Our Pupil Librarians celebrated Children's Mental Health Week by organising a series of well-being activities to help pupils express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas.  A big thank you to all those who came along and got involved.

Making Your Mark is a UK wide ballot that gives young people aged between 11-18 years the opportunity to vote for the topics they feel are the most important and issues facing young people locally and across the UK. Ballot papers have been added to tutor folders for pupils to complete during form time.

Well done to the pupils who took part in the Bikeability sessions last week. The pupils learned about road safety and awareness, important decision making and many skills to keep themselves safe and feel more confident whilst riding on the roads. 

As part of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet unit this term, pupils in Mrs Johnston's and Ms Braschko's Year 10 classes re-enacted the lines of the prologue and Act 1 of the play. 

As part of SALAD day Year 13's were learning about Uni/College life and the skills required for budgeting and food. 

As part of our recent Speaking and Listening and Development Day (SALAD), it was Year 10's turn to focus on first aid. Pupils got to work with a trainer from St John Ambulance who taught them CPR and how to use a defibrillator.  

We welcomed Year 5's from Inglewood Junior School to take part in a carousel of workshops including sessions in Spanish, English/Drama and Psychology. 

We had fantastic school Christmas carol concert. Our Year 7's were a credit to our school and put on a great performance. Thank you to our music teacher Mrs Shirley and to everyone who came along on the evening to support the event.

Thank you to all the pupils in our school who came together and participated in the Remembrance Day activities in the library. Also, a special shout-out to our very own future heroes who took the time to polish their boots and put on their army cadet uniforms in respect of our fallen heroes. They not only sold poppies but also spoke to fellow pupil...

Congratulations to our Year 7 Students' of Month for October 2023.  The theme was `participations in lessons'. Please wear your badges with pride.

Well done to all the pupils in school who have overcome the wind and rain, the mud, and the hilly terrain to complete the school cross country this week. They were encouraged to think about how to pace themselves successfully and find that intensity where they could endure the ½ mile course over the distance set. The older year groups were asked to...

Year 7 were tasked with completing a maths treasure hunt in school. There were 10 clues to solve, all to do with different types of numbers. The pupils had to 'collect' numbers from a variety of staff around school and then match the numbers against the quiz questions. Pi club members from Year 8 were on hand in the Library to answer questions and ...

We took a group of Year 9 & 10 pupils to journey through more than 6 decades of popular culture at the British Music Experience in Liverpool. The pupils took part in a music quiz through the decades and then visited the interactive music experience where they could try out a musical instrument with the best music equipment available, from drum ...

Congratulations  to our Bronze Duke of Edinburgh pupils who completed their final walking expedition last weekend.

We recently welcomed Year 5's from Upperby Primary School to take part in a carousel of workshops. The pupils enjoyed sessions in PE, Art and Music. 

We had a fantastic Speaking and Listening Activity Development Day today. Year 7 enjoyed learning about blood and organ donation with the science department whilst year 8 got to grips with some key debates in current affairs. Year 9 were exploring world religions and year 10 were learning about sound financial planning including household bills and...

If you missed our Open Evening in June, we would like to invite you to join us for a tour of the school with your child. Please contact Julie Hannen on 01228 404942 (ext 220) to book a slot.  Appointments should be made in advance and tours will be held on weekday evenings between 4.15 and 5.45pm, from Monday 25 September to Friday 13 October....

Congratulations to the pupils who completed their Duke of Edinburgh expedition.

Our Year 10 pupils took part in a recent `World of Work' morning. They took part in mock interviews with local employers and received some great feedback. 

Well done to the Year 7 pupils who took part in the County Athletics championships through at Whitehaven today.  All pupils performed well against the most talented athletes from across Cumbria at that age group and we are pleased to say we have two County champions at St John Henry Newman Catholic School. Zaidyn T won the ...