Here at the Northern Schools Trust, we have been inspired by the Great British Bake Off…have you? North Liverpool Academy, Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, The Studio and The Kingsway Academy are all part of The Northern Schools Trust. The four schools and a cross Trust team competed in the Bake Off heats to win a …
This week saw the launch of the first ever Studio Wireless, an event aimed at exploring the different elements of the fast-moving digital and technological world. We invited experts from the industry, both local and national, in to explore the topic of Virtual Reality and discuss how it is shaping the world around us. Students …
A group of Year 12 and 13 Public Service students took part in a teamwork and leadership workshop with the British Army outlook team. Students engaged in problem solving activities and a number of tasks which helped develop their physical and mental attributes. “I thoroughly enjoyed the practical activities the British Army put in place. …
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Last week, we held our annual remembrance assembly at The Kingsway Academy to pay our respects to the servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. All students and staff gathered in the hall, where we were treated to performances from the school choir, a brilliant recital of John McCrae’s famous poem, …
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It has been a whirlwind 7 weeks and as we are going into the half term we can’t thank the students enough for really giving all they have got to their studies, taking to heart the message I gave in their very first assembly (and my last blog post) of don’t say, just show. Because …
Students from the North Liverpool Academy and Four Oaks Primary School joined forces to use their science and engineering skills to build model cars that might one day break the land speed record. Year 7 students from North Liverpool Academy and Year 5 students from Four Oaks worked in teams on the BLOODHOUND project, which …
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Digital Day 2016 proved to be an action packed event as business professionals from across Liverpool joined the team at The Studio to work with our students. Throughout the day students attended various workshops on the theme of VR and 360 filming. We kicked off the day with a meeting with experts from Mocha, a …
Digital Day 2016 proved to be an action packed event as business professionals from across Liverpool joined the team at The Studio to work with our students. Throughout the day students attended various workshops on the theme of VR and 360 filming. We kicked off the day with a meeting with experts from Mocha, a …
November saw the launch of this year’s Living for Sport project in association with Sky Sports. The project involves using sport as a tool to develop 6 key life skills; mental toughness, hunger to achieve, people skills, sports and life knowledge, breaking barriers and planning for success. Students from previous projects have been fortunate to …
November saw the beginning of Wheels Extreme at North Liverpool Academy – an alternative sports provision aimed at improving the lives of young people through rollerblading, scooter riding, BMXing and skate-boarding. Alex, a Year 7 blogger, went along to see what it’s all about: “On Wednesday I went to scooter club to get more of …
