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14 September 2023

KS5W Lunch in Unit

KS5W cooked a feast in Lunch in Unit. They cut all the vegetables, fried the onions, made the sauce and layered the pasta for the lasagne. After that, they made Eaton Mess using Quark and ready made meringues. It was delicious. Students used their maths and English skills functionally, and…

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7 September 2023

Lunch in Unit

KS5W cooked up a storm when they made Chinese style chicken curry from scratch! No jars here! It was accompanied by microwave chocolate brownies and ice cream. Students weighed ingredients and followed a recipe. They chopped and cooked, stirred and fried. Afterwards they washed all the dishes and…

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7 September 2023

Lovely park visit

KS5W loved visiting the park this afternoon to enjoy some late summer sun. They really enjoyed exploring all of the different equipment. 

 

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7 July 2023

KS4C Chester Zoo - WOW day

KS4 visited Chester Zoo as part of their WOW day for their english topic - ‘Exploring’. 

KS4C had a lovely day exploring the Zoo and different habitats. We saw lots of animals both big and small. KS4C also got to see a real life explorer ‘Steve Backshall’ filming at Chester…

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7 July 2023

KS4 Work Experience - Midstream Garden Centre

Our Year 11’s doing work experience at Midstream Garden Centre did a fantastic job. West Lancashire and Midstream staff are all so proud of how hard everyone worked. They learned some new skills and gained so much confidence that they will carry with them throughout adulthood. Our students…

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7 July 2023

KS4 Work Experience - Midstream

Our year 11’s did a fantastic job getting stuck in at Midstream Garden Centre for work experience. All the staff at midstream and school are super proud of how everyone got involved and worked really hard showing a keen interest in the work environment and learning new…

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30 June 2023

KS5 Maths in the Community

Students from KS5 really loved practicing their money skills in the community when we visited West Lancs Diner for morning tea. Everyone was able to count their change and calculate how much money they were spending. Students enjoyed the chance to catch up with their friends in the cafe while…

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30 June 2023

KS5W Sports Day 23

Students loved competing in Sports Day. They showed great determination and sportsmanship. Some school records were broken on the day too. What a lovely team event. 

 

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26 June 2023

KS5 Community visit to the cafe

Students enjoyed practicing their communication skills at West Lancs Diner. They were able to order their drinks and snacks and then took some time out to have a catch up with their friends. A lovely morning.

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26 June 2023

KS5W Visit to Southport

KS5W loved their visit to Southport. First, they enjoyed a stroll to the King’s Gardens and explored the park which was great fun. Afterwards, they enjoyed a feast at the Brewers Fayre and were looked after like royalty. It was a super day for all.

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21 June 2023

Key Stage 3 Year 9 Transitions

Our Year 9 students in Key Stage 3 are preparing for a big change.  In September they will be moving to Key Stage 4 and new classes.  As can be expected, change creates lots of anxieties and we are working with our students to ensure they have as many sessions in the run up to the holidays.  They…

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20 June 2023

Kidneys for Life fundraiser

Penny from Kidneys for Life came in today to collect the money the school raised following our Head girls fundraiser. Our head girl was very proud handing over the money as were the whole school community and it is great to hear about how the money will be used.  We look forward to supporting the…

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