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Singing students shine in exams
Students shone when they took London College of Music singing exams. Three Year 8 students Macy, Emily and Tia all passed their Grade One singing exam at the Blackburn School of Music while Year 9...
View ArticleHeadteacher’s Updates
Dear Parents/Carers As we journey towards the end of term I wanted to take this opportunity to ensure you that we continue to strive to move forward as a school. Our key priorities for progress for...
View Article2nd July
Induction Day On Wednesday 2nd of July, 270 year 6′s will be in our school. Trip Day Most of Year 7 and Year 9 will be going to Chester Zoo. At the same time, most of Year 8 and Year 10 will be...
View ArticleHMI Monitoring Visit
Dear Parents/Carers, As you will now know, we are going to be visited by HMI inspectors on the 1st and 2nd July 2014. I am positive that all the hard work by students and staff will be recognised, and...
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Cricket tournament fosters team spirit
Tutor groups in Year 10 took part in a knockout competition to see which team was the best at cricket. Ten tutor groups took part in the after school competition when they played against each other....
View ArticleHealth week sees primary pupils in Pleckgate
Primary pupils came to Pleckgate as part of their health week at school. Brookhouse Primary School brought 60 pupils from Years 5 and 6. They participated in dodgeball and table tennis and used iPads...
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Masks and bracelets to celebrate Africa
INTERNATIONAL week was celebrated by the intervention group when they made African masks and bracelets. The students at Pleckgate used sticks dipped in paint to decorate masks with a series of dots....
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Aleena storms to victory in sporting challenge
A SPORTING team from Pleckgate did the school proud when they competed in the Town Sports Competition at Witton Park. For Year 10 student Aleena it was not just the taking part as she won the 1500m...
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Caring students boost school’s charity total
TWO fund-raisers in two days saw students from Pleckgate raising more than £1,000 for charity. All of Year 8 took part in the British Heart Foundation Jump Rope skipping event. This saw 250 students...
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World of engineering comes to life
FUTURE engineers got hands on practical experience when North West Electrical visited at Pleckgate. The Engineering Day was held to show students the diverse range of jobs on offer and apprenticeship...
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Students learn practical skills for life
Life skills were learnt by 29 Year 10s who took part in their practice Duke of Edinburgh bronze expedition. The students were split into smaller teams and had to navigate a five-mile route, with full...
View ArticleLooking after the pennies
IN JUST half a term, Year 8 at Pleckgate raised £500 by collecting loose change from students. All the tutor groups have been handing in any spare change they have over the last few weeks. The winning...
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College life introduced to Year 10 students
TASTER sessions at Blackburn College gave Year 10s at Pleckgate the chance to learn more about what courses are on offer. Amilie attended a hair and beauty session where they were paired up and got to...
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Art exhibition showcases real talent
STUNNING artwork went on show when we opened a gallery in school and invited the community to come in. The focus of ‘A Celebration of the Arts at Pleckgate’ was to showcase the wonderful artwork that...
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Primary pupils sample Pleckgate life
HUNDREDS of Year 5 and 6 pupils were given a taste of life at Pleckgate through a series of workshops. Events were held over several days and saw the pupils from six feeder primary schools taking part...
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Lessons on how to save a life
STUDENTS learnt vital life saving techniques when they were visited by Community First Responders. A team of trainers visited Pleckgate and delivered a Heartstart course where they instructed 37 Year...
View ArticleSchool Health Needs Assessment
Please find attached a letter related to School Health Needs Assessment (SHNA) for Year 9 parents. SHNA Pleckgate Letter
View ArticleLetter to Parents: Home to School Transport Policy
Home to School Transport policy – consultation on proposed changes. Please find attached the letter to parents/guardians. Parent Guardian letter
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Awards Evening
Afshan Azad, who played Padma Patil in Harry Potter, was the guest of honour at our annual Awards Evening. She presented the prizes, signed lots of autographs and posed for lots of selfies. Before...
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Pleckgate Christmas Show
Come and join us on Wednesday 17th of December for a night of music and drama. You will also get the chance to see Pleckgate teachers performing their own version of the God Only Knows music video....
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