On 8th December Miss Haynes, Mrs Ridgway and Mr Moyo took Textiles students to visit the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. Whilst there, students had the opportunity to also visit the Balenciaga exhibition and saw vintage and contemporary fashion pieces as well as artefacts relating to the fashion house. The students also visited […]

Year 11 academy student Sophie Hall has been commended by the duty fire inspector for her initiative and calm conduct relating to the house fire incident on High Lane, today. The call and information provided by Sophie helped fire crews attend quickly and efficiently. The inspector commented that Sophie’s calm and clear instructions defied her […]

Staff and students from each house competed, last night, to make the best gingerbread. The challenge was to make 12 identical gingerbread biscuits with a Christmas theme. All competitors earned five house points each, plus more points for the winners. Miss Elson judged the gingerbread and the verdict was: Fisrt place: Miss Preece and Emily […]

The geography department went on an educational visit to sunny Morecambe Bay to complete some fieldwork activities on the coastal defences, used by Morecambe to protect properties and its vital tourist industry, from the sea. The group also investigated the quality of housing in the area and completed an environmental quality survey. Travel sickness affected […]