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Talented Student wins REACT Foundation Post 16 Award

A very talented Year 11 student from St Benedict’s School has recently been notified that she has won a REACT Foundations Post 16 Award.    The awards are designed to encourage West Cumbrian students to think about a career in engineering, with REACT offering bursaries to students intending to study STEM subjects at Sixth Form....
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Student of the Week – 20th May

Well done to all of our Student of the Week winners, who have all been awarded their points and certificates from Mrs Jackson. Year 7 – Tilly McLaughlin – Tilly is to be commended for producing a great self-portrait in Art & Design; she was first finished, great work! – Mrs Longbone Year 8 –...
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National Day of Prayer

Monday 24th May is the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church and also a National day of prayer for young people and students. On this day Pope Francis has called for us to pray the Holy Rosary for an end to the Pandemic and for our young people. To prepare for this, our year...
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Year 8 County Cricket Star

Congratulations to another one of our Year 8 students who has been selected to play cricket at County level. Elsie Fox, from Year 8 Lucy, plays cricket for Workington Under 13s, and has recently been selected to play for Cumbria Under 15s age group, which is a fantastic achievement. Not only is she playing at...
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St Benedict’s pioneers Bright Stars business enterprise programme for secondary schools

Student from our school are the first to take part in a new Bright Stars Secondary enterprise programme that will see them partnering with local companies to run their own businesses. The new programme for Year 8 pupils is building on the success of the Bright Stars programme for primary schools in Cumbria organised and...
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St Benedict’s Race for Life

This half term, St Benedict’s Catholic High School will be joining thousands of schools across the country, by hosting our very own ‘Race for Life’ in support of Cancer Research UK. This is a charity close to our hearts with many of our students, parents and staff being affected by cancer. We are delighted to...
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Student of the Week – 13th May

Well done to our latest winners of Student of the Week! All the winners have been awarded their 99 achievement points and certificate. Below are photos and the reasons for their nominations. Year 7 – Ace Savage – ‘commended for having an excellent Attitude to Learning and maturity. Well done Ace!’ – Mrs Thompson Year...
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Year 9 Art Project – Issues

Miss Timney’s Year 9 Art class have produced some fabulous design ideas for their ‘Issues’ project They are designing a campaign poster, and these ideas are all relevant this week for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Well done all, we look forward to seeing your finished posters!
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Year 8 students make County Debut

Two Year 8 students from St Benedict’s School have recently made their debut appearance for the Cumbria County Cricket team. Billy Thompson and Harrison Telford, both in Year 8, played their first match for the 2021 Under 13’s squad last month against Cleveland. Both boys have gone through the ranks, playing for both Whitehaven and...
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