November 24th 2017
Two key aims of the new curriculum introduced this September were to foster cross curricular links, and develop boys’ skills in areas such as creativity, collaboration, lateral thinking and communication. The Year 5 Humanities (History, Geography and RS) course this term has fully embraced these aims. The boys have learnt about the various invasions of the British Isles by the likes of the Romans, the Angles and the Saxons, and the effects these invasions had on settlements, communities, culture and religion in our country. On a practical level, boys have constructed mini Roman roads, and adorned Celtic face paint, the latter helping them to understand the psyche of a Celtic warrior (and great fun for all 9 & 10 year olds!). Year 4 kindly lent them their recently constructed trebuchets to test out their castles’ strength.
Year 7 are nearing the final stages of Dragon’s Den. In this excellent project, boys work in pairs to design a product or concept from scratch and bring it to a virtual market. On this journey, boys will make a prototype in DT and Art, design a website in ICT, produce a video commercial and draft a business plan. Boys will then present their product to the Dragons (four members of staff) and an audience of up to ninety boys, pitching for investment into their fledgling business.
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