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  • 16/10/23

    Cheltenham Literature Festival

    As part of their Critical Research Project, Year 11 students attended an event at Cheltenham Literature Festival that discussed the possible outcome of next year's general election. Hosted by Times Radio, Which Election Year is it? was an opportunity for students to listen to conversat...
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  • 05/10/23

    Macmillan Coffee Morning

    Well done to Year 7 who ran a student led bake sale on Friday to raise money for Macmillan. There were also competitions and a staff raffle. Total amount raised was £389.65! A big thanks to Miss Porter and Mrs Griffin who helped organise it and all the other staff involved.
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  • 03/10/23

    Threads Exhibition

    It was our privilege to be the only school who took part in the Threads exhibition by Voices of Gloucester. The coat was created following on from Jo Teague's workshop with students before the summer break. The coat is currently on display in the Lady Chapel at Gloucester Cathedral and has ov...
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  • 29/08/23

    GCSE Results Day 2023

    Congratulations to all our Year 11 students who received their GCSE results. We were delighted to see so many children achieve the grades they require to move onto sixth-form, college and apprenticeship placements. Our students have worked hard and demonstrated enormous resilience throughout th...
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  • 19/07/23

    Sports Day

    Students participated in traditional athletics events such as 100m sprint, discus and classic relays alongside a whole range of fun games including welly throwing, sack and egg and spoon races. On top of this, there was a highly competitive inter-form bench-ball tournament. The day was an overwhelmi...
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  • 13/07/23

    Year 10 Visit - Cirencester College

    A large group of Year 10 students took part in a Post-16 Education Taster Day at Cirencester College. The aim of the visit was for Barnwood Park students to sample Post-16 education. Students chose up to 5 taster lessons to experience during the day.  The sessions covered a wide br...
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  • 13/07/23

    Year 10 DT and Textiles V&A Trip

    On 26th June the Year 10 DT and Textiles groups visited the V&A museum in London for their GCSE coursework. We started with a journey on the coach to the Museum and as we arrived the students were astonished by the number of people there. The groups were split into 2 halves. Some went...
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  • 12/07/23

    Spanish and French plays

    This term KS3 and KS4 were able to explore and develop their language skills outside of the classroom.  Onatti Company visited us on two occasions to deliver a Spanish and French play to our language students.  It was a brilliant experience and students were patient and resilient in follow...
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  • 11/07/23

    A Night at the Movies - Summer Showcase

    Congratulations to all the students that took part in the ‘Night at the Movies.’ The students thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the quality of their performances reflected this - a real understanding of the demands of performance Dance and Drama. Most of the dances were choreo...
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  • 29/06/23

    Royal Navy Careers Catering Careers Event

    Two groups of Year 10 students attended a workshop delivered by Kathryn Ross and Leading Hand Bojand from the Royal Navy Catering Specialist Team.  The session comprised of a careers information session where the team promoted their roles within the Logistics Branch of the Royal Navy...
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  • 27/06/23

    Charity Day

    Friday was a Charity Day in school in aid of Winston’s Wish.  Winston’s Wish is one of our House charities this year and as part of the day, students attended school in non-school uniform raising £445 that will be split between Winston’s wish and the two other House char...
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  • 27/06/23

    Art Display

    Last Term a group of year 10 photography enthusiasts attended Digital Art workshops over a number of weeks. Adam K, Jonas K, Ellena M, Genevieve B, Jasmine J & Emma L created art work based on Sports and Movement. The work produced was exceptional and is now displayed, as a permanent collection...
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