Boxing at Brian Rose
As part of phase 2 of the NCS qualification we have been learning about a healthy lifestyle boxing with Brian Rose’s gym. Everyone was really excited to learn new skills. Many thanks to the staff who gave our students a challenging workout.
Fantastic team effort. Well done Sixth…
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: Blackpool Football Club, NCS
Sixth form, class 5S at WINGZ studio
Category: Sixth Form
Sixth form, class 5S at WINGZ studio
5S had a fantastic day using drama, dance and rap to express themselves. They enjoyed practicing tricky break dance moves, mastering Hip Hop and finished off singing a cool rap. We even had time to try our hands at some Graffiti art.
Great work everyone!
Category: Sixth Form
Can you guess what it is?
Can you guess what has been brought back from work experience at the Grinning Gecko?
Long and scaly it is the skin of a snake. As snakes grow it sheds it skin.
Nathaniel says the best thing about work experience is cleaning out the Terrapins.
It’s not your usual work experience but…
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: Work experience
Using money in Maths
Today we are practicing finding coins and matching the coins to make the correct amount of money in the jars.
We found out that you can use different coins to make a given amount.
Well done
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: maths
KS4&5 World of Work Day.
Staff from the Independent Living centre on Whitegate drive told the pupils about the work the centre does as the Langdale Community Volunteers, growing fruit and vegetables on the Cherry Tree Road Allotments, building outdoor furniture, birdhouses and bird feeders, litter picking and beautifying…
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: KS5, LOTC, KS4, Community Links, World of Work
KS4&5 World of Work Day.
Pupils were introduced to the work that Aiming Higher do in the community for young people with disabilities. They then made sensory boards with different textures for the young people that use the centre.
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: KS5, LOTC, KS4, Community Links, World of Work
KS4&5 World of Work Day.
Pupils were shown videos by One Fy1de (formerly Ormerod Trust) of the annual show that they do in Viva Blackpool and of a flash mob dance they performed on the comedy carpet. Other activities that the group hold for young people were discussed and the pupils did short workshops on dance and…
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: KS5, LOTC, KS4, Community Links, World of Work
Sheep Shearing at Lea Farm, Myerscough.
Finally the rolled fleeces were placed inside a large bail to be sent to the British Wool Council for sorting, cleaning, dying, spinning etc for clothing and other uses.
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: KS5, LOTC, Sixth Form, College Links, Myerscough College, Animal Studies, Agriculture
Sheep Shearing at Lea Farm, Myerscough.
The pupils were shown how the freshly sheared fleeces were placed on the table, spread out, any dirty wool removed from the edges, folded and rolled.
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: KS5, LOTC, Sixth Form, College Links, Myerscough College, Animal Studies, Agriculture
Sheep Shearing at Lea Farm, Myerscough.
Today pupils experiencedo sheep Shearing at Myerscough College. The sheep were sheared by two travelling shearers from Settle in Yorkshire.
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: KS5, LOTC, Sixth Form, College Links, Myerscough College, Animal Studies, Agriculture
BTEC Vocational Studies.
Pupils organised a list of instructions to carry out a successful recipe following the lesson before half term where they made rice crispie cakes.
Category: Sixth Form
Tags: KS5, Sixth Form, Life skills, Preparation For Life, BTEC Vocational studies