Author: Helen Lyons

KS4  visited Awesome Walls in Liverpool to learn how to belay, a technique used by climbers to create friction using ropes to allow a climber to climb safely. Pupils developed their teamwork and verbal communication skills helping each other to climb the indoor wall.

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KS3 the Team of Life Programme.. 

A resilience programme for children aged 7-13 using sporting metaphors. A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. 

Week two warm up session was crab…

KS3 pupils made their own relief maps in Geography. Pupils investigated what relief is (shape, height and steepness) and how it is shown on map. Pupils also developed their key terms and understanding of topography and contour lines.

KS4 pupils made chicken, cheese and bacon wraps as a part of their Home Cooking Skills BTEC. Pupils had to rely on skills from previous lessons to complete as much of the task as they could independently.

KS3 pupils visited McDonalds as part of their enterprise challenge to see first hand how a business operates from customer service to food operations. This then allowed pupils to evaluate the food enterprise challenge they completed last term.

Year 10 pupils visited Awesome Walls Liverpool to learn how to use less energy and how to give their muscles a break as they climb. Pupils also discussed how to improve their physical fitness and manage the challenges the wall presents to build their confidence.

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Year 8 pupils visited Awesome Walls in Liverpool as part of their Outdoor Education. Pupils focused on safety and climbing techniques to scale the climbing wall whilst developing their communication and gross motor skills.

Creative Calendars by KS2 pupils. Combining Art and Maths skills pupils designed "Icicle Calendars" a kinesthetic activity to recap their learning about days, weeks, months, and years. In addition to developing their fine motor skills.

KS2 PSD Pupils talked about how to make new friends and how it can be hard to make new friends. Pupils created a question cube that they could ask someone to break the ice, as well as developing their fine motor and verbal communication skills.

KS2 pupils have been practicing their observational drawing skills by drawing a Christmas elf. Pupils all worked independently on their designs whilst getting into the Christmas spirit listening to festive music.

Year 10 Neo Expressionism Art development saw pupils exploring the work of Dean Russo an artist and actor. He explored many popular themes including animals. Here, pupils have experimented with printing techniques and used watercolour inks to add contrast and colour.

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KS4 pupils created festive Christmas cupcakes as part of their pudding option. Cupcakes first showed up in literature at the end of the 1700s when bakers started using ramekins or individual pottery cups. Pupils worked together as part of a kitchen team to complete each of the steps…