Students and staff at The Radclyffe School will be showing off their excellent school later this month, welcoming Year 6 pupils, and their parents and carers to the Hunt Lane site. The Open Evening takes place on Wednesday 25th September, with doors open from 5pm til 7.30pm. Visitors will get a ‘hands on’ experience of everything from food preparation to creating art, music and drama, cutting edge technology to first-class sports facilities. They will see for themselves the excellent … [Read more...]

For our new students who will be starting at the school in September, the chance to have a gentle introduction to life at the Radclyffe School is an important annual milestone. We were delighted then to welcome students to their Induction Day. Coming from a total of 27 different primary schools across Oldham, the children got to know the routines of the school, and toured the building so they will be familiar with how they make their way around from September. The class of 2024 will be looked … [Read more...]

Another successful Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme has seen 22 students develop essential skills, discover new talents, and contribute to their community through a variety of volunteering. This weekend saw our 23-24 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze cohort complete their expedition in Saddleworth and the surrounding area. Students began their expedition at Dovestones Reservoir, navigating through the villages of Uppermill, Diggle, Dobcross and Delph before heading up to Grains Bar and setting … [Read more...]

Our membership of the Music in Secondary Schools Trust continues to bring great benefits to all our students in Key Stage 3, as they learn to play a musical instrument, often for the first time. As part of a national network, being part of MiSST also enables our students to work together with young people from other partner schools. The latest event saw a small group of students travel to London where they got to perform at an iconic music venue, the Camden Roundhouse. Hundreds of young … [Read more...]

A day of learning and rehearsal led to an afternoon performance for students who have been learning to play their musical instrument as part of the MiSST activities in school. We were delighted to welcome students from Furness Academy in Barrow to share in the event, led by conductor The students learned three new pieces of music ahead of the afternoon concert, but just as importantly developed their skills of playing as part of an orchestra. The students learned Carol Brittin Chambers’ … [Read more...]

The annual celebration of reading and story telling that is World Book Day made a welcome return to school. The long running event gives us a powerful opportunity to encourage all our students in their reading. English lessons for students in Years 7 to 9 were visited by Mystery Readers, who read an extract of a book that meant a lot to them. Deputy Headteacher Mrs Black chose The Worst Witch by Gill Murphy - “a really funny book which was one of the first I read independently.” Teacher … [Read more...]

The chance to explore science through new and unusual experiments helped to broaden students’ understanding  as we celebrated British Science Week. Practical lessons across Key Stage 3 embraced the event’s theme of ‘Time’’. Working in teams the young people designed and built their own marble runs, rewarded with the length of time the marble kept moving.  The teams were seeking a minimum running time of 30 seconds. All three sciences were involved, with students also testing physical and … [Read more...]