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Year 9 Theme Day - July 2010
Friday 2nd July was Year 9 Theme Day. The day involved pupils working with people from outside agencies who made them think about the difficulties of decision making at the highest level. Pupils were asked to be police officers who acted on information about an imminent terrorist attack, pupils were made to realise the difficulty of making such decisions and experience the scrutiny that police often face from the public.
Pupils were also given an opportunity to face/challenge the stereotypes that are often portrayed in the media.
Dancers Extraordinaire - June 2010
On Wednesday 30th June a group of Hollins pupils met with several other local schools to compete in Accrington Academy's Dance Competition. This year's entry was a multicutural mix of dance styles, from Bollywood to ballet, celebrating the difference and diversity between the cultures. It was also a visual feast as the dancers re-enacted the story, make-up and costumes from the 'Avatar' movie. Everyone gave a wonderful performance and were rewarded with third place.
Local History Tour - June 2010
On Monday 28th June 40 history pupils spent the day visiting local castles. The day started at Clitheroe Castle where half of the group re-enacted The Battle of Hastings whilst the other group built motte and bailey castles. After lunch in the sensory garden it was on to Skipton to see one of the most complete and best preserved medieval castles in England. The day was completed after a tour of the dungeons and some very modern retail therapy in the gift shop.
Visit to Nelson Mosque - June 2010
Between Monday 7th and Wednesday 9th June Accrington Faith Partnership funded a trip for all Year 8 pupils to travel to Nelson mosque to witness the structure, rituals and religious customs of Islam. Pupils later got the chance to ask questions of the imam and other senior members of the mosque after which they sampled some delicious Asian cooking together before travelling back to school.
World Cup Fever - June 2010
On Wednesday 23rd June pupils and staff paid a pound to charity to come into school wearing football shirts of any of the countries playing in the World Cup, or to dress in the colours of their national dress. At 3pm the England v Slovenia match was shown live in the hall with cakes and drinks sold by pupils. Over £600 was raised which will be split between 'Help the Heroes' & 'Derian House'.
Pop Idol Final - June 2010
On the evening of Monday 21st June, Lee Caldecott (Y11) & Rob Houghton (Y9) represented The Hollins at the Inter School Pop Idol Final hosted by AccRoss College at the Coppice Theatre. Lee sang Lady Gaga (Paparazzi) & Rob sang Death Cab for a Cutie (Into the Dark). Both performed brilliantly and received great feedback from the judges. Rob won the Special Achievement Award for great improvement throughout the competition and a stellar performance on the night.
Author Scott Westerfeld - June 2010
On Wednesday 16th June, two Year 8 English classes went to Accrington Academy to see Australian/American author Scott Westerfeld's presentation about his latest series of 'Leviathan' novels. Many of Scott's novels contain illustrations and he spoke about the history of illustrators and how vital their role in publishing was before the invention of the camera. Pupils were able to buy his books and get them personalised.
Author Joe Delaney - June 2010
Miss Coulton's English class 7X1 travelled to Pendle Vale College in Nelson on Thursday 10th June to hear author Joseph Delaney speak about his latest novel 'The Spook's Nightmare'. Joseph's books are extremely popular with our pupils both as a class read and reading for pleasure. We are all hoping along with Joe, that they will eventually make the movie.
Football Reward Scheme - June 2010
Laura Heys, Attendance Officer, has been liaising with Blackburn Rovers Community Trust Fund to engage with pupils in order to improve their motivation, confidence and attendance over an 18 month period. The pupils that have achieved their attendance targets have been going to Blackburn Rovers for coaching sessions and have been given match tickets and signed footballs as rewards. As part of this scheme a Rovers coach came to school for a coaching session with the original group and other pupils who had had excellent attendance. Some of the classes were held during very wet & windy weather, but pupils showed great enthusiasm and an excellent attitude.
Mock Interviews for Year 10 - May 2010
On Tuesday 24 May, all Year 10 pupils were encouraged to attend school in clothes suitable for an interview in order to take part in a mock interview in preparation for their work experience and future interviews.
We were lucky enough to have ten employers from local businesses who gave up a day of their time to provide us with this opportunity.
Pupils each had a slot, during which they were asked a range of questions, similar to those they may be asked in a real job/college interview, and at the end they received feedback on how they had come across, ranging from the way in which they dressed and greeted their interviewer, to the positive and negative answers they had given to questions.
