Duke of Edinburgh

After 2 days in the rain at Pendle near the Forest of Bowland, 66 students from year 9 completed their Duke of Edinburgh expedition this week. All the students that took part where exceptional throughout especially considering the tough conditions. The students were dropped off in a coach and given a route to navigate to …




Diversity Week

The art dept Year 7 students helped St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School, Old Swan create a diversity tree for diversity week. The tree was constructed by recycling paper into paper straws, and paper mache top layer.  A final coat of collage and acrylic helped achieve an authentic tree texture. The tree now sits pride of …



Trust CPD Day

“At the heart of the Northern Schools Trust is a commitment to transform the lives of children and young people through education.” Last week, teachers and support staff from Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, The Studio, North Liverpool Academy and The Kingsway Academy gathered together at the UTC for a Trust CPD Day. Throughout the course …




Duke of Edinburgh Award Practice Expedition 29-30th June

68 students took part in the Duke of Edinburgh award practice expedition on 29th-30th. The aim of the expedition was to teach students how to map read and conduct a variety of teamwork activities prior to the qualifying expedition next week. Students went to Dunham Massey scout camp and walked around the local area using maps …