World Book Day – Author Visit
Author Alan Gibbons visited Pleckgate on World Book Day hoping to inspire the next generation of authors. Alan writes books for children from early years to young adult fiction, featuring crime, gang...
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World Book Day – Decorate a Door
To celebrate this year’s World Book Day, tutor groups in Year 7, 8 and 9 decorated their classroom doors as a book chosen by themselves. Staff and students really enjoyed the event following the...
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Trip to Blackburn Rovers
“Rover the Moon!!!” A Tale of Two Talents Blackburn Rovers 3 v 1 Derby County As a reward for the dedication and commitment that Pleckgate footballers have shown through the long winter months a trip...
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Duke of Edinburgh Award
Lots of Photos of the recent Duke of Edinburgh practice Expedition. The weather was glorious and the trip successful.
View ArticleMaths Feast!
Year 10 students got their numbers right after coming out on top in the Year 10 Maths Feast. The event was run by the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme and was held at Burnley College with...
View ArticleOxplore Book Club
Pleckgate High School’s new book club is thriving with students relishing their new reads! Pleckgate have joined a national ‘Oxplore Book Club’ where they read selected books and get the chance to ask...
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Students are published authors!
Eleven Year 7 students from Pleckgate High School have had their poems published in a book. Young Writers asked students to submit poems for the book entitled: “Empowered: Rhymes of Fire.’ English...
View ArticleYear 11 GCSE Examination Preparation and Schedule
Please click here for information about Year 11’s GCSE examinations, preparation and schedule.
View ArticleBook Reviews
Please click on the below links to read some fantastic book reviews by students. Animal Farm reviewed by Malaz The Ruby in the Smoke reviewed by Amilah Six of Crows reviewed by Safa The Song of...
View ArticleHappy Birthday William Shakespeare
Happy Birthday William Shakespeare The 26th April was William Shakespeare’s birthday. To celebrate, our library featured a display which showed a timeline of his life. It also included interesting...
View ArticleAuthor of the Month – Jacqueline Wilson
This month we have chosen to focus on the author Jacqueline Wilson. She is a very popular children’s author who has written over 100 books, many of which have been made into TV programmes, the most...
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Football Tournament at Pleckgate
Pleckgate High School played host to an inaugural Under 12s football tournament – and their pitches helped to make it a huge success. Mill Hill Juniors FC Under 12s manager Nathan Sargeson organised...
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Adidas Spezial Trainer Design Competition 2022
LOVE TRAINERS? LOVE SPORT? LOVE FASHION & DESIGN? LOVE JD SPORTS? Give a £2 donation (which will go to the Nightsafe charity to help homeless people in Blackburn) to buy the template sheet...
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St Annes Crazy Golf Trip
A group of Year 8 pupils were rewarded for achieving the highest achievement points or their tutor appreciating their super attitude to school. Pupils chose to go and play crazy golf and putting at...
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Follow the Leader! – Waddow Hall
A group of 12 Year 8 pupils with Leadership potential were selected by their tutors to visit Waddow Hall activity centre near Clitheroe. The group did a number of mind-boggling activities which...
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Sponsored Readathon
As part of our Jubilee celebrations in school, students from Year 7 and 8 took part in a sponsored Readathon. The top fundraisers in each year group were treated as Royalty and became the King or...
View ArticleEco-Club
Pleckgate’s Eco-Club were shouting ‘House’ after their holiday bingo competition! The club is run by Mrs Banks and she set the popular Eco-Club a ‘Bingo Card’ full of environmentally-friendly ideas to...
View ArticleDementia Friends
Pleckgate will have around 500 new ‘Dementia Friends’ thanks to Blackburn charity One Voice. Nazia Khan, a specialist radiographer at Royal Preston Hospital and Health Leader in Blackburn, has been...
View ArticleDuke of Edinburgh Bronze Awards
Twelve Year 10’s enjoyed hiking and camping – despite the rain! – and they all came through to collect their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards. The group camped at Bibby’s Farm and enjoyed a walk around...
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