Blackpool Symposium
Our school council gathered with 7 other schools: Westminster, St. John’s, St. John Vianney, Gateway, St. Kentigern’s, Devonshire and Revoe, to learn all about democracy and the voting process. The children took part in a real ballot and voted for the question: ‘Should 16 year olds have the vote?’ The vote in favour of the vote for 16 year olds was won by a margin!
PC Ben visits Y5 and Y6
PC Ben came to teach us all about British Values and how to be good citizens. We even got to test the handcuffs!
We met The Duke of Edinburgh!
We were invited to take part in a special event to celebrate the 100th Year of Stanley Park. We agreed as we love our park but we didn't really know what was happening......we only went and met The Duke of Edinburgh today! Wow!
Y4 visit the synagogue
We are enjoying our Faith week visits, exploring the British Value of individual liberty. Year 4 visited the synagogue at St. Anne's.
Year 6 visit the Buddhist Temple
During our Faith week and educating our children that everyone in our country has the individual right to worship or not, year 6 visited the Buddhist Temple in the Lake District,
PC Ben teaches HRSE
In line with our British Values commitment, PC Ben has visited both Year 5 and 6 to teach us about being safe online and how to be upstanding citzens!
Parliamentary visit
This morning, we had a visit from Rachael at Parliamentary outreach, building on our previous visit from Chris Webb MP. Rachael held and assembly for all Juniors about parliament and year 6 went on to enjoy a workshop of voting and elections.
Visit from Chris Webb MP
Chris Webb MP came to visit our school and told us all about democracy and how he became the MP for Blackpool South. After touring the school and meeting all our pupils, he enjoyed an extensive Q&A session with years 5 and 6 before separately meeting with our student council who were able to tell him what they have been up to.
Symposium #2
Our school student council went to Blackpool youth symposium and met with Lancashire Constabulary. We discussed how we felt about our town and why sometimes we don't feel safe. We even got to sit in a Police car!
VE Day
We had a wonderful time celebrating 80 years since Victory in Europe. We enjoyed a wartime sing-a-long and a Hoy Family Street party picnic!
Blackpool's youth symposium
Our school council presented at the first Youth Symposium for Blackpool, held at Revoe Academy. We discussed what makes us proud about our town but also where we could make improvements.
Trip to London
A glorious time was had by Year 6 on the trip of a lifetime to London. Stopping off first at The Royal Opera house in Covent Garden, the children watched a performance of Hansel and Gretel. Then onto an open-top red London bus to see all the sights!