Dear Parent/Carer and new Year 7 students I hope this letter finds you and your family safe and well having had an enjoyable Easter break. We are currently planning in earnest for the transition to secondary school of Year 6 students and would like to update you, share dates of upcoming events and signpost you...Read More
We are very excited to announce that two of our Year 9 Computer Science students, Alisha Seath and Isabelle Ritchie, have applied and become a national finalist for the Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize run by Nesta Challenges. The teams were chosen during a grueling deliberation session by the judging panel, which saw the judges whittling down...Read More
Well done to our first Student of the Week winners of the summer term! Each student will receive 99 achievement points, and also a certificate today from Mrs Jackson. Here are the reason’s why they were nominated: Year 7 – Anna McCaughan – for her positive attitude and always being helpful in class – Miss...Read More
Well done to our last STUDENT OF THE WEEK winners of this term! Year 7 – Tom Hawley – Nominated by Mrs Longbone for outstanding work over lock down and great in class, a real hard worker. Year 8 – Harrison Telford – Excellent experiment demonstration on control variables in Physics, Mrs Kelso. Year 8...Read More
Welcome to our End of Term Newsletter. Here you will find a round up of the terms news, details of upcoming events and messages from our Headteacher and Chair of Governors, as well as important dates for the next term. Latest News Round Up Student of the Week Winners Message from Headteacher: Dear Parents and...Read More
This week, we have been working with the Centre For Leadership Performance on a Year 8 Entrepreneurial project. We are trialling this new scheme with two of our Year 8 classes over the next half term. If successful the project will be rolled out to other secondary schools in West Cumbria. The two classes will...Read More
St Benedict’s has recently been the subject of a case study into ‘Best Practise linking the Curriculum to Careers.’ Cumbria LEP produced the case study, and talked to various members of staff and students alike to find out how we promote careers within the school curriculum. Careers education is an integral part of the curriculum...Read More
Congratulations to our latest group of ‘Student of the Week’ winners! They have today been presented with their certificates and received their achievement points. Year 7 – Miller Wood – for excellent effort and ATL – Mrs Thompson, English Year 8 – Aviya Burns – She has really pushed herself this week. Adding fantastic extra...Read More
A group of our Year 10 have this week been presented with their certificates for taking part in a Virtual Work Experience (VWEX) scheme over half term. The students involved were Olivia Thomson, Joe Cottrell, Caleb Smith, Emi-Leigh Rudd, Rhys Jackson, Aaron Smith, Harry Finlinson, Layla Fatialofa, Jessica Kitchen, Missy Freestone and Bethany Forbes. The...Read More
We are loving having all of the students back in school, and finally able to take some photos of our STUDENT OF THE WEEK winners! Well done everyone! Year 7 – Samir Salame – nominated by Miss Hunter for having exceptional manners and always being polite. Year 8 – Jayden Ackroyd – for being such...Read More