Advance had not been given to pupils as to exactly what to wear; instead they were encouraged to think about the suitability of their clothes for themselves.
Most pupils took the day seriously, dressed smartly, and received very positive feedback, and many of the employers commented on their maturity and sensible responses.
Well done Year 10-it would seem the day was a huge success for everyone involved!
Hollins Road Runners - May 2010
On Sunday 16th May, after many months of training, seven members of staff took part in the Manchester 10k Fun Run. The team members were; Mr Catlow, Miss Coulton, Mr Towers, Miss Crosland, Mr Drew, Mr Riding & Mr Mensah.Everyone achieved a personal best time and raised in excess of £800 for the charity MIND.
Printworks Fashion Show - May 2010
The fashion project involved a series of fashion design workshops delivered by Sissy Rooney of Street Style Surgery. Young people were given the task of running their own Fashion House and producing their own clothing line. Each fashion house used recycled clothing and based their fashion line on different themes i.e. Middle Easten, Oriental, Latin American and African culture. The collections were then showcased and launched via a fashion show at The Printworks in Manchester. This gave young people the opportunity to experience the hustle and bustle of the fashion world as well as gain core skills of working under pressure and meeting deadlines. Additionally, some of the clothes designed by the pupils were donated to cancer research and young people were given the opportunity to act as cancer research champions for day; encouraging young people to purchase clothing form the shop as well as increasing awareness of the charity. A real community event!
Tower Wood - May 2010
On Wednesday 5th May, 42 pupils from Yrs 7 & 8 went to Tower Wood Outdoor Centre on the shore of Lake windemere to enjoy three days of sailing kayaking rock climbing and jumping into the lake's freezing cold water (even Miss Crosland managed this). In the evening they enjoyed a bbq by chefs Catlow and Haworth before a murder mystery by inspectors Hargreaves and Crosland. All involved came home on Friday having had a very exciting and rewarding time.
Time Travel in York- April 2010
On Wednesday 21st April 12 History pupils travelled to York and once there they travelled in time to see how the city has changed from Roman times. They visited Barley Hall, a medieval town house where they were shown how citizens used to prepare for battle according to their status. Next stop was DIG, an interactive archaeological museum where everyone learnt how to identify different types of archaeology and what it told them about life in the past. There was just time for lunch before they travelled back to Viking York at Jorvik museum, experiencing the sights, sounds and smells of that time. A short time spent in the souvenir shop before the minibus whisked them back to The Hollins and the present day.
The Big Tidy Up - April 2010
Year 7 citizenship pupils were out on the streets of Baxenden in April as part of 'The Big Tidy Up' initiative.
In their high visibility vests they seized litter and debris from the local streets, filled their sacs and disposed of it back at school.
Horse-Riding Opportunity - April 2010
Pupils were given the opportunity to undertake a 10 week horse riding and stable management programme. In total 14 pupils participated in the project, learning basic riding skills like the 'rising trot', along with stable management and equine care.
Radio Waves - April 2010
Pupils at the Hollins were given the task of producing and broadcasting their own radio shows. The project was delivered in partnership with Preston FM and before hitting the airwaves pupils undertook vigorous radio training lessons, which took place after school over a ten week period.
The training involved the following areas;
• Advance audio editing/ Jingle making
• Interviewing for Radio
• Broadcasting Skills
• Developing Running Orders
• Vox popping
• Marketing and Publicity
Wear a Hat to School Day - March 2010
On Friday 31st March we finished the term with a 'Wear a Hat to School Day'. Pupils paid money to charity to be able to wear seasonal headwear. The main theme was Easter though there were many variations. Easter eggs were awarded as prizes to the best home made entriesand over £180 was raised for the charity CLIC Sargent.
Sport Relief - March 2010
On Friday 19th March the whole school was took part in the Sport Relief mile.
PE staff marked out a 1 mile course around the school playing fields and each year group completed the mile at various intervals throughout the day.
Some ran in fancy dress, some wore silly hats and some completed it backwards! The weather was perfect and everyone had great fun, added to which we raised over £3,500 for Sport Relief. Fantastic!
The Times Spelling Bees Competition- March 2010
On Thursday 18th March our Year 7 Spelling Bees team travelled to Bolton to compete in the 1st regional heat of 'The Times - Spelling Bees' competition.
