 9 students, helping them to overcome wellbeing issues related to friendships
There is a Virtual Routes into STEM Course (External URL) course this month – the applications are open until the end of this week, 21st May. This is open to any student interested in studying a Science or Maths related subject at degree level. (STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). Fully funded places are still available. Please read this
Our Year 9 students have been studying ‘Political Literacy’ using resources from Shout Out UK. This was sponsored by NAPO (the trade union and professional association that represents probation staff). Today we were joined in class (virtually) by Katie Lomas (National Chair for NAPO). It was great to see our students gaining insight and inspiration! Tweet from Shout Out UK
Jake Perrie from 10 CRC is running 10 miles every day for 10 days to raise money for Tynedale Hospice at Home through the 10For10 challenge – he has raised nearly £400 so far! Please feel free to sponsor him by clicking the link below. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jake-perrie1 Well done Jake!
Year 9 classes 9KAD, 9HAM and 9WPY are raising money for Cancer Research UK. The three form classes have decided to walk every morning during form time in order to reach the goal of 10,000 steps – the first form to 10,000 steps wins. Every student is aiming to raise £10 each for Cancer Research UK and hope to raise