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2015 Year 7 & 8 Student Planner
Entering the Litter Lab
Car Crazy at Nissan
Fifty five of our students from Year 8, 9 & 10 visited the Nissan Sunderland plant to see for themselves the careers available in the advanced manufacturing industry. They had a tour of the plant to see how the Nissan Juke and the new electric Nissan Leaf cars were built. The students watched the production line staff complete a variety of roles before watching very closely how the robots fitted the rear windows. Afterwards the students went to the classroom and raced against time to build a car and complete a variety of engineering and construction tasks. Our Year 8 students worked so well as a team that they beat Year 9 & 10!
At the beginning of October, our students were invited to enter the ‘Litter Lab’ in assemblies presented by the national ‘Bin It!’ campaign. The campaign has been running since 2006 and has grown to support schools and teachers in a multitude of ways. Each year the Bin It! roadshow visits over 240 schools across the UK and Ireland, helping young people explore a sense of personal responsibility and allowing them to see the impact of anti-social behaviour, such as the consequences of dropping gum, in an engaging in-school event.
On an Energy Quest
Magnificent Musical Mentors
At the beginning of term, our students enjoyed a toe-tapping assembly hosted by the school’s peripatetic music team. Pupils were serenaded by live renditions of songs that they themselves could be taught, were invited to take a turn on stage with the African drums and were encouraged to join our tuition programme by our passionate tutors.
Last week, Year 8 took part in an interactive STEM workshop called ‘Energy Quest’. It was a day packed with hands-on activities, careers information and stories of how engineers are constantly problem solving. Each student explored different sources of energy that could be utilised in a variety of countries and then set about making an electric car. The students were challenged to problem solve and then investigate the optimum charge needed to make the car run. The organisers of the event was full of praise about our students enthusiasm, conduct and behaviour.
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