Science The Science department has enjoyed a very active first term of the academic year. Science club There have been large and enthusiastic numbers of Year 7 pupils attending Science Club with Miss Worrall and Mr West after school on a Wednesday. During Science Club, the staff have provided many activities such as ‘crystal growing’ and ‘paper plane construction’, all of which have fired the enthusiasm and creativity of the Year 7 pupils involved. Open Day A number of the members of the Science club also helped out during the Open Day which was another resounding success this year with many interested visitors passing through each section of the department and stopping to witness such demonstrations as ‘How not to put out a chip pan fire!’, ‘Purple Clouds’ and ‘Competition
Reactions’. The Chemistry staff were ably assisted by a number of pupils including Robbie Bain, Cameron Edwards, Jake Finch, Henry Kynaston, Daniel Marsh, Arron Speake and Rebecca Thompson. The pupils impressed visitors with their enthusiasm and knowledge, many thanks to all who took part.
Mr P Johnson Chemistry The Chemistry department began the academic year on a high note after excellent results from last year’s Year 13 students; congratulations to all involved. The high standards of work have continued for A level and GCSE pupils during a very busy term, with pupils preparing for external exams in January and also the new format of Controlled Assessment tasks. The afterschool A level tutorials have been well attended and GCSE Homework club has proved popular as both staff and pupils endeavour to prepare for the external exams. As part of their Welsh Baccalaureate qualification, a number of Year 12 students have been helping younger pupils in their studies by regularly attending lessons and assisting members of staff in various ways. Myles Harding, Lloyd Phillips, Harry Roberts and Sam Sellick have all given of their time on a regular basis and have deserved special praise. Biology In the Biology department, ‘Jeans for Genes’ day was held in October and was organised by Mrs Thomas with help from Lloyd Allen (Year 13). The event raised a very impressive £1700. Mrs Dean took a team of 80 Year 12 students to a ‘Decoding DNA’ conference earlier this month which consisted of a series of very informative lectures. Physics The Physics department had a particularly good start to the term with more students than ever continuing their studies from AS into A2. During the autumn the new Free Fall record set by Felix Baumgartner allowed for many aspects of the GCSE and A level syllabus to be approached from a current affairs angle.
“enthusiastic members of Year 7 pupils attending Science Club”