Excitement and nerves were present in equal measure as we met parents and grandparents who had come along to support the team. The team performed valiantly, especially in the quick fire round. Unfortunately only one team could qualify and that wasn't to be The Hollins, but everyone enjoyed the experience and this year's team are already working with Miss Forbes to help prepare for next year.
Holz (Hollins Outdoor Learning Zone)- March 2010
At the beginning of this year we managed to secure an allotment on land close to school. Once the land had been cleared, the eco-council and staff worked with 'PROSPECTS' to prepare plans. Many of the school garden plans were transferred to the area which was named HOLZ - Hollins Outdoor Learning Zone.
We have planted 3 trees and 3 raised beds - one for each year group.
The Eco-Kids have been down to do some planting and added manure to the raised beds.
We are currently in consultation to design further features - e.g. seating area etc.
Big Bang Exhibition - March 2010
On Thursday 11th March 45 pupils travelled to Manchester to visit the 'Big Bang Exhibition' as pupils focused on Science Week.
Within the exhibition there were four zones to explore at Power Up; Go Global; BodyTalk and The NeXt Factor - which took you on a journey through science, engineering, technology and maths and the impact they have on the world. This completed a week of activities including: Science Careers, Healthy Eating Day and practical experiments.
Quiz Night with Elvis - March 2010
On Thursday 4th March The Hollins hosted an inter-school quiz at The Rhyddings, Oswaldtwistle. The quizmaster for the night was Elvis (Dr Butterfield) and there were teams representing all the schools involved in the Leading Edge Partership (Hollins, Ryyddings, Mount Carmel, Sir john Thursby and Norden). The teams competed in a University Challenge-style quiz complete with buzzers. Questions ranged from Sport & Leisure, maths, general knowledge and a Dingbats round.
It was a fantastic event, and Hollins won!!
Lancashire Children's Book Award - March 2010
On Friday 5th March our two Year 9 representatives for the Lancashire Children's Book Award 2010 met at County Hall Preston to discover which 10 books had been voted onto the shortlist. The meeting was chaired by author Adele Geras in one of the council committee rooms and all pupils were moved to give their frank assessments of the books on the longlist. Tension mounted throughout the afternoon until the final 10 were finally revealed.
The task now is to read all 10 books and complete detailed reviews before the final judging session on Friday May 28th.
World Book Day - March 2010
World Book Day was celebrated in school on Thursday March 4th.
Pupils were involved with:
- a second-hand book sale
- the World Book Day £1 vouchers
- Scholastic C2C book catalogue where pupils could spend their £1 book vouchers
- borrowing lots of brand new fiction books
- listening/watching video author clips about their work
Jack and The Beanstalk - February 2010
There were two performances of 'Jack and The Beanstalk' on Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th February. Congratulations to all pupils and staff who took part, both on stage and behind the scenes.
Spelling Bees Competition - February 2010
On Friday 5th February The Hollins hosted an Inter-School Spelling Bee Competition. The two other competing schools were Accrington Academy and St.Augustine's High School.
The competition organised by Miss Forbes was a warm up event for The Times Spelling Bee Competition which holds its 1st round heats in March.
The competition consisted of two rounds of 'Last Man Standing', a knockout round and this was followed by two timed rounds where each team had to spell as many words as possible in two minutes.The champions on Friday were Accrington Academy, who came from behind in the last round to win by 7 points.
Everyone agreed that it was excellent practice and an enjoyable (and a little nerve racking) afternoon. Good luck to everyone in March!
Volleyball Runners-Up - February 2010
The Under 15s Volleyball teams have both been placed runners up in their inter-school competitions. The boys Hyndburn & Ribble Valley Cup competition at Norden High School, went to sudden death in the final against St. Augustine's. Both teams had 18 points at the end of normal time, but their opponents had the next basket to take the competition.
The girls team played in the inter-school league and were unbeaten in all the games up to the final. They were runners-up to Mount Carmel. Congratulations to both teams.
Charity Cheque - February 2010
Hollins pupils raised an amazing £640 for the NSPCC by holding a non-uniform day and a Christmas Disco in December.
Mrs Furey from the NSPCC came into school on Tuesday 2nd February to accept the cheque from Year 8 pupils.
