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La Ama Casa Spanish Cleaning

Dwayne has begun an exciting new work placement at La Ama Casa Spanish Cleaning Products. Stacey, manager and owner, extended a warm welcome, beginning Dwayne’s training exploring the various products offered. After discussing the merits of a selection of products, Stacey then showed Dwayne how to convert the Spanish instructions to …
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Hartlepool art Gallery Exhibition visit

KS5 Creative arts students visited the Hartlepool Art Gallery to take part in Jonny Hannah’s artist workshop. His collection ‘Shipbuilders and Fisherfolk’ has been showcased worldwide and around the north east area, alongside creative workshops. The students loved creating illustrations inspired by the work of …
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Work Experience – Dutch Garden Centre

Our 6th formers at Brierton Site have ‘hit the ground running’ and began their weekly work experience placements. Here is Christopher enjoying his work placement on a Thursday at Dutch Garden Centre. He is carrying out a wide range of duties including watering and ‘deadheading’ plants, …
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Hartlepool Power Station Visit

Yesterday, 6th Form S3 & S4 visited Hartlepool Power Station. Students found out about the various careers within the sector and some ways that workers are kept safe on site. They were very lucky to get a visit from a Police Officer from the Civil …
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Work Related Learning

Link 6 have worked superbly during Work Related Learning to develop their own sugar skull design; applying their understanding of aesthetics features associated with the ‘day of the dead’ festival costumes. They have used the sublimation printing technique to bring their beautiful hand drawings to …
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Glady’s Vintage Tea Room Visit

As part of their preparation for work related learning lesson, S2 visited Glady’s Vintage Tea Room in Seaton. Students asked staff about some of the things involved in their job roles. Nicole asked when the busiest time of the day was, Sophie asked how many …
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Class 10’s Enterprise Lessons

As part of Class 10’s Enterprise lessons this term, they have been looking at a variety of charities and what they raise money for. Class 10 have chosen to raise money for Cancer Research UK by walking 100 miles in October. Class 10 have already …
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Macmillian Cancer Support Coffee Morning

For the Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee morning, Yellow and Blue Pathway students were set a challenge to work on our Enterprise skills ‘Everyone matters- so co-operate!’ .  They were given £5 per class to buy ingredients and bake something towards our coffee morning. On Friday …
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KS3 Enterprise Activity

This year KS3 Enterprise lessons have been split into 6 topics. Horticulture, Hospitality, Support a Charity, Enterprise, Enterprise Challenge and Creative Community. Mrs Larkin’s class have the topic ‘Creative Community’ this term and have taken students out in their local community to find out about …
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Catcote Metro – Work Placement

Emily completed her first shift on her new work placement at our own Catcote Metro in Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. She was confident and completed all of her tasks very well, displaying lots of the work-related skills from our The Skills Builder Partnership and Employability …
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