Our Open Evening for prospective parents and carers is coming up on Wednesday 25th September. Contact the school if you would like any further information.
On Thursday, Year 9 students who have opted for GCSE Computer Science received input from regional industry experts from across the cyber security subject area at an event held at Northumbria University.
It was an opportunity for students to explore a range of careers in cyber security. Organisations represented included Northumbria Police Cyber Crime Prevention Team, Accenture and EY.
Well done to all who took part!
Our Summer Fair is coming up, incorporating our Summer Concert and some drama performances as well as student-run stalls and much much more! For more information see the attached poster.
In the meantime, our next PTA meeting is on Monday 17 June at 6.15pm in the LRC. New members are always welcome to join!
WEEK 1
A research slide from Eddie about STEM careers.
A group of seven Year 7s had a slightly different take on the STEM/Media cross curricular project. Their first week involved them learning about brand identity and the power of media marketing.
They were then split into two randomly assigned teams and given the task of working together to come up with a marketing campaign all about STEM!
WEEK 2
The two teams learned about brand identity and the importance of a strong logo; then they chose team names and designed logos.
Team STEMTRAIN had a very democratic method for choosing their preferred logo.
StemTrain was chosen as a symbol of relentlessness, with its symbol being a train that powered forward.
Meanwhile, the other team name was initially Diversity, with an emphasis on inclusivity and focusing on STEM jobs for all, and although their rhetoric remained the same, they eventually changed their name to Different Perspective and adapted their logo design accordingly.
The original team name and tagline for ‘Different Perspective’.
The final two logos.
WEEK 3
Both teams utilised their new logos on sleek poster designs, and one thing this group of Year 7s really excelled at was their excellent photography skills.
The final posters from the three members of Different Perspective.
Team STEMTRAIN’s final poster designs.
WEEK 4
With just a couple of lessons left, both teams filmed and edited promotional videos, showing off their campaigns and describing what STEM means to them.
Different Perspective deliver their presentation.
They then presented to a staff panel, describing what they had learned about marketing, brand identity, synergy and the effect of media campaigns.
StemTrain and Different Perspective took turns to individually discuss the justifications for their team names, their logos and presented their poster designs and video campaigns, as well as what they had learnt about working together as a team and any new Media skills they had developed.
StemTrain presenting to their peers and a staff panel.
Well done to both teams!
The Art Department would like to invite all students, staff, parents, carers and governors to a private view exhibition of work by this year’s GCSE Art and Design students.
It will take place in the LRC and Engineering Room between 4:00pm and 6:00pm on Thursday 9 May. We look forward to seeing you there!
Our dancers performed at the area dance festival at The Parks last Tuesday evening. The theme was Stage and Screen. We had two groups performing on the night. Our Y7 group were performing for the first time and our senior girls performed a separate dance at the event. It was a superb occasion where all the girls proved to be excellent ambassadors for the school. Well done to all who were involved!
Last week, our Year 8 boys rugby team entered a sixteen team 7-a-side tournament at Gosforth RFC. After playing group and knockout stages we managed to get to the final where we narrowly lost out to the private school, Dame Allen’s.
Well done boys. A superb effort!
Meanwhile, next time, our rugby team will take on their opponents in brand new kit, after kit suppliers Canterbury delivered the new kit which was designed by Marden students before Christmas.
In October, four students spent the day at Kingston Park, home of the Newcastle Falcons, working with kit manufacturers Canterbury and came up with a design that the students have modelled below.
Year 10 and Year 11 students are off to Alpendorf in Austria for the ski trip. Follow our Twitter feed for the latest posts, updates and photos! We’re also on Instagram!
During half term, Ms Griffiths is travelling to Calais to volunteer for the charity, Care4Calais, supporting displaced refugees who are currently destitute in France. This week Marden students have been designing postcards to lift their spirits, adorned with colour and messages of hope and support.
For more information or to get involved, check out the charity’s website HERE.
