Category: School News
A History of Magic
Our Year 9 visited London to see some of the treasures of the British Library. They have been researching some of the very ancient books, maps, letters and manuscripts that are carefully preserved and are lasting legacies of important pivotal moments in our history. Shakespeare’s poems, the Magna Carta and beautifully illustrated religious books make…
Psychology Trip to London
Our GCSE and A Level Psychology students went to London and visited three museums. In The Natural History Museum the students looked at the ‘Evolution’ section, in The Science Museum the students spent time in the interactive psychology section ‘Who Am I?’ and they also visited a photography exhibition about history of India. Lastly the…
Somriddho performed his poem in Reading
Somriddho Dasgupta, our A Level student, enjoys writing his own poems. He was asked to perform his latest poem at the South Streets Art Centre in Reading. *** Your hair still lingers, but in new shades of blue Your smile still sparkles, but its done blinding me through We don’t dance on our oil…
Inspiring Visits from Alumni
During Autumn Term our psychology teacher invited one of her ex-students, Emily Scott, to give a talk to our A Level Psychology students about study skills and life after Padworth. Emily was an enthusiastic speaker who shared her academic experiences and she gave the students lots of exam and revision tips. She was asked different…
Manga Workshop@Padworth
Last term we held a Manga workshop at our school. Steph O’Brien, an experienced British manga artist, helped our students. Steph taught us how to draw a basic manga figure and showed us different techniques for drawing eyes, from Pokémon eyes to Disney eyes. She even taught us how to draw her signature eye shape!…
Landmark Challenge (Year 9, E2 and E3 students)
Last week saw this term’s UK Landmark Challenge winner announced. E3 student Mommam received a landmark for an excellent piece of writing which meant that he finished the term with six. In second place was Chaiwat with five and Carrie finished third with four. David, Ali, Kate and Cathryn would like to thank all the…
Raising Money for the WaterBridge Outreach Charity
On Thursday the 23 November 2017, we, the four members of Access, organised a book sale with the main aim of raising money for the WaterBridge Outreach charity. In the weeks leading up to the event, we carried out primary research which helped us to cement our ideas. Teachers and students showed their support for…
Fundraising Club supports Epilepsy Research
In our Fundraising Club students present charities they would like to support and then vote on a charity they would like to support for the term. A couple of students have a personal interest in Epilepsy Research (https://www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk/) and that is the chosen charity for this term. The teacher acts as facilitator to guide the…
Aldermaston Primary School visited us
A group of Year 3 students from Aldermaston Primary School visited us for an afternoon of activities. After arriving and being welcomed by John, our Principal, the students listened to tales read by students from Mexico, Thailand and China before answering fun questions on the stories. After this, the students had to put together a…
Students exploring Winchester
To help bring history, English literature and British Culture to life, our students spent the day in Winchester. Kate Flack gave an excellent tour of the city which included the many historical sites and buildings with literary links. The students visited Winchester Cathedral and marvelled at its size, incredible architecture and cultural significance. After a…
