Posted on: 22/02/2018FULL 'STEAM' AHEADWeek 2 of STEAMED was very popular with the theme of 'Wearable Technology'. Students were asked to design a SMART piece of clothing that was part of their uniform or something they could bring to school every day. It was too difficult to select one winner so joint winners are Grace Rattenbury and Avari Hotson from Year 7, congratulations to both students, the entries are shown below. Congratulations also to Mitchell Robinson in Year 7 for his winning entry for the 'Cryptocurrency' competition. Mitchell’s entry was the STEAMED winner beating competition from a range of other schools and organisations. Mitchell’s winning entry about life without the internet is below:
Posted on: 14/02/2018GIFTED AND TALENTED EXPLORE OXFORDThis half term the gifted and talented students of Yr9 had an opportunity to learn about university life, what courses were available and what is expected of them to get into Oxford University from the guest speaker Hannah Roley from the University. This talk got the pupils thinking about what options they need to take to get into the courses they want, what life at the University of Oxford is like, what extra curricula activities they could do at university and what sort of grades and level of hard work is expected of them and preparation expected of them to get into one of the top universities in the country, making them aim high. To support and develop students' interests they then began to create a PowerPoint to inform us about what they are passionate about and to persuade the audience why their hobbies or preferred subject is important. The Yr8 gifted and talented students are also working on a presentation about their interests. They will continue to develop their presentations to then share at the end of the spring term to gifted, talented and most able students in a style similar to university lectures discussed with Hannah.
Posted on: 8/02/2018SAFER INTERNET DAYThis year Safer Internet Day is was Tuesday 6th February, students undertook activities relating to this in their Computing lessons throughout the week. Lessons involved reflecting on how the online world can put pressure on us, considering how we can respond to different online pressures and exploring ways we can create more positive connections and share respect online. For 2018 the Safer Internet Day slogan is “Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you”. A social media campaign using the hashtag #ItStartsWithUs encourages everyone to pledge to do something great and positive online. More information can be found at: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/ Below is an example of our students' work this week.