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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…

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…

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. 

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.

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.

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…

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…

Students from KS5W really loved visiting Croxteth Hall. They explored the gardens and park before settling down to a lovely outdoor lunch in the picnic area. Students were able to develop their ‘staying safe in the community’ skills, communication skills and were able to look after and handle…

Key Stage 3L ventured out into the community to visit the local shops and purchase an ice-cream as the weather was very warm.  The students had to locate the items, work out the cost and pay for everything at the tills.  As always the class were brilliant and represented the school wonderfully in…

What a lovely celebratory afternoon we had when our families joined us for afternoon tea. Students planned and made all the goodies and really enjoyed sampling their hard work - and even shared some with their parents. We just want to say a massive thank you to everyone involved. It was a…

In our English lesson, Key Stage 3L have been reading The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo.  In this activity the students had imagine they were the character 'Bertie' from the story.  They had to imagine his thoughts and feelings about a situation that happened in the book and write a diary…

In Humanities KS4 have been learning about volcanoes. Over the last 4 weeks we made our own volcano. We then made our volcanoes explode using coke and mento mints.