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Back on the Leading Edge

On Thursday 19th April three Year 9 students took part in ‘The Leading Edge’ debate session. In this session the students had to form opinions on topics such as “Should all drugs be tested on animals before humans can use them?” and “Should drug use be allowed in...
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A Look into Life

Miss Wallace took a group of Year 9 & 10 students on a trip  to the Centre for Life in Newcastle, to allow them to get a feel for what a real life science lab is like. Our students learnt about the use of Stem Cells in modern bio-chemistry and participated in a biology...
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Spooky Science

  Pupils from Year 7, along with the assistance of the Academy Science Ambassadors, took part in the Science department Halloween themed Science Club. They made spooky slime and pumpkin bath bombs which smelt amazing and were some of the best we have ever seen. As it was...
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Brave Biologists

Pupils from Thorney Close Primary joined us recently to take part in a special biology lesson as part of our transition programme. Year 6 pupils got the chance to handle animal organs, watch a dissection of a pig’s heart and learn about it’s structure. Despite the...
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Easter Arrives Early!

Our Science department have been expectantly incubating a batch of hen’s eggs as part of a student study on the life cycle of organisms. Mrs. Turner has been pacing her lab for days and nervously looking for any signs of movement from the eggs that have been quietly...
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Sweet Science

On Monday morning our Science Technician, Miss. Thomson, brought in 120 cupcakes to be arranged in the order of the periodic table by our lovely World Challenge students. They sold out in under 10 minutes and raised another £60 for world challenge. Thank you to everyone who...
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