Blog by Tag: 10A Class

It’s been another great week in 10A this week. 

We have spent some time finishing off our end of year assessments and completing some practice papers in preparation for year 11. 

 In picture news this week we looked at different types of houses around the world and then designed our own…

On Monday in maths we worked really hard and did some great problem solving. We also had a look at picture news and talked about the pros and cons of self driving taxis. Not many of us were keen on the idea of getting into a taxi without a driver. In the afternoon we practiced more computer skills…

Monday morning started with our usual maths and picture news. The learners had to write a diary entry about a shipwreck that they had survived. They had to describe what had happened and also how they might have felt. In the afternoon we had the class computers and learnt how to log on, sign in…

On Monday we visited The Anderson Centre for  our final session. In the morning the learners and staff went on a large paddle board. Working as a team they paddled into the middle of the reservoir and played some games. They ended up getting very wet but had lots of fun. 
In the afternoon some of…

On Thursday this week, as a reward for working hard this  half term, 10A went to Fat Olive in Wigan. An ex pupil is one of the owners and had previously been into school to talk about his experiences after leaving school. The learners and teachers were all interested to visit the restaurant and…

Monday morning saw us doing maths and looking at money again. After break we all did some 1:1 reading. 
In the afternoon some of us went to Tesco for shopping for food tech on Thursday, this week we are making fajitas, the learners chose what they wanted to put with their chicken. To get to Tesco…

Another short week for 10A, so lots to do. 

On Monday we looked at money in Maths. As part of our Asdan work  we are looking to make and sell items to raise funds for our year 11 prom. We talked about how we should work as a team when we are making the items, we discussed ground rules we would…

Welcome back 10A, hope everyone had a relaxing break is ready for our last term in Year 10. We have lots to look forward to in the summer term!

On a Tuesday morning for the next five weeks we will be visiting The Life Centre at Chorley Hospital. We will be looking different jobs and roles…

BOSCH Workplace Visit

Last week 6 of our key stage 4 children went to visit the BOSCH facilities in Liverpool at their offices in The Plaza in central Liverpool. All the young people were introduced to lots of people who work there. BOSCH have lots of different departments in the…

On Monday, Lee, from DWP came in for her final visit with us. This week we focused on our CV. Lee gave us all a sheet of paper with different questions on, we answered these questions to help us build up our CV. Lee, then spoke to it’s about how to make a good impression for an interview. We then…

On Monday Lee was in again and this week she talked about employability. She showed some jobs on the whiteboard and asked if they were fake jobs or real jobs. There were some very funny jobs that people get paid for.  The pupils did a questionaire about their School and Home Habits and why these…

This half term is going so quickly, the learners have been really busy with Asdan work and their other curriculum lessons. 
This week started off with another visit from Lee from DWP, this week she talked about the skills the learners needed for their next steps. She asked the learners to work in…