‘Bring it On’ Event

5th October 2018Sarah Hall
A group of Year 8 pupils attended the Bring It On event at the Beacon of Light in Sunderland on Thursday 4th October. The event showcased many exciting engineering businesses and opportunities across the North East and aimed to inspire, educate and motivate pupils to explore Engineering as a future career.
Pupils took part in many exciting activities including gaming demonstrations, using 3D plastic printing, creating cable structures, operating machinery and using virtual reality headsets.
Pupils really enjoyed the event and came away with lots of inspiration for their future careers.

 

Year 8 ‘Big Bang Fair’ Competition success

5th October 2018Sarah Hall

Congratulations to all of our Big Bang Fair Competition Entrants – on Thursday 4th October they presented their CREST STEM projects to judges at the Regional Fair, which was part of the ‘Bring It On’ exhibition at the Beacon of Light in Sunderland. Pupils spoke confidently about their work, the judges were extremely impressed and two projects were awarded with prizes. One of our projects will be representing the North East at the Big Bang Fair National Finals 2019 at the NEC in Birmingham, and these pupils have also been invited to a special event at Parliament next month. Well done everyone, we are very proud of you.

Parentalk

2nd October 2018Sarah Hall

Parentalk – The Primary Years from Care for the Family is a DVD-based course for parents of children aged 4 to 11 years.  Providing common sense, jargon-free information and ideas to help you to engage with your children and boost your relationship.

 

The King Edward VI High School Open Evening, Thursday 11th October 2018

25th September 2018Sarah Hall

The King Edward VI High School would like to warmly invite parents/carers of prospective students to visit school and meet staff and students at their Open Evening on Thursday 11 October 2018 from 4.30 pm – 7.00 pm.

There will be a presentation at 5.00 pm in the Lower School Hall.  This presentation will be repeated again at 6.00 pm. Please attend whichever presentation is most convenient for you.

Please note that parking is restricted on the school site, therefore it would be appreciated if you could car share or walk where possible to this event.

The portal for applying for places in Northumberland is now open and closes at midnight on Wednesday 31 October.  Further information about the admissions process can be found by following the link below:

http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Education/Schools/Admissions.aspx

Rotary is calling all Young Musicians

25th September 2018Sarah Hall

Music is an international language and Great Britain and Ireland is home to some of the most talented young instrumentalists and vocalists in the world. The RotaryGBI Young Musician competition encourages this talent by providing an opportunity for the thousands of young people who enter each year, to demonstrate their musical skills.

Starting with club level competitions, winners progress to district events followed by regional contests with the hope of progressing to the national final. There they compete to take home the prestigious title of RotaryGBI Young Musician of the year.

The organiser for the District Competition in District 1230 (West of Scotland) is William H Campbell who can be contacted at [email protected]

Entries in Solo Instrumental and/or Vocal categories are invited from clubs within District 1230. These should be submitted to Bill Campbell by Friday 9 February 2018.

Please click here for further information

Open Evening – Wednesday 10th October 2018

11th September 2018Sarah Hall

As you will be aware, as your child is now in Year 4, they will be moving on to the next phase of their education in September 2019.  The portal for applying for Middle School places in Northumberland opens on Wednesday 12th September and closes at midnight on Wednesday 31st October.

For further information please click here