Thriving…or on the Decline: Is the World Better or Worse Than Ever? A topic that affects each and every one of us. The world is a place we rely on every single day to provide for us. But are we now on a path of inevitable decline or have we really made the world a […]
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Hugh Dalrymple (Y11) on the growing prospect of becoming a cashless economy
Are We Moving Towards a Cashless Society? At the time of writing, on the 15th October 11:59pm, Britain phased out out the long-serving £1 coin, for it to be replaced by the new 12 sided coin. Not long ago, the crinkling £5 note was renewed and now the £10 note has followed suit. These expensive […]
Sam Munro (Y7) blogs a maths problem
Maths Problem A couple of weeks ago Mrs Manning (our maths teacher) gave us homework to create a starter idea for the class that we could puzzle out on the tables in L34 and L5. So far we have tested a few and I’m going to guide you through how I worked out my favourite […]
Y13 Peter Blissett’s composition ‘Day Dreams’ from his ‘No Alarms’ EP.
‘Daydreams’ – Track 2 from Y13 Peter Blissett’s EP ‘No Alarms’ which is currently available on Apple Music & Spotify.
Y12 Student Lara Monahan reflects on her language acquisition and development.
My Language Acquisition & Development My first word was “mummy” which I said very young; apparently about 10 months. I was at play centre and it was so bizarre that apparently everyone stared at my mum “as though it was a scene from Rosemary’s Baby” (according to my mum). Thereafter I said virtually nothing, […]
Fergus Cato blogs on NHS Privatisation
Why we should Privatise more of the National Health Service The privatisation of our National Health Service (The NHS) has been a topic of debate for many of the 70 years since it was founded in 1948 by the post war Labour Government. My definition of privatise comes from the Oxford English Dictionary: “The Transfer […]