Dear parents, carers, students, and staff. Can I begin by offering a huge thanks for all of the support you have all offered the school over the past term. It has been a busy term, one that has been filled with surprises. More about those in few moments, firstly an update with regards to Mr Powell and his recovery. You may recall that I informed you in late January & early February that Mr Powell had an accident on his…
NUNNERY Wood students have proven that they are resilient, compassionate and ambitious. It is hard to believe that exactly two years ago the school and a nation was plunged into a national lockdown that saw huge disruption to their education as well as daily life. We remained strong as a school community throughout these unprecedented times and now we have seen a recovery in which students are determined to make the most of every opportunity and contribute to their school…
On Thursday 7th April 2022 Miss Lott and Mrs Gwynne took a group of budding STEM students to the MACH Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham. Students experienced an event specialising in STEM and engineering careers showcasing live and digital production systems in one space. Students listened to lectures delivered by keynote speakers from University of Wolverhampton Racing Team, Airbus Defence and Space Mars Rover as well as taking part in hands on activities. Students were taken on a tour of the exhibition by ex-Nunnery Wood student, Matthew Jarvis who is…
Year 7 tutor groups were invited to take part in a ‘postcard from the future’ competition linked to their tutor reading of “The Last Bear”. Students were tasked with writing a postcard to themselves, friends or their family in which they reflected on the world that we take care of now. We received so many wonderful entries that were thoughtful, interesting and called for real change on the climate crisis for the future. Mrs Beard and I were really torn…
THE theme of British Science Week this year was GROWTH. All students got to experience lessons related to this topic and there were lots of competitions and activities to get involved with. Year 7s explored population growth and how we might feed and house the 9 billion people that are projected to be living on Earth by the year 2050. Year 8 students focussed on designing and building an eco farm, whilst Year 9 students explored the development of new…
YEAR 9 students have started their expedition training with a day walk involving map reading skills, awareness of the environment, the Countryside Code, recognising hazards and managing risks. Over 3 days 5th and 6th of February and the 5th March 34 students to date have completed a training day on Bredon Hill. They all walked a distance of 11kms with a height gain of nearly 300metres in dry and chilly conditions so it was a definitely a 4-layer day and…
FOR the past few months a group of students across Years 8, 9 and 10 have been working towards the mock trial competition. This is a competition that is held at Worcester Magistrate’s Court. Students take on the parts of lawyers, defendents, witnesses and judges and really gain a good understanding of how the justice system operates. In preparation for the event, students had also been to see real court cases to understand what actually happens on a daily basis…
STUDENTS in all year groups took part in another SMSC Day and we covered a vast range of topics and were able to share lots of key messages. All students looked at consent within relationships and for four Y10 tutor groups they finished their work around harmful sexual behaviour with the outside agency WMRSASC (Purple Leaf). Students in Year 9 and above watched the Alter Ego theatre group perform a play around grooming and county lines and Year 8s were…
