Year 11

Year 11 paid an enjoyable visit to the Imperial War Museum North and were able to catch the fascinating ‘Fashion on the Ration’ exhibition, which demonstrated how men and women stayed “on trend” during straightened times.

Melissa Cartwright Khadijah Ali

Abi Sharples In March, the whole of Year 11 visited Bolton Lads and Girls’ Club where they had a fun afternoon finding out more about National Citizen Service, or NCS. This national scheme takes place over the course of four weeks outside of term-time. It is designed to allow young people to develop citizenship, teamwork, social responsibility and a host of other skills while simultaneously giving back to the local community. Pupils taking part are put into groups with young people from schools across Bolton so that everyone can make new friends from different backgrounds and lifestyles. They then take part in a residential outdoor activity week to get to know one another and improve confidence, and a residential week in halls at the University of Bolton during which they attend seminars to improve life skills and learn about the issues facing the local area. For the final two week of NCS, the groups create and run their own community project, which counts as 40 hours of volunteering.