CTS Snapshot

07.02.2020

Welcome to our CTS Snapshot - a weekly celebration update. We are delighted to share with parents and carers alike student triumphs at Corby Technical School. We are proud of every student and every success they have - please feel free to share with us any achievements they might have.

Snapshot News:

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Year 8 Basketball

The Year 8 Basketball team travelled to Latimer School to represent our school in a tournament involving two teams from each school. The students all participated very well, one team finishing second.

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DfE Visit

Three policy advisers from the Department for Education visited to learn about our technical education and curriculum.

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CBBC Artist of the Year

Mrs Morgan has entered three Year 8 students Lana, Corina and Ella into the CBBC Young Artist of the Year competition, we will keep you updated on their progress.

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Iulia - Archery Champion

Champion archer Iulia recently represented GB in World Cup competitions in France and Germany.

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DfE Visit

Our visitors were 'very very impressed' with the technical focus after they visited to see how STEM subjects are promoted in lessons and as prospective careers.

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National Apprenticeship Week

This week is National Apprenticeships week. Students took part in an assembly with Mrs Arnold looking at apprenticeships.

Stars of the Week:

Students:

Miss Williams would like to say well done to Year 8 student Millie who recently competed in a Gymnastics competition with her club and was awarded the gold medal for floor and was the Club champion in her level and age range. Millie will now compete in the County competition in March.
Miss Jenkins has nominated Year 11 student Jack H for for his fantastic English essay that he completed for homework.
Miss Tooms has nominated Year 8 student Dexter for his great persuasive speech writing on the importance of maintaining biodiversity in Science.
Mrs Vaghadia has nominated the following students, Year 9 student Kelly D and Brandon A for excellent effort and work in Sociology this week, also Year 8 student Harley H for excellent effort and work in RSCS.
Mr Godfrey has nominated Year 9 student Saul for applying his prior knowledge of Physics to a new concept superbly.
Miss Fenner has nominated her Year 7 English class for for their excellent dystopian creative writing. Also nominated are Year 10 students Sam, Ellie, Ashley, Carmen, Brady, Tamara and Eoin for their excellent progress and focus in their English mock.

Harry Potter Event

A selection of students in Year 7 and 8 visited Corby Business Academy this week to take part in a Harry Potter Event. More photographs from the event will feature next week.

Year 10 Science

Year 10 triple Science Biology students took part in a heart dissection. They worked brilliantly and made links between the structure and function of the heart.