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The SEMH resource is currently based at Thrybergh Academy in the Arran Hill Centre. Children from all secondary schools in the Trust have the opportunity to access this resource in the event that their presenting needs mean that they are unable to access the mainstream classroom – helping children with a range of SEMH needs, which include school refusers to children with hidden disabilities.
Our very clear expectation is to achieve better outcomes for all our children and young people. We firmly believe that we should never do less for other children than for our own.
Ms E Guest
Lead Practitoner
eguest@arranhill.org
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Science Week was a BLAST!
Science week started with a 'make your own science themed word search competition' where two winners would win an amazon voucher and an Easter egg. Huge well done to Alyssa and Alix who both created fantastic words seached based on plant cells and genetics.
All year groups made their own red cabbage indicator and tested unknown sustances to identify if they were acidic or alkali. We then used the substances to try and create a neutrilisation reaction. To end the week, Y8 tried to perfect the coke and mentos reaction by developing a delivery system to drop as many mentos into the coke at one time.
In lesson, Y8 have been learning about chemical reactions and elements, compounds and mixtures. Y9 have started an introduction to the periodic table and Y10 have learnt about leaf structure and transpiration. Y11 have been working incredibly hard on their GCSE revision and we have started after school science revision sessions to support students in gaining the best grade possible.
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
All year groups have worked incredibly hard to produce a variety of delicious foods this term.
We started off by celebrating the New Year and creating amazing canape foods like salmon and cucumber bites and chorizo pastry bites. Next, we celebrated Burns' Night by making traditional Scottish foods such as Balmoral chicken and Scottish Tablet!
Soon, Valentine's Day approached and we created some infatuating dishes like 'Love is in the pear' pastries and 'My jam tart will go on'.
More recently the centre celebrated Chinese New Year, with students putting on an amazing Chinese feast! Including egg fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, stir fried noodles and spring rolls!
SENSORY CIRCUIT
SENSORY CIRCUIT
Each morning, during form time, students have the chance to take part in 20 minutes non-competitve physical activity. This can be a sensory circuit, challenge or team building excercise. This is time students use to help burn off any excess energy on a morning and/or to help regulate themselves. At the same time as students using it to prepare for the school day physcially and mentally, it is also used for working on motor skills such as co-ordination, balancing, jumping, throwing and catching. During team building and problem solving challenges students have the chance to work on their leadership, teamwork and communication skills. We have seen a significant increase in productivity and better behaviour in the morning since running these sessions.
ART
ART
KS3 students have been looking at Surrealism, where they built their own buildings and Photography, where they have merged images of humans and animals.
Our KS4 groups have been completing GCSE Components, completing artist studies in their chosen topics and having a go at printing and clay work.
PE
PE
All year groups throughout the school year are working on their physical skills, Maths and physical literacy through a range of sports and physical activity in accordance with the PE curriculum.
This term students in year 9 have looked at alternative and inclusive sports such as Pickleball, Vollyball and Boccia to help understand how disabled people can take part in sport and physical activity.
The year 7&8s have done Badminton, working on key skills in order to outwit an opponent. They have also taken part in gymnastics working on key motor skills such as balancing, jumping and rolling. Y10 have looked at diet and nutrition together with sport to maintain a healthy balanced lifestyle and key transferable skills through AQA awards such as leadership skills.
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
The biggest well done to all Year 10 and 11 students who have shown commitment to their recent mock exams. Your hard work has been incredible. All students in the Centre have shown great skill and imagination recently and have produced some amazing pieces of creative writing. We are on the subject spotlight this term showcasing some phenomenal GCSE revision work, so if your work is up there you should be very proud of yourself.
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