Life Skills

Learning goes far beyond the classroom at St Peter’s, with children encouraged to develop key skills for life that will help them stand out in a fast-changing world. We are also incredibly proud of the skills and interests honed by the children outside of school, from baking to film-making!

Looking after Living Things

St Peter’s 2-8 respect the living world. Firstly, they were visited by delicate, fluffy chicks where the children were patient and gentle with the tiny visitors. Tadpoles also moved in and were extremely popular with the children who checked on them every day and learnt what they need to survive. It was so exciting to see little tadpoles turn into froglets with arms and legs before becoming fully grown frogs!

The BushCraft Man!

Lucky 2-8 pupils enjoyed a series of Forest School Bushcraft workshops with talented parent Mr Tickle, who instructed the children on shelter-making, safe campfire construction and knot-tying skills to name a few. Practical and muddy fun for all!

2-8 learn about the Royal Family and London

The children in Acorns made and decorated crowns to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. They talked about the Queen – where she lived and what she would eat at a garden tea party –and read a book called The Queen’s Hat, which took them on a journey around London.

Bake-Off in St Peter’s 2-8

The Friends of St Peter’s 2-8 were delighted to host their wonderful Bake Off event again this year! The children were invited to bake creative and tasty cakes, muffins, biscuits and traybakes inspired by their learning themes. The last time we could run this event was 2019, so it was truly amazing with so many of our children taking part across all year groups, from Acorns to Year 3.

Cooking to Eat Well and Keep the Mind Healthy

In April our J1s learnt a variety of cooking skills as a key part of their regular Lifeskills programme, with J4 taking part after their exams to replace revision stresses with tasty rewards.

Outdoor Skills for All

Our J3 pupils enjoyed a hands-on Bushcraft Day; a fun yet practical outdoor activity day – whatever the weather – designed for the pupils to work together in teams to try new challenges and develop essential life skills outside the usual curriculum.

Ava’s International Film Award!

Fifth Form pupil Ava won an international film award for her original film, Beth. Ava was invited to New York as her film had been nominated for Best Film at the All-American High School Film Festival. The festival, which took place 8-10 October, is the largest film competition in the USA for school students. Out of 2500 entrants films, Ava’s, won Best International Film! Ava was also nominated for Best Director, Best Drama and Best Overall Film.

Ava also created a short three-minute film with local neighbours after the first lockdown in 2020. The micro-short film, Players, earned Ava a global reputation. It was screened at 17 festivals in around 10 countries and won numerous awards, including Best Young Filmmaker at the Bafta-qualifying Bolton Festival and Audience Choice at the Marcellus Movie Festival, New York. The film also resulted in Ava being one of just five people shortlisted for the IMDb new Filmmaker Award 2020. She is the youngest ever person to be shortlisted in the history of this global and prestigious award.