Beautiful Sunset!
Our Hydro building and new sports pitches looked fantastic last night!
Sixth Form Open Evening
Our information for Sixth Form entry in 2022 is now live on the website. Please click here to access our prospectus and welcome, pastoral and information videos. (You can also access this page from the Sixth Form dropdown menu).
Next Week: Anti-Bullying Week and Children In Need
Anti-Bullying Week, Monday 15 – Friday 19 November Mrs Fletcher-Woods will be taking assembly. To raise awareness of the issue of bullying, the Anti Bullying Alliance ask that everyone wears odd socks on Monday 15th November. We are not raising money and students and staff are free to take part if they wish. See poster below! More information is available
Healthcare Survey for Students Aged 11-15
The Patient Experience Team at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is gathering feedback about their healthcare services from young people who live in either Northumberland or North Tyneside. They want to learn more about the views of young people to help inform and improve services for young people in the future. The survey is anonymous. As a thank you, you
Y12 Journalism Opportunity
The Telegraph are running a 4-week online programme in March 2022, in which students can learn about journalism and many other media roles. Students from all subjects are welcome. See flyer below for full details. You can apply here. The deadline is 5pm on Friday 12th November. All GDPR and security online will be adhered to with the Telegraph.
KS5 Gaming Challenge!
Please see below details of a gaming challenge run by Newcastle University and Ubisoft. If you are interested, please see Mr Williams either after school on Thursday 4th November or at break on Friday 5th November, in room LA8. Note: The University visit is on the 1st December, not the 8th as in the flyer.
UK Parliament Week, 1-7 November
We are celebrating UK Parliament Week by having assemblies on the theme of ‘Democracy’ all week as well as activities that we will be doing in tutorial. Students will be shown a message from our MP Guy Opperman. We are also launching our ‘Year and School Council’ elections this week. Follow @YourUKParl on Twitter! #UKPW
Free Lunch for Families on Free School Meals
For families on free school meals: There will be free lunches next week (25-29 October) at Trinity Methodist Church, 11:30am-1pm. Booking required, by Friday 22 October! See contact info below.
Macmillan Coffee Morning!
Please see the letter below with information about our Macmillan Coffee Morning during registration on Thursday 21st October. Macmillan Coffee Morning Letter (PDF)
Hello Yellow – World Mental Health Day
On Friday 8 October, pupils and staff are invited to wear yellow to raise awareness of World Mental Health Day. In support of the charity Young Minds, children can choose to wear something yellow (yellow t-shirt, jumper, accessories etc). If students would prefer, they can wear their school uniform. This week, we’ll focus on positive mental health and wellbeing in