This term, we have launched our new GCSE Photography website and revamped our signage for the Art & Photography YouTube channel.
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New Year, New Look!
Year 10 Sees Launch of GCSE Photography
This term sees the start of our new GCSE course in Photography. Students will be exploring a range of lens-based media techniques and enhance their critical understanding. Already our Photography group have been busy setting up their E-portfolios and learning how to present their ideas.
As a preparation task, our Photography Group were asked over the summer to investigate the genre of ‘still life’ and textures within nature. Below are some superb examples of their early work.
Miss Morris
Leader Teacher for Art
Design and Technology News
In KS3 D&T, the students have started to look at how graphic design can be used to communicate important messages to different target markets. Here are some wonderful examples of posters and simple board games that remind nursery children of the need to stay safe during the current pandemic. Designs produced by Mariam, Catherine, Molly and Bethany in 8S, Vedika, Katie, Heather and Jemima in 8P and finally Emily, Saniya, Beth and Tilly in 9J.
Mrs Gornall
BTEC Creative Media
During lockdown, the new BTEC Creative Media group created some great work exploring the three media sectors; audio/ moving image, publishing and interactive. Here are some examples of their responses to tasks, such as ‘Creating a Sound Effect’, ‘Is Publishing a Dying Sector?’ and the ‘Mass Appeal of Video Games’. Work by Maddy, Lauren, Ruby and Donalia.
PPE Update
It has been great to see the visors, which were produced by the CAT faculty during lockdown, being used in some primary schools and nurseries. Hopefully, the cartoon characters and bright pink headbands made the children smile!
Mrs Gornall
Teacher of Technology
GCSE Design and Technology
The new year 10 GCSE Design & Technology: Textiles class have made a great start to the term in the newly refurbished Design & Technology classroom. We have started to discuss and look at how the textile industry has helped to support the fight against Covid 19 through the manufacturing of scrubs and masks. Students have started to explore a range of materials and designs which will help them to design and develop a range of new face masks which meet the needs of a chosen client.
Mrs Gornall
Teacher of Technology
STEM News
Unfortunately, due to Covid 19, all clubs have currently been put on hold at school, including our very popular STEM Club. However, we have lots of ideas of how we can include STEM in your lessons and we have some exciting competitions lined up, including the ‘The Bang Competition’, the ‘Tomorrow Engineers Robotics’ and more!
Food Technology News
Year 7 have come back after the Summer and produced some excellent healthier ’fakeaway-takeaway’ meals. They have also completed a nutritional challenge, by studying the sections of the ‘eatwell plate’ and making a balanced meal product. I have been amazed at some of the cooking and nutritional information. What an amazing start! I hope that we will be able to use the food room in school to showcase some of your exceptional skills.
Keep handing in your work by uploading to Classcharts or taking out the food page and handing it in to me. I have awarded medals for some excellent work. Well done!
Mrs Khan
Food Technology Co-ordinator
Computing News
Key Stage 3 Computing
Key Stage 3 Computing has started this academic year with year 7 pupils learning about different aspects of online safety including cyber-bullying, social networking and how to stay safe using this media. They will be learning about viruses and other dangers to technology. They will also be learning about the digital footprint.
The teaching of online safety is crucial with young people. It isn’t to tell them not to use social media and different technologies, but to make them aware and give them the skills to be able to keep both themselves and others safe. It is designed to give pupils the knowledge about privacy settings, private accounts and to make them aware of where they can go for help and support.
Year 8 pupils are learning about internet searching techniques and looking into a variety of research including primary and secondary research, with the girls conducting their own primary research around the topic of aliens. The girls will be analysing their findings and then producing an information leaflet about aliens using a variety of sources.
Year 9 pupils are learning about website design. They will be looking at a variety of websites and their different features. They will be designing their own websites and creating them using ‘serif web plus’.
GCSE Computer Science
Computer Science is off to a great start this academic year. Year 11 have been looking at encryption and databases and will be moving onto looking at how the internet works and different network topologies.
Year 10 have made a fantastic start to Computer Science. They have learnt about the CPU components and how the CPU works. We are currently learning about a variety of storage devices and how they work.
BTEC Creative Media Production
Year 11 are looking at interactive aspects of media, focusing on websites and looking at how websites are designed to target certain audiences. This will end with the students designing and creating their own homepage for a website for a teenage audience. The students will then be preparing for their practical exam.
Mrs Bennett
Curriculum Leader for C.A.T. Faculty
and Teacher of Computing
Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl
Penwortham Girls’ High School is an outstanding school, delivering fantastic academic results whilst empowering students to achieve their full potential, without the classic gender stereotypes.
As Head and Deputy Head Girl, we are incredibly proud to work alongside the teaching staff and the student leadership team, who are dedicated to supporting fellow students to become articulate, questioning, tolerant and independent young women.
Through the support of the teaching staff and fellow students, our school feels more like a family than a place of study and that’s probably the reason why so many students choose to come here and go on to do many great things.
Darcy and Tegan
(Head Girl & Deputy Head Girl)
