Many thanks to our upper school prefects who recently held a cake sale and awareness raising day in aid of the Alzheimer's Society. They were so enthusiastic and raised in excess of £120. Well done and thank you to all the staff and students who supported them.
Crossroads, an Isle of Man-based charity, visited our students to talk about their vital work supporting carers. Established in 1988, Crossroads has been dedicated to improving the lives of carers and those with care needs for 35 years. They provide practical and emotional support to carers of all…
The Y9 Boys Cricket Team enjoyed their last fixture of 5 away at QEII. Throughout the season everyone involved has worked really hard to improve their skills. For lots of the boys this was their first experience of playing hardball cricket. They can be proud and commended for their efforts and deve…
Ali Vondy, from Manx Minds, recently delivered Mental Health First Aid training for some of our Year 12 students. This training has been kindly sponsored by Tower Insurance for which we are all very grateful. This official MHFA England half day course is an introductory four hour session which rais…
Some groups of Y7 and Y8 students have opted to use their points on ePraise to attend a reward using Lego Education STEM sets. The students were able to build a variety of models and use coding to make their models move, react to light, and produce sounds. It was a pleasure to see the level of crea…
It was great to welcome Andrea Gilmore & Sandy Shimmin from the IOM Tax Office, into school to discuss the reasons and benefits of paying both tax and national insurance contributions. It proved to be an excellent seminar for all Sixth Form students, highlighting the many positives of paying contri…
This Thursday will be a 'Glad Rags' non-uniform day. Money raised through Glad Rags Days throughout the year supports our epraise rewards and the epraise charity fund. The epraise charity fund is allocated according to student votes at the end of the year for the charities which have been nominated…
Friday was a day of mixed emotions as we said goodbye to a fantastic year group. First thing in the morning, the year group shared a nostalgic assembly, followed by some time with their tutors. Students, staff and tutors then enjoyed an informal brunch. This was followed by a formal celebration in…
This week we said a sad farewell to Mrs Warrilow, one of our Student Support at Lower School. We are very sad to see her leave, but wish her and her family all the very best for her new life in Australia.