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- 30/05/22
NASA’s Sixtieth Birthday!
2022 sees the end of NASA’s (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 60th Birthday celebrations - which began in 2018. We read articles about America’s space race with Russia and the progressive space exploration, which culminated in trips to the moon and the creation of the I...Read Full Story - 30/05/22
Myths, Legends & Fairytales
Following on from our ‘Nessie’ debate and the overwhelming majority of ‘I do not believe’ votes. . . We turned our attention to Legends, Myths and Folktales. Discussing the definitions and categorising the differences, we decided that Legends – usually contain...Read Full Story - 30/05/22
Kier Visit
Last week our Construction learners were given the opportunity to visit Kier Group and their site in Sunderland, where we learned about a new school site they are building.Read Full Story - 27/05/22
This Week in Motor Vehicles 25.05.2022
This week learners on the level one Diploma in light vehicle maintenance have been learning all about suspension in unit L1AM11 suspension systems and maintenance.Read Full Story - 13/05/22
English | Speaking, Listening and Communication
Have you ever had to give a presentation to a group of people and then take and answer questions at the end? If the answer is ‘No’ – then my next question is :- How would you feel about having to give a presentation to a group of people and then take and answer questions at t...Read Full Story - 13/05/22
Preparing for Adulthood – Experiencing the world of work
Learners from the Preparing for Adulthood programme have been given the opportunity to experience the world of work at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead through supported work placement opportunities arranged in partnership with Project Choice.Read Full Story - 13/05/22
Kier “So you want to be a bricklayer?”
Over the next 2 weeks our construction learners are taking part in “So you want to be a bricklayer?” – a project of work created by Kier construction group that challenges our learners to expand their brickwork knowledge and skills.Read Full Story - 12/05/22
Costain Visit and hybrid work experience
As part of their enrichment sessions, our learners recently had the opportunity to visit Costain, a construction company who are currently performing works along the A1.Read Full Story - 11/05/22
The good, the bad and the Intervention.
When our learners first hear they have been given an extra half an hour of Maths or English each week, especially those who are given both, the exasperated sighs almost drown out the grunts of them dragging themselves out of their seats to follow me to the classroom. I always get the usual, “r...Read Full Story - 10/05/22
This week in Motor Vehicles 10.05.22
Learners on the Motor vehicle level 1 diploma course have completed unit L1AM09 exhaust systems and components.Read Full Story - 05/05/22
Northumbrai Connect
Sign up for Northumbria Connect to keep up to date with what the Police are doing about issues that may affect you. See letter from the Assistant Chief Constable for Northumbria Police and see the flyer attached to see how to sign up for Northumbria Connect.Read Full Story