Since the start of term new uniform rules have been in place to ensure we maintain high standards. We would like to thank parents and students for your cooperation with the changes that the school has introduced. The majority of our students look very smart and well presented, and daily wear their uniform correctly and with pride. However there are still some students who fail to wear appropriate uniform or fail to bring a bag to school. When students return from the half term holiday … [Read more...]
Students take on ‘the Scottish play’
This term, students are taking on one of William Shakespeare’s most challenging plays, to perform on a professional stage as part of the biggest national drama festival. Members of the Drama Club will be treading the boards at the Z-Arts venue in Manchester this month, as they perform a shortened version of the gruesome story of Macbeth. A tale of ambition, treachery murder and come-uppance, the students are rehearsing their performance. A visit to the venue had the students working … [Read more...]
Introducing Mr Cregg
We asked Mr Cregg to answer a few questions for the newsletter. Here's what we found... What is your teaching background and experience? I qualified as a teacher in 1994, having previously completed an Engineering degree. I have worked in three schools in south Manchester in a variety of roles including Head of Department, Assistant Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. My most recent school was Priestnall School in Stockport where I was Headteacher for five years before joining The Radclyffe … [Read more...]
Students become engineers for a day
Students took on the role of design engineers in a special Science challenge. Asked to think about an item they used every day, either at home or at school, they worked in teams to create and design an improved version. The students considered what they liked about their chosen item and what they disliked, and what they could do to make it better. First, they drew their design, and then built a prototype from a choice of materials. Amongst the items the students chose were a phone case, … [Read more...]
Open Evening shows off our outstanding school
Staff and students were delighted to welcome Year 6 pupils and their parents to our Open Evening, a chance for our visitors to discover the outstanding educational opportunities offered at The Radclyffe School. There was something for everyone wherever you looked, from scientific experiments to English quizzes, our own Parisian café in Languages to the latest instalment of Art’s ‘doodle roll’. Visitors arrived to a Street filled with displays from all our faculty subjects. Students and … [Read more...]
Year 6 pupils! Could The Radclyffe School be your new school?
Primary pupils from across Oldham will see for themselves the outstanding opportunities offered at The Radclyffe School later this month. Students and staff will showcase our teaching and learning, and so much more at our Open Evening on Wednesday 25th September, 5pm – 8pm. New Headteacher John Cregg said, “I am looking forward to my first opportunity to welcome pupils and their parents and carers to our outstanding school. Open Evening gives a glimpse of all that young people can enjoy and … [Read more...]
Class of 2019 deliver excellent GCSE results
Students and staff joined together to celebrate the excellent results achieved by the class of 2019 at The Radclyffe School. There were plenty of tears of joy as the hard work of students was rewarded by some incredible results. The headline data is: • 75% of students achieving grades 4+ in GCSE English (54% achieving 5+ grades up by 2%) • 73% of students achieving grade 4+ in GCSE Maths up by 3% (49% achieving 5+ grades) • 63% of students achieved grades 4+ in both English and Maths … [Read more...]
Ancient Greek inspiration for Joseph scenery
Months of rehearsals, learning songs, and choreographing dances have led to another outstanding production. In its 50th anniversary year, the well known songs of Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat provided superb entertainment. As well as two evening shows, the talented cast performed for local primary school audiences, teaching the pupils songs and dance routines. Audiences enjoying the recent performances could also admire the superb, … [Read more...]
Students’awesome performance brings poetry alive
Poems from modern Mancunian verse to Shakespeare’s sonnet graced the annual Poetry by Heart competition, with the quality of recital the best yet. Students showed more than just memorising words, with passionate performances that entertained the judges and made decisions about the winners very difficult. So many congratulations to our Year 7 winner Lia, who read brilliantly Nick Toczek’s The Dragon who ate our school. The runner up was Hanifa with an excellent telling of Michael Rosen’s I … [Read more...]
Student team steps up
The candidates promoted, manifestoes published and votes counted - once again we have held our very own leadership election. Not leading to a new Prime Minister, but to the appointment of our new Head Girl, Head Boy and Student Leadership Team. Nineteen students put themselves forward, and after a vote of all students and staff, the process reached its conclusion with the students interviewed by Headteacher Mr Hayer and other staff. Our new Student Leadership Team has now officially taken up … [Read more...]
