This week 11R have continued with their Environmental Awareness work in ASDAN. We took on the project of creating a bug hotel. To begin with we did some research and made a list of materials that would be needed to be gathered from around the school grounds. We had already got some pallets and…

Hello and welcome to our final year 11R summer term. This term is going to be fast and furious as we have lots to get through. 

As you will probably already know lots of our students have sat their initial entry level exams in maths and English. Some of the students will be continuing to sit…

Another busy week in 11R. With this week being friendship week, we started off with odd sock day on Monday. The students have spent time this week thinking about this year's friendship week theme "one kind word." We spent time discussing the difference between bullying and banter with staff and…

On their return to school this week 11R received their leavers hoodies which they all look very smart in. A big thank you to 11G staff from all of us for arranging them.   
This week there have been lots of activities going on. We have continued with our Environmental Awareness module looking at…

What a busy week we have had this week. We have had lots of college visits this week both with school and with parents. The students are now getting a really good idea of where they want to go in September. This week, we visited the construction building at Preston College. We learnt how to tile…

This week 11R have been busy with lots of new things including visiting Preston College twice and beginning our new ASDAN module, Environmental awareness. 

We thought about what environments are and how they link to our local community before thinking about how we could improve our school…

After an action packed fun week on residential 11R were all feeling a little tired at the start of this week, but we settled back with a range of different interesting activities at school. There was a game of rounders were we all had to try and remember the rules, after all it’s been a…

After bushcraft and movie night on Thursday evening, all the students and staff felt tired on Friday morning. Nevertheless, our final morning of activities awaited and all were eager to try the archery and the dreaded Leap of Faith!!!

We learnt how to use a bow and arrow and use the targets.…

The power boat was ace!!! - the students got a chance to go really fast up and down the reservoir last night, before making their lunches in readiness for the trek up to the Pike today. The students showed incredible team work to ensure that one of our number that uses a wheelchair was able to…

Fantastic weather once again for our adventures on the lake. We began the day rafting all the way across the lake to Lever Park. We walked through the woods and visited Liverpool Castle. The students had an impromptu game of sardines within the ruined castle; we made hot chocolate over a camping…

We were worried that the weather was going to be wet but the sun shone and the students had a fantastic time, showing their head for heights. It was great to see them putting mind over matter as they scaled the tree climb and held their nerve balancing on the crate stack. After a lovely lunch, we…

What a fantastic first day!! We arrived at the Anderton Centre at 1pm, checked in and most importantly, made up our own beds. It was great to see the students helping each other with this. Next we had a walk around the centre so we have a good idea as to where everything is; we met our visit…