Congratulations to our Wellington House Year 10 pupil Ellis who has made it through to the final of Kirklees College’s Young Chef of the Year 2022. This is the second time we have entered a pupil, and the second time one of our pupils has got through to the final. Ellis will now attend a […]
Once a month the pupils from Wellington House visit Eden Forrest to take part in a variety of outdoor activities including zipwires, orienteering, making smores, walking in the woods, fishing, cooking and many other outdoor activities. They also recently went fishing as you can see from the picture above our student was incredibly happy […]
Here are some of our Wellington House Year 10 & 11s enjoying their weekly session at Bumpy. Bumpy is a motorcycle training centre which teaches the pupils’ motorcycle maintenance. All pupils’ have the opportunity to gain a Level 1 qualification which will support them to progress onto relevant courses in Post 16 or gain apprenticeships. […]
The Ship Cold, wet, and smelly – that’s what she was like. But there was something she had that made her so beautiful. It was as if God himself had sent her, to give us a light in this vast abyss of darkness known as life. Bright she could shine, so very bright indeed. She […]
Brian Jackson College also had the privilege of welcoming Clare Johnson, the early careers lead at Sodexo. Clare came and delivered a session to our year 11 learners, where she shared information about the company, the types of industry sectors they support and what current apprenticeship schemes and employment opportunities they currently have on offer. […]
As part of the BTEC in Personal Growth and Wellbeing qualification for PSHE pupils have covered many topics such as, alcohol and drugs. One topic that the pupils needed to discuss as part of this qualification was organ donation and blood transfusions. In order to make sure the pupils received the best information about this, […]
All pupils at Vision House have been preparing for Valentines Day and have been making some delicious chocolates in their Food Technology lessons. Pupils have also made and decorated their own boxes to present their chocolates in, ready to give to their loved ones. Year 9 pupils […]
Last week students in Year 11 took part in first aid training. They learnt about the recovery position, it’s importance and when to use it, CPR and defibrillators and where these can be found in the community. They then had a go at practising CPR on dummy’s provided by the British Heart Foundation.
Every month the students at Brian Jackson College venture to Eden Forest to learn about bush craft and all it entails. This includes helping learn and develop new skills such as archery, using flint to safely start fires, and how to build shelters, as well as learning about plans and wildlife. Students worked together to […]
Handmade Picture for Christmas present Pupil’s have started making Christmas presents for family and friends. This pupil started out by finding a picture that she would like to make for her mum. We went out and sourced the materials needed for this. She found lots of different colours and textures of twigs. She then chose […]
