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KS5W were learning basic food skills for their lunch in unit, making noodles and southern fried chicken. Within the lesson the students were able to read and follow the instructions on the packets to create a tasty meal which they all enjoyed.

KS5 have been enjoying a story about Twinkle the unicorn, in the story it was Twinkle’s birthday. KS5S made their own fairy cakes to enjoy for her birthday. All the students took turns in learning cooking skills such as measuring, cracking and mixing. 

Each week our KS3S class focus on a different “core word of the week” and staff model using this word across the curriculum. This week’s word is “help”. Students and staff have used core boards, AAC, Makaton sign and spoken word to offer and request “help” in different contexts. As well as using…

As part of their DofE Skills Section, KS5H have enjoyed working on a photography project. We have explored different photography genres, researched famous photographers and tried different photography and editing techniques to make interesting and creative images. Here’s a small selection of the…

KS5W had great fun today looking at different 3D shapes and trying to match them to everyday objects.

Pupils in KS4 enjoyed making flatbread pizzas in DT. Pupils followed a visual recipe and with support from staff cooked their pizzas. 

Students in KS4 working hard in their Design Technology lesson working on creating 3D shapes. Students 

Pupils in KS4L enjoyed watching the vibrations of sound by experimenting with rice on a drum. Pupils also learnt about sound waves by using a variety of musical instruments to investigate pitch and sound. 

KS5L chose to celebrate Chinese new year by making sweet and sour chicken noodles and jam turnovers. All the students took part in making something towards the final dish. Some students chopped vegetables, others chopped chicken, whilst another team made jam turnovers. 

One of our pupils working with her VI Specialist on her phonic sounds using pictures and Braille.

Students in KS4C worked as a team to take each others temperatures, estimate the reading then document their findings. It was a fun pack lesson. Great team work.

This term we have been working on length and capacity. In today’s lesson, students drew around their hands and feet and cut them out. They then used their cutouts to measure how many hands/feet different objects were around school.