Our year 7 students took part in a powerful drama performance at the Northumberland Miners’ Picnic at Woodhorn recently. The group had been involved in a major creative writing project looking at the devastating impact of the First World War on a small mining community in Ashington. The project was organised in conjunction with the… Read more »
We were delighted to welcome author Laura Steven this week to talk about her experiences as a writer and run a workshop with some of our year 10 English students. Laura talked about her experiences in writing for different mediums, from her recently published book to half hour TV scripts, and how to build ideas… Read more »
Our students in years 7 and 8 have recently been involved in science sessions with our local primary schools. Our year 7 STEM girls group (one of our after school clubs) have been involved in a year 6 transition day, held at CLV, assisting the younger students in workshops and delivering parts of the sessions… Read more »
We recently invited the Marine Society to CLV to deliver an interactive workshop about buoyancy. Our students gained an insight into the basic principles of marine engineering and were given the challenge to produce a boat to hold as many marbles as possible, using only the resources of paper, wire, foil and sellotape! The winning… Read more »
Back in September Music & Theatre Productions accepted an incredible 100+ students for Once upon a Disney which showcased the Music & Drama Departments outstanding talent. This year the JLV was brought to life with The Sound of Music from the 21st – 23rd of March. In October the auditions took place for the March… Read more »
The incredible CLV Music & Theatre Productions cast and crew wowed audiences with not one but TWO shows of ‘Once Upon a Disney’. Featuring memorable tracks from Beauty & the Beast, Aristocats and the Little Mermaid; over 100 students took to the stage to sing and dance their festive socks off. Music & Theatre Productions… Read more »
Year 7 completed their transition to the JLV with a weekend of adventure and challenge at our sixth annual outdoor activities residential at Dukeshouse Wood near Hexham. 40 staff and 280 students tackled 16 different activities over 3 days at the end of October. Once again our students were praised for their behaviour and attitude… Read more »