Our Media Department has launched a new PROUD Book Club every lunchtime, which gives Creative Media students access to a host of resources from colour printer facilities and coloured pencils, to glue sticks and highlighter pens.

This week, students in Years 7, 8 and 9 have been taking part in a drop-down day in Maths to learn about Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace. Best known as Ada Lovelace, this English Mathematician and writer is well known for her work on Charles Babbage’s mechanical general-purpose computer.

Members of our weekly Gusto Lingo Cooking Club, which is run by the Food & Nutrition Department, have been learning how to make ‘fakeaway’ Honey Chilli Chicken.

We are proud to announce that we have again been recognised as an academy which works tirelessly to prevent and challenge bullying issues!

As part of World Mental Health Day, we organised a host of activities at break and lunch time to help raise awareness of the importance of taking care of our mental health and wellbeing.

Thanks to a fundraising bake sale, we have raised £180 for If U Care Share, the North East charity which supports families affected by suicide.

Year 7 students have been learning about the structure of a computer in a hands-on lesson with Mrs Brown.

As part of our Careers and Aim Higher programme for Sixth Form students, Year 13s have enjoyed a unique learning experience at Durham University Hospital.

Would you like to know how you can help alleviate stresses and support your child's mental health during their GCSE exams?

If the answer is yes, come along to Family Hubs' GCSE Stress Buster.

This week, our whole cohort have visited the Auckland Project to learn about local history and the amazing facilities that lie on our doorstep.