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Read MoreGeography Year 10 Manchester Visit
Published 22/12/23GCSE Geography stretches beyond the classroom!
Read MoreRandom Act of Kindness
Published 21/12/23The students of Dragon E took the decision that instead of getting Secret Santa Gifts for each other they would collect donations for those less fortunate than themselves.
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Read MoreGingerbread time!
Published 15/12/23Continuing the module of fat, sugar and oil, year 10 has been making gingerbread and getting it ready to turn into houses next week. Different sugars have created various colour and flavour combinations. The effect of the sugar, moisture and fat determined how their biscuits held their shape while baking. Next week they will use sugar and egg white to glue it together and decorate.
Read MorePizza Toastie Time.
Published 12/12/23The new Design and Technology rotation for year 7 starts by learning how to use the oven safely and prevent cross contamination by making pizza toasties. Pupils are encouraged to use a range of ingredients, so they can remember what board to use. They then get to eat them in class in order to evaluate their work and suggest improvements, ready for year 8 when they make their pizza from scratch.
Read MoreApple Crumble.
Published 12/12/23It is year 8 Apple crumble time again! Pupils learn the importance of slightly cooking the apples before assembling the crumble. The heat prevents any enzymic browning from occurring, allowing the apples to retain their colour and excess moisture to evaporate before baking with the crumble on top.
Read MoreYule Logs.
Published 12/12/23Year 10 took advantage of the festive season by turning their Swiss roll sponge into Yule logs. The pupils made a dark chocolate ganache and, while it set, beat up a vanilla buttercream filling to roll into their sponges. They then coated the outside with the ganache and decorated it accordingly.
Read MoreSwiss Roll.
Published 12/12/23Year 10 have started their topic of fat, oil and sugar by making Swiss rolls. They started by whisking their eggs and sugar into a sabayon before folding the flour and cocoa in. Next lesson they are making buttercream and chocolate ganache to fill and decorate them with.
Read MoreKulfi ice cream.
Published 12/12/23Keeping on the theme of dairy year 9 has been making kulfi ice cream. Here they dipped mango kulfi ice pops in dark chocolate before dusting them with cocoa and gold.
Read MorePie & Custard.
Published 12/12/23Following on from making fruit pies, year 9 started their dairy module by making the perfect compliment, fresh egg custard. Students steeped vanilla in milk before adding it to fresh eggs and cooking it over a Bain marie until the mixture thickened, and the correct temperature was achieved.
Read MoreYear 11 Careers Interviews
Published 12/12/23As part of their Mock Results our Year 11 students all had Careers Interviews.
We were joined by Burnley College, 5littleboys photography, Nelson and Colne College, Themis, HMPS, Daisy Communication, Loop Publishing, Identitydefined, Inspira Enterprise, Jamie Mcilvenny Primary Engineer, Margin Insurance and Holdens Chartered Surveyors.
Our students received great feedback during the morning and were a credit to the school.
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