Blog by Tag: 11AClass

On Tuesday we were very excited to go on a visit to Lancaster Castle which concludes our learning of the Pendle Witch trials.

We were very lucky to have a guided tour of the castle, this included the men’s prison and the women’s prison. We had a look inside some of the cells and the guide…

This week year 11 have been thinking about our mental health. We discussed about what emotions we feel, how we might deal with that in a college setting and what we could do to help ourselves. Who can we talk to, what activities might make us feel better and how important it is to share your…

On Thursday in our Picture News lesson in 11A we were discussing the housing crisis that is currently happening in England. We watched a clip from Sky News where we learnt that the new government are pledging to build a substantial amount of new houses across the country to help ease the social…

Today in our Picture News lesson in 11A we have been discussing YouTube and other video sharing platforms. The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has recently written to YouTube and other video sharing platforms and asked them to post more educational content. This has come following the Government's…

Year 11 have organised the Valentine's Disco again this year to raise funds for the Year 11 prom this summer.

All pupils from Key Stage 3 and 4 (Years 7-11) are invited to attend. All pupils must be accompanied by an adult.

The disco will take place on Thursday 13th February from 5pm-7pm in…

As part of our English today in 11A we have been looking at and talking about the importance of Martin Luther King Day, we watched some clips and then had a discussion about how we were all feeling.

Some of us said that it made us angry, upset about segregation and we all agreed that…

This week in picture news 11A looked at the wildfires in America, specifically in Los Angeles.

We watched a news reel and some interviews with people who had been evacuated from their homes. We then discussed about what has caused the fires, what help was in place for both the people and the…

Today, Josh and Owen visited Brothers of Charity at Lisieux Hall. They have been tasked with producing a promotional media video to advertise their sensory areas of the venue. They were able to have a tour around the media department and meet with staff and service users. During the afternoon they…

Today 11A have been exploring picture news. Today’s story was about Karis Musongole a 10year old girl from Manchester who has been starring in the new film Wicked. We watched a news reel showing interviews with the stars of the film and we discussed can everyone be a star.

We discussed what…

We had a lovely morning sharing our wonderful year so far. We treated our visitors to one of our amazing bacon butties as we watched the video about our Bendrigg visit. We then exchanged gifts for our secret Santa and then performed our Christmas songs. 
“What a nice way to end the…

Well what brilliant Christmas celebrations for year 11, a meal at The Astley pub and party day, great fun had by all!

We have been very fortunate this year to work alongside Parklands High School and Chorley Sports Partnership as part of this relationship we were very grateful to receive a surprise today.

Enclosed inside our Christmas card was a very kind donation of £50 towards our year 11 prom fund!

We…