Lancashire Children's Book Award - February 2010
9 X1 pupils have been busy choosing their favourite books from the 85 nominated books for 'Lancashire Children's Book of the Year'. After reading the books, writing reviews and discussing the books in English lessons there was a final vote to arrive at their 'Top Ten'. Each of the twelve participating schools compile their 'Top Ten' books and from this an overall shortlist is chosen.
On Wednesday 3rd February four nominated pupils: Nicole Brand,
June Jolly,
Sarish Khan and
Rukeeya Mahmood. These travelled to meet our partner school - Bishop Rawstorne Language College at Croston. Amazingly, there were three books that both schools placed in both 'Top Ten' lists - might one of these be the overall winner?
Two pupils will go through to the next two meetings at County Hall Preston, the first of which is on Friday 5th March when we hear which books are on the 'Top Ten' shortlist. The nominated pupils then have to read all ten books and take part in the final debate to decide which author will win 'Lancashire Children's Book of the Year'
Film Club - February 2010
The second screening for The Hollins Film Club will be on Tuesday 9th February 2010 at 3.10pm in the LRC.
The chosen film is 'Son of Rambow' - the name of the home movie made by two little boys with a big video camera and even bigger ambitions. Set in a long English summer in the early 80's, SON OF RAMBOW is a comedy about friendship, faith and the tough business of growing up. Tickets are available from Farzana, Ryan or Beth in the LRC breaks & lunchtimes.
Film Club - February 2010
The Hollins Film Club are showing their first film on Monday 8th February 2010 at 3.10pm in the LRC.
The Film Club Committee have chosen the 2007 version of the science fiction/horror movie
'I Am Legend', which is set in New York in 2012 with Will Smith playing virologist Robert Neville who is apparently the sole survivor of a devastating virus, that has killed 90% of humanity and reduced the remaining population to vampires. Tickets are available from Farzana, Ryan or Beth in the LRC breaks & lunchtimes.
Ski Trip - January 2010
21 pupils and staff travelled to Montgenevre France again for the annual ski trip. The party left Accrington on Saturday 23rd January and returned on Saturday 30th January.
There was plenty of skiing during the day with time left over for ice skating, sledging, skidoo-ing and a disco/karaoke.
Radio Project - January 2010
The latest exciting event from Extended Services begins on Thursday 21st January 2010
A group of pupils will be attending a series of nine workshops when they will learn about:
- Broadcasting & Communication
- Interviewing & writing
- Team working skills
- Producing Jingles
- Vox Popping
- Radio editing
Two of the workshops will be held at the Preston studios of Radio Preston fm.
School Christmas Disco - December 2009
The Christmas Disco on Thursday 17th December was a popular end to the term with DJ Dioxide - ex pupil (Stephen Hibbert) . This event together with a non uniform day on the last day of term raised a commendable £600 for the NSPCC, our chosen charity.
Lille Trip - December 2009
31 foreign language students travelled to the Lille Christmas markets again in December to practise their French language skills. The coach left Accrington at midnight on Tuesday 15th January 2009 to make the journey to the French city of Lille. Pupils and staff were able to spend their euros whilst savouring the sights, sounds and smells of a French market and putting to good use their language skills learnt in the classroom.
London Trip - December 2009
The History & Citizenship departments took 40 pupils to London again this year to experience some of the historical sites of our capital city. Accomodation was at one of London's Youth Hostels and visits included: The London Eye,
London Dungeons,
Houses of Parliament and the
Imperial War Museum
Year 11 Enterprise Day - December 2009
On Tuesday 15th December all Year 11 pupils took part in the 'The Lionheart Challenge' where the pupils were divided into teams and had to pool their resources and skills to meet the challenge set by the 6 judges.
Theme Day - The Future - December 2009
Year 7 pupils were off timetable on Wednesday 9th December taking part in various workshops which asked pupils to think about ‘The Future’ from the different curriculum perspectives.
The thought for the week and the word of the week both related to 'The Future' theme and in assemblies pupils were asked to think about what they need to do now in order to reach their future goals. This may be to be resilient and gain outstanding GCSE results/marks or it could well relate to a need for global/environmental change for a brighter future. In the workshops pupils looked at:
- Saving energy in Technology and made their own environmentally friendly LED light christmas trees.
- The need for renewable energy in Science and Citizenship.
