Maths on Wednesday
I had the pleasure of visiting several maths lessons on Wednesday. Students were fully engaged in their learning and Year 9, both Aspire and Grammar streams, were tackling grade 6 and grade 7 GCSE maths questions. This created a buzz in the classrooms as they problem solved their way through this challenge. The students were very keen to be on the blog!
Year 11 Assembly
This week Mr Fricker gave every student a progress card, which provides useful data regarding targets and predicted outcomes for GCSE, BTec and VCerts. Year 11 are very focussed on working to achieve above their target grades. These cards will be used by teachers and will help to form the basis of the conversation at Parent's Evening.
Year 10 GCSE Computing
The students in the GCSE Computing class were working in team to complete one of the challenges on the image below. They were keen to engage in conversations about the role of such technology in the future, particularly in the areas of health and care of an ageing population.
Personal Safety
Students in Year 8 experienced a drama production and workshop on Peer Pressure, focusing on the issues of alcohol and illegal substances. It looked at how easy it is to be encouraged by 'friends' to try substances and most importantly, where this gateway leads. Students then have to consider how these situations can be avoided by contributing to the discussion that followed the play.
