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Artsmark Gold Retained

We heard this week that we have successfully retained our Artsmark Gold kite mark. As a school that specialises in the Arts we are delighted that all the hard work, innovation and wealth of opportunities have been recognised in this way. Congratulations to all students that ‘passed out’ as CCF cadets earlier in the week. …

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The Big Diamond Jubilee Read

To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee the LRC is taking part in the National Literacy Trust’s Big Diamond Jubilee Read. The competition is open to all boys up to the age of 14.  All you have to do is complete the Big Diamond Jubilee Read ‘route’ using your miles passport.   For every 10 minutes that …

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Music Hub Funding Granted

I am thrilled to announce that on Friday 4th May the Arts Council England announced that funding has been granted for a new innovative Music Education Hub for Cheshire East.   The Hub will be set up as a new Trust with Sandbach School as the lead organisation. The Trust will take a ‘by Schools for …

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Busy week ahead.

I was kept entertained during my Easter holidays by the wonderfully scripted blogs, photos and videos that the groups in New Zealand shared with us. I’m sure I’m not the only person to have felt some small degree of envy at the amazing experience that the students were having but also incredible pride in the …

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A Trip to the Cinema with Reading Group

In partnership with the girls’ school, our upper school reading group has recently read the Hunger Games and with the release of the film version we thought it would be an ideal opportunity for a trip to the cinema.  The story is based in North America, which as a result of drought, fire, famine, and …

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Music and Theatre- New Zealand Nyds

Music and Theatre- New Zealand Nyds

The New Zealand National Youth Drama School drew to an end with all the Sandbach group on stage at the Hawkes Bay Opera House singing this years school song, from The Muppets, and the final sharing of work, screen on the Sunday morning.

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New Build – Peter Doughty Block

New Build – Peter Doughty Block

16th April 2012 – It’s finished!   Construction Project Blog – Pictures Below 4th April – inside and out.  The 2 carpeted rooms are the 2 new tutorial rooms and the other is the quiet study area for the sixth form.  The furniture arrives next week.  Nearly done! The school is embarking on the next …

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New Zealand Geography Expedition – Taupo & Auckland

New Zealand Geography Expedition – Taupo & Auckland

We started the day after Tongariro Crossing with a leisurely lie in to help recover and give us time to actually get out of bed. After a slow start and a quick bit of breakfast, we headed out to some mystery places that Ms Bielby wouldn’t reveal until we were there. Our first stop was …

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Music and Theatre New Zealand- NYDS Week

As the NYDS week looks to draw to a close, tonight we see the 1st part of the ‘Sharing of work’ This is where the students show to the rest of the school what they have been working on all week. The second part is tomorrow evening where students perform at the Hawkes Bay Opera …

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New Zealand Geography Expedition – Tongariro Crossing

To see the Tongariro Crossing video CLICK HERE To read the blog from GreatLakeTaupo.com tourism website CLICK HERE After a long deserved lie in yesterday in Napier we arose to yet another sunny day in New Zealand the likes of which we are now becoming complacent with. Once breakfast was hastily “scranned” down by the …

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