Red Nose Day Friday 15th March 2019

15th February 2019Neaera Warren

To raise money for Red Nose Day, one of our secondary pupils has organised a fundraising event at The Beacon Centre Secondary. She has also created posters which she has displayed around the school building to advertise it.  See poster below for more details.

 

Our primary pupils are encouraged to wear something red or dress up in  crazy outfit. Lots of fun activities have been planned including a funny face biscuit competition and a joke telling competition.

Please support us in raising as much as we can with a donation to Comic Relief of £1.

 

As always, your support is appreciated.

Outdoor Education Week

29th January 2019Mr D Gray

Whilst Yr 11 take their mock exams this week, the rest of the school will be participating in a range of offsite activities to places such as Druridge Bay, Breamish Valley, Hamsterley Forest and Bolam Lake. Photos to follow…!

YEAR 11 MOCK EXAMS WEEK

22nd January 2019Neaera Warren

Year 11 MOCK EXAM Week – Monday 28th January 2019 – Friday 1st February 2019

 

In preparation for GCSEs, our year 11 pupils will be taking MOCK exams.

 

Please have a look at the slides for strategies to deal with Exam Stress.

Preparing Students for Adulthood (PFA)

21st January 2019Neaera Warren

After the Christmas break, for the first two days, secondary students worked in their tutor groups, working on the whole school theme of ‘Preparing for Adulthood’.  Students engaged in a range of activities which focused on the four strands of PFA:

 

  1. Employment
  2. Independence Living
  3. Community Inclusion
  4. Health

 

Students feedback was that they thoroughly enjoyed the event, in particularly a visit from the Army to discuss career opportunities.

 

Keep checking the website for further PFA events.

Army Visits School to Discuss Career Options

21st January 2019Neaera Warren

As part of the school’s careers’ themed event, students were visited by the Army where they learnt about possible career options.  They were given the opportunity to ask questions and even tried on the Army equipment.  Students were shocked at how heavy the kit weighed.

Secondary Parents Meeting Monday 1st April 2019

21st January 2019P Horsburgh

We are holding a Parents meeting on Monday 1st April 2019 from 3:30pm – 5:00pm. This will be an informal meeting when parents can collect their child’s report and talk to staff regarding progress both academically and behaviourally. Refreshments will be available and anyone with transport difficulties should contact the Centre as it may be possible to arrange this.

Parents Meetings this term

By P Horsburgh2nd November 2017

We will be holding informal parents meetings on Wednesday 13th of December 2017.

For Primary pupils come and see all the fantastic work your child has been doing this term and have some refreshments and a chat to the staff regarding their progress from 1:00pm until 2:45pm, then you can collect your child.

For Secondary pupils come along and collect your child’s progress report, chat to their teachers and key workers and see the brilliant work they have been doing this term. Light refreshments will be available from 3:00pm until 5:00pm.

 

Macmillan Coffee Morning 2017

13th September 2017P Horsburgh

We would like to Thank all parents and stakeholders who attended our coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. All of our pupils used their Home Cooking lessons to make delicious cakes and biscuits to sell with teas and coffees.

At this year’s event we raised an amazing £255.10 so well done to all of the staff and pupils, particularly Mrs Johnson for organising such a brilliant event.

 

Photography Competition

By Mr M Hamilton21st November 2016

The service was invited to enter students into the Vision for Education Photography Competition. The theme for the completion was ‘Out and About’. Callum Longstaff a Year 10 student won the competition with his photograph of the ‘Poppies at Woodhorn Colliery’. Tim Ayton from Vison for Education attended an assembly to present Callum with his prize of a £50 Metro Centre voucher and a digital camera to the service.

 

Vision Picture competition entries Tim from Vision judging the winners