- Creating montages about their future aspirations in Art and generated message T-Shirts in Geography.
- The impact of The 2012 Olympic Games in PE.
- 'Media in the Future' in English.
- Creating their own future Language in Languages.
Cohesion Through Creativity - December 2009
The Cohesion through Creativity community arts project came to a spectacular end with a night of celebration and achievement. The project’s unveiling ceremony took place at Quattro’s Italian restaurant, Blackburn Rd, Accrington on Thursday evening 3rd December 2009.
Staff, participating pupils and community members attended the ceremony, which was officially unveiled by ‘The Apprentice’ finalist - Alex Wotherspoon.
Pupils have worked hard over the last few weeks and their enthusiasm clearly paid off with the completion of 6 exceptional storyboards based on the themes of Aspirations, Friendship, Transition, Family, Community and Our World.
The boards are accompanied by sound files which contain the thoughts of pupils and staff.
The completed storyboards will now go on an exhibition tour of Hyndburn, in local libraries, the Global Conference Centre and the Town Hall.
Growing Greens - November 2009
The Hollins pupils will soon have the opportunity to grow their own vegetables down on our own school allotment thanks to the efforts of the Eco-School Council and the Citizenship department.
As you may be aware, we have had to put the plans for the school garden on hold until we know more about plans to redevelop our school buildings through the Building Schools for the Future programme.
We have managed to secure an allotment on Ley Street and hope to be able to transfer all the offers of help we received for our garden to this site.
Plans are being finalised and it is hoped that pupils will soon be able to start work with the help of local environmental group PROSPECTS (which is a community owned charity, working for lasting environmental change in Hyndburn) and other members of the community.
One of the first jobs will be to build some raised beds for growing produce. In time it is hoped that the produce grown may supply the school kitchens or surplus may be sold. There are also plans to involve the families in getting green fingered, by means of our extended schools programme
If parents, carers or friends have any relevant tools, equipment or waterproof clothing that they would be willing to donate to school for this project, they would be gratefully received. Also the experience and volunteer time of any parents or carers would be great.
Booked Up - November 2009
The excitement has been building, but the books have finally arrived!
All Year 7 pupils have received a free book through the 'Booked Up' programme. Booked Up is a national programme run by Booktrust and supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Pupils have chosen their book from a list of 13 fabulous books, a variety of fiction, poetry, cartoons, humour etc.
The full list is also available to borrow from the LRC.
Wear it Pink Day- October 2009
Friday 23rd October was 'Wear it Pink Day' when pupils and staff paid 50p to wear anything pink to school.
'Wear it Pink' raises funds for Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Research which are two of the charities chosen by our School Councillors.
Pupils did the following at break and lunchtime to increase donations: Sold Breast Cancer pin badges,
Sold pink lemonade & pink cakes and
Pink nail painting. The day was great fun and raised over £600 for the charities.
Year 10 Enterprise Day - October 2009
All year 10 were involved in an Enterprise Day Challenge on Thursday 22nd October, provided by Lancashire Education Business Partnership.
Four employer ambassadors worked with the pupils throughout the day and were judges of the pupil presentations.
Pupils were put into teams and had to develop a an Eco-Friendly Enterprise Challenge t based around the theme of the current environmental situation. Within the teams the pupils had to assign roles in order to complete the various tasks: Managing Director, marketing, IT, etc Pupils were involved in: Problem Solving Skills,
Creativity,
Team working skills and
Business skills. They had to include their thoughts about the Environment and how school could help the environment.
They had to produce a business plan and group presentation which explained their product / event and 'sold' their ideas to the judges. The presentations were excellent! The winning team was given prizes and certificates and there were prizes for:
- Best Managing Director - Laura Walker
- Most Creative Pupil - Alex Pearson
- Most Enterprising Pupil - Alan Holliday
- Most Hard-Working Pupil - Liam Richmond.
Year 9 Meet Local Author - October 2009
On Thursday 22nd October approx. 18 Year 9 pupils met author Joseph Delaney at Accrington library.
The pupils have been reading Joseph's Wardstone Chronicles series in their English lessons and were finally able to quiz him about his writing and inspiration for the series.
Joseph's tip for budding authors is "Never give up..." as most authors are rejected many times before their works are accepted by a publisher.
At the end of the session, pupils were able to buy signed books including Joseph's latest book 'The Spook's Tales - Witches'.
