The Duke of Gloucester has opened the Amble ‘Bord Waalk’ sculpture trail, with CCS students having a front row seat. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester arrived by helicopter, landing at Amble Links. He was then met by her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland. They travelled to Shorebase Trust on the Braid where the …
Former student, Amelia Davis, earned her gold Duke of Edinburgh Award back in May 2020 at CCS. Three years later, she has finally received her certificate at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace Gardens on Saturday 20th May 2023, after the pandemic pushed back the celebration. The award scheme started in 1956 and participants have to …
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Today was the CCS Annual Careers Fair. Businesses, organisations, further education and apprenticeship providers have been in to the school to educate Years 8-13 about potential career pathways and opportunities. Attendees spent the day hosting their own stalls and having the opportunity to interact with students and staff to build relationships with the school for …
A group of budding entrepreneurs are taking on the Tycoon Enterprise Competition. The Peter Jones Foundation delivers the tycoon competition and encourages young people to think about business. Those that apply write a business plan, which if approved are loaned money to start a business and compete with other student companies. The top student businesses …
We have had a bake off to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Students in Year 5, 6 and 7 brought in coronation themed cupcakes, cakes and brownies. There was even a corn beef pie to buy. Staff at South Avenue also entered the bake off. Our judges Mrs Young and Miss Dryden took …
To celebrate King Charles III Coronation, we have had a poem and crown making competition. We were very excited to have the Mayor of Amble, Craig Weir, award the winning students their prizes. All students were also presented with a special coronation mug to celebrate the new King. The mayor has been visiting schools around …
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service have visited CCS to warn students about the dangers and consequences of starting deliberate fires. In 2022, there was a significant rise in the number of deliberate fires started in Amble. Wanting to prevent this in the future, the fire service came to visit us. Matthew Cairns, Watch Manager (based …
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Last week was British Science Week, which made for perfect timing for our Year 6 Science-English drop down day. Students spend the day investigating the factors that affect how high rockets fly. To do this, they built their own rockets and applied different amounts of pressure when launching their rockets. They then measured how high …
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Head of Vocational Mr Gaines shared his computing skills with the wider community this week, helping Craster senior citizens to boost their IT confidence and knowledge. The support session was organised thanks to an invitation from former CCS Science teacher, Jackie Reeves. During a relaxed learning session, Mr Gaines delivered a presentation on the use …
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Members of the Lego Robotic Club headed to The Village Hotel at Silverlink earlier this week to compete in a Lego League Challenge. Two teams made up of nine members of the club took their best robots to compete against teams from around the region. Robots competed in rounds with points awarded for their performance …
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