News Category: Year 9 News

We are delighted to announce the return of live performance to St Aidan’s in November 2021. This will be a celebration of musical theatre and dance in Constance Green Hall over several nights.

Over 100 students in Year 7, 8 and 9 have been rehearsing hard for the past few weeks, to put on this year’s Spotlight performance.

Once again, another year of Interform competitions have come to an end and once again the students have been brilliant in their engagement and efforts towards the various sporting events.

Please click on each link below to read the fantastic poetry written by some of our Key Stage 3 students for this year’s Spotlight Poetry Competition.

The Year 9 cricket team played their first fixture in 2 years against Prince Henry’s Grammar School yesterday at Harrogate Cricket Club.

The Food Department is very proud of the practical work the Year 11 Food students have completed throughout the year.

Year 7 and Year 9 have been exploring some exciting art projects this half term.

Year 9 Spanish students have been working on ordering food and drink in a restaurant.

Please click on the timetable below for details of the Extra-Curricular Music happening in school in both June and July, beginning the first week back after half term (week commencing 7th June).

Our Year 9 students took part in a ‘Gift in a Box’ design competition during lockdown. The standard of work was incredibly high and we were very impressed with the work students did.

Click here for the latest InTouch newsletter, Issue 7 April edition.

Passionate about reading? Do you see being a writer in your future? This is a five week unique and interactive opportunity for you to connect with thousands of other teen readers across the UK to share in the first virtual book club.

Start The Music is a scheme that aims to encourage more young people to learn a musical instrument. Each year we fund approximately 6 students from St Aidan’s to play an instrument for a full academic year. Applications for 2021 are now open. Click here for further information and how to apply.

The Art Department are pleased to announce the names of the Winners, Highly Commended and Commended entries for the Planner Design Competition 2021 for Year 7 and Year 9.

Years 7, 8 and 9 have enjoyed Interform in the sunshine this week! Year 7 girls have enjoyed football on the astro pitches, Year 8 and 9 girls have competed in Hockey tournaments, whilst Year 7, 8 and 9 boys have battled it out in Interform Basketball!

Testing of students has started today at St. Aidan’s. We have put together our large testing facility in Constance Green Hall and created a short video for the students to view alongside the NHS video of how to complete the test. We would like to thank everyone who has been involved in the setting up […]

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 […]

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 looking forward to showcasing our virtual senior concert. We will welcome performances until the 2nd November, either solos or group performances from Y9-13.