School Council Elections - September 2009
This year's School Council has been elected with one representative from each form in every year group. The full Council has 32 members which meets 2-3 times a term. There is also a committee which meets every Friday morning in the LRC.
Minutes and dates of meetings are posted on the 'School Council Noticeboard' outside the LRC and also on this website (see 'Pupils' and 'School Council' ). Committee members are:
- Abby Cunningham (7KMU)
- Luis Stevenson (8LKE)
- Paige Yates (9HST)
- Vicky Austin (10NTA)
- Paige McIlroy (11NJO)
Extended Services - September 2009
At the Hollins we are in the process of developing our extended services provision, which will include a wide range of activities and services aimed at supporting and motivating young people, their families and the wider community.
Waqar Ahmed, Extended Schools Coordinator, has been in post since September working with Hollins pupils and our primary feeder schools to improve the variety of activities and services. Activities this term have included: Wheels within Wheels,
Cohesion through Creativity and
Nail Art.
Coming Soon: Kickboxing and Radio Production Training
e-on Physics Workshop - September 2009
The E-on workshop was written and presented by employees of E-on to Year 10 pupils to raise awareness of some of the opportunities that there are for young people in Engineering.
E-on are a large energy supplier across the UK and therefore employ lots of people. They struggle to recruit good quality Electrical and Mechanical engineers, so to raise the profile of Engineering and give the opportunity for young people to experience some of the kinds of jobs that are available, they put together this road show which they want to present to as many secondary schools as the can in the UK. They were also trying to show how all STEM subjects are closely linked particularly science and engineering.
Key Stage 4 Awards - September 2009
KS4 REWARDS draw from Summer term (2008-9)
- Winner (£100 of vouchers) = GABI O'NEILL (Draw winner)
- Winner (£25 of vouchers) = LEE CALDCOTT (gained the most signatures)
- Key Stage 3 Awards - September 2009
The ks3 rewards for last year are as follows
Year 7
- 1st Samantha Pollard 182 merits
- 2nd Elijah MaCbean 170 merits
- 3rd Mia Coyne 149 Merits
- 4th Molly Ormerod 148 Merits
Year 8
- 1st Paige Yates 118 Merits
- 2nd Jason Spencer 112 Merits
- 3rd Sonia Iqbal 105 Merits
- 4th Saarish Khan 103 Merits
Year 9
- 1st Farzana Ashraf 105 Merits
- 2nd Sabah Nawaz 84 Merits
- 3rd Connor Mitchell 77 Merits
- 4th Ceejay Kok 75 Merits
1st place receive calculator, school mug, pen,geometry set and £40 voucher. 2nd place receive calculator, school mug, pen,geometry set and £15 voucher. 3rd place receive calculator, school mug, pen,geometry set and £10 voucher. 4th place receive calculator, school mug, pen,geometry set and £5 voucher. These are awarded once every year to the top 4 in each year group. Everyone else is awarded tickets for merits, attendance and punctuality. The better they perform over the year decides how many tickets they are in receipt of towards the final draw. All winners in the draw receive a prize in addition to the rewards handed out over the course of the year for merits gained via staff for a variety of reasons.
European Day of Languages- September 2009
On Wednesday 23 September, Mr. Parker took 12 budding linguists from Year 11 to University of Central Lancashire to see the university and its facilities, and to take part in some taster sessions in new languages. Everyone learnt some German and Japanese and the day was a great success. There was also the opportunity to do some international food tasting and sample a variety of different foods, and we can look forward to Mr. Parker trying out his cooking skills to recreate some of the recipes!
UN International Peace Day - September 2009
On Monday 21st September it was the UN International Peace Day and Peace was the theme of our Year 7 assembly. Kerry Gormley form Accrington Faith Partnership spoke to pupils and asked them to consider the meaning of Peace and its relevance in the world today.
Mr Andrew Greenwood from DoveCo brought some doves into school and as a gesture of peace a small group of pupils released them outside school.
Tower Wood Year 10 GCSE PE- September 2009
On Friday 4th September Year 10 GCSE PE pupils and staff travelled to Tower Wood in the Lake District for a weekend of water sports to gain experience of new skills for their studies.
The group enjoyed kayaking on Lake Windermere and orienteering through the surrounding countryside.
