Recently our RE teachers, Jess and Katie took the year 9/10 group on a journey to Saint Giles Church, to discover new things about religion.

Each student walked around, looking for things that interested them, some finding bibles and some finding wall art and stained glass windows, one student finding a pulpit and read from the bible that was placed there. Everyone found something that captured their interest and learning how the church was run.

One student pointed out something that was of particularly interest ‘the church’s prayer board’, the place where the church puts up guides on how to pray giving  examples of prayers. Some of the students decided they would give praying a try, standing with their hands together, kneeling, displaying huge respect for the church.

After a great time at the church, the students climbed back onto the minibus expecting to go back to school only to find out they were off out for lunch as a treat for good behaviour.

Back at school the students discussed what they would like to do on their next RE trip giving some valuable suggestions to Katie and Jess.

With this trip over and the next one in planning, the students continue their great effort in Religious Education.

Jamie Bracher
Assistant Teaching Assistant
(ATA)

Throughout the afternoons of the 23rd and the 24th of March two teams went head to head in a bake off in support of comic relief. The two teams were the year 9/10 team and the year 11 team, both putting in a valiant effort to support the cause and create the best tasting and looking cakes that they could muster, in hopes of winning an extra ten pounds to their sponsor money.

With all students armed with sponsor forms, to get themselves sponsored for comic relief in hopes to raise as much as they possibly can, each one coming back with an impressive effort, and a smile on their faces ready to raise some more.

On Thursday afternoon the bake off commenced, with a brief intro to comic relief we set both teams off planning their designs, making shopping lists, going and buying what they needed and baking plain cupcakes for them to decorate the next day. Both teams went for two different designs of cup-cakes. The year 9/10 team made “emoji” cupcakes, and the year 11 team making a “Larry the unicorn” cake out of different cupcakes put together and iced all over.

After two afternoons of designing and creating the cupcakes, the judgement day had arrived with Cheryl and Linda arriving to judge the cup-cakes on their looks, taste and creativity. Both teams made great cup-cakes, and both made an amazing effort with presenting their cakes, but in the end there could only be one winner of the ten pound sponsor money. With both teams on the edge of their seats, eager to find out who had won. The winning team ended up being the year 11s, with their “Larry the unicorn” cup-cakes.

All students enjoyed the competition as well as staff, and we all look forward to the next event like this.

Jamie Bracher
Assistant Teaching Assistant (ATA)