YEAR 8 NEWS

By Mr Madden & Mrs Goble

This term has been a busy one for our students in Year 8! We are preparing for the move to Year 9, and have been working towards stepping up to the next year at school.

In Year 9, students will start their GCSEs (they start their Citizenship GCSE, which they take in Year 10) and much of their classwork will be geared towards GCSE style questions or topics. To help Year 8's think about next steps, our onsite Careers Advisor - Jason Davis organised a Year 8 Careers Human Library which took place in June. This was a fantastic event and the students had a chance to ask some brilliant questions to the 30 or so professionals who came in to speak to them. Students really benefited from speaking to adults in the world of work and conducted themselves with real maturity and gratitude. In addition, students also had the opportunity to sit through a live STEM show which gave them an insight towards working in Space and the Royal Navy. Again, students really enjoyed this experience and asked some very insightful questions regarding the topics involved. Continued overleaf…/

A huge highlight for us this year has been The Venture Award, which 60 students are on their way to complete. We had a great (and very sunny) trip to Youlbury where the students learned all kinds of new skills and made new friends. They are continuing to complete their booklets and many look forward to moving to the Duke of Edinburgh Award next year.

Students have also enjoyed our end of Year Rewards Trip to Jump in Bicester. This was a chance for Year 8 to celebrate all of their hard work this year. A great time was had by all the students who attended. We wish you all a happy Summer holiday and we look forward to seeing our students return to Year 9 in September with continued positive attitude and work ethic.