News Category: Year 7 News

In the last two weeks before half term we are going to have a school competition to see which year groups and students can walk/run/cycle the furthest! We would like to see how many times each year group can make it to Lindisfarne, the home of St. Aidan, and back. Lindisfarne is 150 miles away […]

7W have shown fantastic resilience and adaptability in their science learning as we have changed from school learning to home learning and back again several times this year. On Friday 8th January we were due to be learning about calculating pressure. Snowshoes are a great example of how changing the area we are standing on […]

On Friday 18th December, a number of small Christingle services took place for our Year 7 students. This annual event is normally enjoyed as a full year group with parents and carers invited too. As we are not able to do that this year, we hope these photos will help bring it to life.

We are delighted to announce that the Careers Department has once again been awarded the Quality in Careers Standard. This involved a rigorous evaluation of the careers information, advice and guidance programme delivered by our team of three fully qualified careers advisers together with our work experience coordinator. Our provision was assessed as fully meeting […]

We are delighted to show you a selection of the highly commended planner designs from Year 7 and 9! Congratulations to everyone who submitted a design we were overwhelmed by the response.

Congratulations to everyone who entered our Year 7 Rainbow Salad competition held in association with Fodder. We had some fantastic entries which were so creative and colourful. Thomas Harrison was the overall winner receiving a prize from Fodder and Flossie Linford and Daisy Abbs were in second and third place. Heather Parry from Fodder commented ‘Thank […]

**We have been delighted to see so many fantastic planner designs over the last few months** Miss Porritt says ‘There many fabulous planner design competition entries this year. We were delighted to see how committed student have been to this important project despite the restrictions of lockdown and limitations in access to teachers and specialist […]

We have recently put together a video for all current Year 6 students during these difficult times. We really can’t wait to meet you all. Click here to view

Last week our Year 7 students, along with their families, enjoyed a Quiz Night in Constance Green Hall!  

This morning our Year 7 and Year 8 students had their Ash Wednesday Services in the Main Hall and Constance Green Hall, to celebrate the first day of Lent.  

Start the Music was set up in 2019 and is a project within St Aidan’s Music Association, open to Key Stage 3 students, Years 7 to 9.

Join us for our Year 7 Family Quiz Night! Friday 6th March at 6.45pm in Constance Green Hall. Click here for further details. We look forward to seeing you there! Team FOSA

Our Year 7 students had a fantastic time at the Winter Disco last night! Many thanks to Mrs Farrar and the Zawadi team for organising the event.

7LS and 7LQ Art groups have been working on a Colour Wheel Challenge! 20 minutes, no pencil, no ruler and no talking! Just paint and pointing to create a fully blended colour wheel.

On the final day of last term, Year 7 enjoyed a wonderfully uplifting Christingle service. Thank you to everyone who came and to all the students and staff for making it such a special occasion.

Today Year 7, 12 and 13 enjoyed their Christmas lunches in the Year 7 Dining Hall and Sixth Form Cafe!

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

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 an audience.

Archie Lusted, Year 7 student, came 3rd in the Harrogate Secondary Schools Chess Tournament on Saturday 23rd November. Archie is a member of the Harrogate Youth Chess Club and he was one of the youngest in the tournament. Congratulations!

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.