Learning Emily has finished her first topic in Year 12 English Language and has made herself a knowledge organiser/revision tool for homework. This folds up to pocket-sized and is a perfect summary of September's learning.

Learning Key Stage 3 students made a great start to the year by putting a great effort into their first Sparx homework of the year. The top performing group in each year was... 7C/S, 8C and 9O Well done to all who completed and remember the next window opens Thursday 1st October. As well as being part of your compulsory homework, remember there are prizes and perks galore for racking up those SRP!

Learning Please join me in congratulating these form classes for accumulating the most XP points from their maths homework for the start of this year. A great achievement showing resilience and excellence, well done!

Learning In registration, 7B have started reading ‘The Beck’ by Anthony McGowan. The story follows Kyle, who is far from happy when he is sent to spend time with his eccentric grandfather. Kyle expects the visit to be dull, especially as his grandfather lives differently from everyone else, wears an Elvis wig, and keeps an unusual three-legged dog called Rude Word. We are currently two chapters into the novel and have already been introduced to some memorable characters and a

Learning Travel writing allows readers to experience places, cultures and adventures far beyond their own everyday world. In Cherry-Garrard's account of his experiences in Antarctica we read about the extreme conditions faced by the explorers, who endured freezing temperatures, relentless winds and the constant challenge of survival in one of the harshest environments on Earth. As they read, students considered how Gingell used descriptive language to capture the sights, sou

Learning Our students stepped into the role of NASA rocket scientists as they designed, launched and tested their very own paper rockets! A fun, hands-on activity combining creativity, teamwork and science as they explored what makes a rocket fly. One student said 'This was so much fun! I enjoyed it 100%' This has been just one experiment in a series of hands-on learning experiences designed to engage our St Aidan's Centre students and foster a love of science, while learning

RISE Up and Shine Billy Elliot rehearsals are well under way for our production in November. The students were performing extracts from the show for the parents at our year five and six open evening when a surprise guest appeared. Ellie Messenger is an ex student from St Benet Biscop who went to professional drama school in London and is now starring in professional shows on cruise ships around the world. Ellie played the role of Debbie in the last production of Billy Elliot

RISE Up and Shine ✨ Thank You for an Incredible Open Evening! ✨ A huge thank you to all the parents, carers and students who attended our Open Evening. It was a truly exceptional event, and it was wonderful to welcome so many families to St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy and showcase the opportunities, experiences and community that make our school so special. Students enjoyed exploring departments across the academy, from taking part in exciting scientific investigations to g

Learning Welcome to our school library! Whether you want to read, study, or enjoy a quiet space, our school library is open before school (8:00–8:40am), every break and lunchtime, and after school (3:15–4:00pm). Our books are updated regularly with something for every age, ability and interest. Whether you're in to crime thrillers, fantasy, sci-fi, teenage fiction, sport, comedy, manga, spooky stories, or the classics, we guarantee we can find a book you'll like! We've added

Learning Year 12 students are studying a play called Saved by Edward Bond, this is part of their devised drama. They are using contemporary ways of approaching the text and developing their directorial skills.

Learning Year 8 students are studying Blood Brothers by Willy Russell and were demonstrating their understanding of the play by using chalk in their lesson with Mrs Maughan.

Quest Interesting day for SBB historians taking part in a Sixth Form Study Day at Northumbria University with the Historical Association. The focus was Soviet History and the students took part in both lectures and seminars.

Learning In Year 12 English Language lessons, we have been exploring the hidden rules that shape everyday conversations. From knowing when to take a turn in a discussion to spotting when someone means more than they actually say, we've discovered that communication is full of unspoken conventions. Through analysing real conversations, we've seen how pauses, interruptions, humour and even silence can help create meaning. We’ve watched football interviews and spotted that David

RISE Up and Shine The Sixth Form Book Club gathered this week to share stories from a summer of independent reading and to welcome some enthusiastic new members from Year 12. With everyone choosing their own books over the holidays, we heard views on books as diverse as 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, 'Germinal' by Emile Zola, 'The Ice at the End' by Jon Gerton and 'Times Testimony' by Linda Gillard. Now, as the nights grow darker and spooky season approaches, the club is

Learning Year 10 Triple Scientists have been investigating how temperature affects the resistance of a thermistor, the basis of how central heating systems know when to turn on automatically.

Learning This month, Year 10 students are looking at metaphors in English lessons. We use metaphors all the time, often without even realising it. Whether we're saying someone has a 'heart of gold' or that we're 'on a rollercoaster of emotions', metaphors help bring ideas to life. As students explore a range of texts this term, they're discovering how a well-chosen metaphor can add depth, humour, drama or emotion to a piece of writing. They're also having a go at creating the

Learning Over the summer, the class showed lots of self-discipline completing a range of challenges to review their learning. So far this term, we’ve explored how the north-east’s sport of miners, pigeon racing, is represented in the national press, and we’ve begun our study of how children acquire language. There’s been a cross over with Psychology as we’ve learned about how humans and animals can be conditioned to behave in certain ways looking at some studies from the firs

RISE Up and Shine Congratulations to Daniel Craig, Y13, who finished the Great North Run on Sunday, in an amazing 1hr and 30 mins. As well all the training and dedication Daniel has shown in preparing for the run, he also raised over £400 for Addison’s Disease. Well done, Daniel!

RISE Up and Shine At the start of the summer, two of our students set off from Newcastle for a four-week adventure in Cambodia after two years of fundraising. They joined 15 students from other schools at Heathrow before flying out via China. The trip began with a moving lesson on Cambodia's 1970s history under the Khmer Rouge. Students then travelled to three remote villages to volunteer, where they built a well, put up fences, constructed school toilets, and taught English

RISE Up and Shine A huge well done to 7B from their tutor, Mrs Patrick, for an outstanding first week at school. The group has approached every challenge with a real can-do attitude, showing enthusiasm, resilience and positivity from day one. They have been incredibly brave in asking questions, supporting one another, and learning and embracing new routines and expectations. It has been wonderful to see everyone settling in so well and working together as a team already. What