Year 9 SME

Year 9 SME

Year 9 began the year looking at the importance of consent and how to have positive healthy relationships. This unit teaches students how to recognise when something in a relationship is unhealthy or abusive. The unit will also introduce how to have safe sex and the different types of contraception available.  They then went on […]

Year 9 History – Spring Term 2025

This term our year 9s are studying global conflict with a focus on WWII and its impact on Britain. It was under the shroud of WWII that Hitler was able put in place the systematic destruction of Jews and this unit of study investigates the steps to war, and the events that took place leading […]

Curriculum Spotlight Food Technology Year 9

Our year 9s are looking at the diets of various religions around the world as well as international cuisines. They have been studying food marketing, including product placement, the use of loyalty points, apps and delivery firms, and how this influences our own food choices. They will also look at the current legislation around advertising […]

Year 9 options – key dates

Dear Parent/ Carer It is our pleasure to write to you to inform you about the forthcoming options process and letyou know key dates. We understand that this is an important time and want to assure you weare here to help you make decisions with your child for the courses they will study in Year […]

Year 9 Consultation evening 29 February 4.30-7.30pm

Dear Parent/Carer As you have already been made aware in a previous letter, our Year 9 Parent/Carer Consultation evening will run on Thursday 29th February The meetings are an invaluable opportunity that are designed to allow you to talk to your child’s subject teachers and discuss their progress. You will be able to start booking […]

TeenTech Sussex Festival 2023

The Computer Science department took 24 year 9 students to the TeenTech Festival 2023 at the AMEX Stadium in Brighton. Following up from their virtual event two weeks ago, this gave students the opportunity to try their hand at immersive challenges and experiments, to handle cutting edge technology and, most importantly, to spend time with […]

TeenTech Festival 2023

This virtual event was attended by over 30 Year 9 students who took part in the interactive live event hosted by Maggie Philbin. The aim of the event was to change the students’ perspectives of technology jobs and break down stereotypes as well as opening their eyes to realise that tech jobs are everywhere and […]