News Category: School News

Ahead of the upcoming Mock Election, this morning our Year 11 students heard from four Sixth Form students who are representing different political parties in the Mock Election Campaign. There were speeches from Labour, Liberal Democrats, the Yorkshire Party and Conservative. In line with the General Election, our school Mock Election will take place next […]

Our Year 7 students have left for an afternoon at the Leeds City Varieties Pantomime, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’!  

With the final strains of We Will Rock You still ringing in their ears almost,  80 St Aidan’s musicians in the shape of the Chamber Choir and the Symphonic Wind Band journeyed the 13 miles out to Aldborough, near Boroughbridge to give a concert of popular band and choral music on Thursday 28th November.  The […]

Here are some of the fabulous Christmas Card Competition entries from this year. These entries were all awarded Highly Commended – well done to everyone!

Thank you to everyone who came to support the FOSA Snow Ball this Saturday night. We had an amazing time and hope you all did too! We are still counting the money but we have raised in excess of £10,000 for school.

Year 10 Food and Nutrition students have concluded a most successful layered dessert projects with outstanding final products. All have increased fruit content, reduced sugar and reduced fat. Looking delicious!

Since half term, the English Department have been teaching Year 7 about persuasive writing skills and the art of constructing a well-researched argument. Pupils have learnt how to form a viewpoint from which to write, the use of rhetorical and persuasive techniques and the impact of their choice of language and style of delivery on […]

It has been another busy week in the St Aidan’s Art Department! Here are some photos from Year 10 Graphic Design work on Photoshop, Year 8 Collagraph print making and Year 13 Graphics projects.

Year 9 students were treated to a Gingerbread House Demonstration from chefs at Baltzersen’s ahead of the Gingerbread House Competition in a couple of weeks.

Well done to Alfie Tyrell, Owen Spafford and Dan Alcock on their win in the first round debate of the ESU Mace competition. They were worthy winners!  

Last week St Aidan’s enjoyed a spectacular run of the School Production ‘We Will Rock You’. Well done to all cast and crew, staff and students that were involved in this fabulous production!

Some photographs from a week in our Art Department, including Year 10 Graphics Isometric Prints, Year 12 Photography Light Painting, Year 9 Typeface Graphic Design and Year 7 Feather Painting.

Chris Bradford, author of the popular ‘Young Samurai’ and ‘Bodyguard’ series of books visited school this week and entertained Years 7 and 8 with his martial arts and bodyguard techniques. During the session students were invited to experience some of the training he had undergone in preparation for writing the books. He talked about the […]

Year 7 student, Jaeda Nim, competed with her Gymnastics team on Saturday 19th October at Catterick Sports Centre where the squad came 1st and became Yorkshire Champions at Level 3. More recently on Sunday 17th November, she competed individually at the English Silver Championship in Leicester and achieved a 1st on Bars and came 5th […]

Year 10 student, Thomas Bates, is a member of the Royal Yachting Association UK  Junior Squad – Topper. Thomas’s selection for this squad recognises his potential to progress within the British Sailing Team and establishes his status as a UK Squad sailor, who may represent Great Britain at major international events in the forthcoming years. […]

The Year 10 Food and Nutrition students had the amazing experience of observing and contributing to a demonstration of Cep and Trompette tortellini and a Mars Bar ice cream produced with liquid nitrogen. The demonstration was delivered by a former pupil who is now part of the prestigious restaurant team at Horto within the Rudding […]

Yesterday we were delighted to host PWC in our Careers department who were speaking to students about Careers in Business and Finance.

The cast, band and crew are all set for the opening night of We Will Rock You tonight! 7pm in Constance Green Hall, doors open at 6.30pm. Some tickets still available, click on the link for further information: We Will Rock You 2019

Our Associated Sixth Form students had a fantastic day of fundraising on Friday 15th November for Children in Need. The combined fundraising total for Main School and Sixth Form on Friday was £3402.12. And still counting!!

The tiered seating is up and ready in Constance Green Hall ahead of the opening night of We Will Rock You!