At first, I was worried that I wouldn’t make any friends in Taize since I knew no-one to begin with; however, everyone in Taize is incredibly friendly and I made a group of great friends quite quickly. Even if you are bad at making friends, I guarantee you will make friends because of the groups […]
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As you explore our amazing world this summer, tell others about it in our 1st Summer Travel writing competition. 500 words to inspire entertain and amuse, on the topic of travel. Near or far, fabulous or funny, there’s no limit on your travel topic. Prizes and Vivos for lower & upper school. Examples for inspiration
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Lower School Prize Giving was a great success on the penultimate day of term. Mr Newell used the statement from our recent Ofsted that “Students of all ages demonstrate real pride in their school” as the basis for his talk. Mr Gerard Booth, Head of the Oldham Music Service, presented the awards to the students
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The Parents’ Information Evening was held on the 1st July and all students are now counting down to the annual watersports holiday. This takes place during the last week of the summer holidays (20 -28 August). Students received their ethically produced Hoodies with a new logo, designed by Mr Leach and produced by Mrs Halliwell, to be
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Matthew Raines writes about the recent Year 10 Geography fieldtrip to Swanage. So I’m back from Swanage and let me just tell you, I had a really good time, which exceeded my expectations so much! I loved nearly every second, and I know that sounds so cliche, but it’s true. Day 1 – Monday 6th
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Tuesday was a great day for the Year 9 and 10 pupils, competing in a variety of sports for the House Cup. The day finished with all the pupils taking part in the Race for Life, raising funds to fight cancer. The pictures below show the pupils enjoying their celebration of sport. Many thanks to
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What a fantastic week of Crompton House music! It started with the Senior Choir singing Choral Evensong at York Minster. This is always a thrill but this year was even more of a challenge as the date seemed to clash with a wide variety of other activities. However our choir was augmented by ex-staff members
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On Saturday 4th July Mr Deane organised the first Old Boys’ 5 a-side Football Tournament. The five teams, from leavers in 2011 to 2014, played group matches lasting 20 minutes leading to a final. The winners were the 2013 team with Ben Pearson, currently with Manchester United, followed by the 2014 A team. The other teams
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Our newly appointed lollypop lady started her new job on Monday 13th July following 9 weeks of the Senior Leadership Team taking on the role. Wendy Murray, who also works in the school canteen, has already been impressed by the politeness of our pupils.
Day 3 – 8/7/15 Not as good weather today but still good for fieldwork – sunny intervals and cloudy. The two coaches swapped over routines today, Mr Douglas and Mr Smith’s groups completing their controlled assessment in the Lulworth Cove area and Mr Hardman’s group walking back to the centre from Shell Bay, completing the
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