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View a short video showing some of the activities and events undertaken by our students during the Autumn Term of 2024

On Wednesday 18 December, the Music Department hosted a wonderful concert in the Great Hall to a very supportive audience of parents, carers, students, friends and staff.

Nursery and Reception children have been enjoying a host of Christmas activities this week, including a special visit from Santa.

On Monday 16 December, the Music Department welcomed 'Hacienda Live', a fifteen-piece professional band, to play in assemblies to Years 3-13.

On Thursday 12 December, members of the school choir were fortunate to have the opportunity to perform at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH).

On Wednesday 18 December, we visited a local church where we had the opportunity to listen to the reverend share the Christmas story and explain its meaning.

On Tuesday 17 December, Year 3 and 4 wowed an audience of parents and staff with a beautiful retelling of the Christmas story through a series of readings and songs

As part of our Careers Day, based around jobs in the NHS, Year 5 and Year 6 children thoroughly enjoyed their visit from Cookson First Aid this week.

Year 1 visited Chester Zoo on Wednesday 27 November. During the trip, children were immersed in their writing unit of 'Handa's Surprise'.

Year 2 enjoyed a fascinating class trip to Elizabeth Gaskell House, where they stepped back in time to explore the Victorian era.

On Tuesday 10 December, the Food & Nutrition Department held the Senior interhouse MasterChef Competition.  We had entries from Years 10, 11 and 12, making for a very busy and exciting atmosphere in the food room.

On Sunday 24 November, a group of our rugby players from Year 7 to Year 10 visited Twickenham to watch England v Japan in the Autumn International Series.

On Monday 11 November, our five Year 13 A-Level Geographers headed to Rhyd-y-Creuau in Wales’ Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park. The purpose of their five-day residential was to practise data collection methods in physical and human geography in order to collect data to use in their Non-Examined Assessments (NEAs) to contribute to their final A-Level grades. 

Our Sixth Form students have been preparing for the Young Citizen’s Bar Mock Trial since the beginning of this academic year. 

On Tuesday 5 November, Year 4 arrived to find a mysterious note in their classroom and some very important items missing! We set off to the Great Hall to investigate with nerves of steel and unreliable torches.

On Monday 4 November, thirty of our Year 11 History students were rewarded for outstanding effort, with a trip to the University of Manchester (UoM).

We recently celebrated our first Culture Day of the year, with students from all Phases embracing their heritage by wearing clothing that represented them or their culture. 

Year 4 has been busy this half term with a range of exciting, hands-on learning experiences across several subjects!

Our Year 4 pupils enjoyed an educational visit to the Gita Bhavan Hindu Temple in Manchester, as part of their Religious Education learning about the Hindu faith. The children showed incredible respect throughout the trip, engaging enthusiastically with the temple's serene atmosphere and beautiful, ornate decorations.

As part of our Design Technology unit on Food Technology, Year 5 became bakers for the half term.