So for me, RS is about looking at the landscape, trying to understand the context of people, the communities they live in and the marks they have left. I was recently taking my daily walk around my local area, and found myself asking why? As I walked up the hill in my small village, I […]
An update form our friends in Bunjakko; Hello all. We welcome you all to a new year. And hope and pray it will be a better one than last year. Bunjakko Island School is thriving as you can see amidst so many challenges. We are right now into the second week of school. The turn […]
Over the last week in humanities we have been studying the inauguration of President Biden. in KS3 have been learning about the ceremony and reflecting on the legacy of the outgoing President and the future with the new. We have studied President Biden’s acceptance speech, the significance in the appointment of Kamala Harris as Vice […]
Over the last week in humanities we have been studying the inauguration of President Biden. Students in KS3 have been learning about the ceremony and reflecting on the legacy of the outgoing President and the future with the new. We have studied President Biden’s acceptance speech, the significance in the appointment of Kamala Harris as […]
Year 11 Citizenship students have been learning about the power of digital media to engage people in the political process and to develop opportunities to make a difference. One of the classes took part in an online campaign through Surfers Against Sewage; contacting our local MP to ask for his support in the debate of […]
Some great examples of work here from 7BJK on the topic of Druid beliefs and spirituality.
Year 7 students have been developing their knowledge and understanding of what life was like in Bronze Age Cornwall. We have also been developing our map skills. Students have created some great models and sketches to show what the landscape would have been like at the time; identifying settlements, cairns, stone rows and stone circles […]
A fabulous piece of work from Hattie here. She was asked to research an area of law that is current in the news, for her work in Citizenship, where we are currently studying the law and how it works. Citizen Home School work by Hattie MacKenzie. I have been following the recent story in the […]
Year 9 have recently been learning about the Windrush in their lock down history lessons. Kayden Lancaster (9 LJT), with the help of his Granddad, produced this excellent letter, it was one of the best I read out of the three Year 9 classes I teach. Great work Kayden! The Task was: imagine that the […]
News from from our partner school, Bunjakko Island Vocational School, Uganda Good morning, the big news today is that the road has been rebuilt, this means the school is no longer cut off from mainland Uganda. This should help with the delivery of food and materials into the school. There is a video attached to […]
4 Jul 2022
Last weekend Ollie Sheldrake and Joe Stewart attended the annual prizegiving ceremony for this year’s Devizes to Westminster Kayak Read more →
30 Jun 2022
Parent Pay You should have received your letters by now. Please follow the instructions to set up your child’s Read more →
27 Jun 2022
The Year 10 progression group have been busy re-siting and planting hazel at the Active Learning Centre. Read more →