Over the weekend, a selection of Year 11 students visited Switzerland. During the trip they visited the United Nations building, but their main port of call was the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, commonly known as CERN. The students learned more about particle physics in the vast laboratory, as well as seeing the Large Hadron Collider.
In a week of global action around the world, Marden students showed their support for the climate crisis with a protest on the roadside by Tynemouth Long Sands.
The students marched from the school down to the beach during period 3, carrying banners and chanting, and they read out speeches demonstrating their commitment to take action against climate change.
They received support from passing cars and pedestrians as they played their part in the global event.
Headteacher Mr Snape commented: “As a school, we cannot encourage or condone students missing time from school. However, the issue that the students are protesting about is clearly an important one, and they are the next generation to struggle with the consequences of climate change, and so I would like us to be able to support any of them who want to get their views on this matter across, without them being absent from school.
To this end, on Friday 20th September, a group of students and staff demonstrated with banners, speeches and posters on the seafront in order to communicate their views on what needs to be done to work towards a more environmentally sustainable future.
This was a great opportunity for our young people to deliver a reasoned and
responsible message to the wider community.”
responsible message to the wider community.”
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Well done to the Class of 2019 for outstanding exam results this year.
Congratulations to our students and staff on their excellent GCSE exam results this summer. The expertise and commitment of staff and the hard work and focus of students at Marden has meant that their results have been amongst the best in the region with the year group as a whole making significant positive progress.
The great majority of students achieved higher than their predicted grades, and indeed, a quarter of the students got a full grade higher in every one of their subjects, a fantastic achievement reflecting their positive attitudes and hard work.
93% achieving 9-4 grades in English
78% achieving 9-4 grades in Maths
78% English and maths combined
86% of all grades achieved at 4 or above
Marden High School prides itself on catering for the needs of each individual and this includes many very able students who are given the opportunities to achieve some of the best results in the country – 28% of all of the grades achieved by Marden students are in the very highest 9-7 category.
There have also been some superb successes for children who have had to overcome considerable adversity and personal difficulties. At Marden we really do work together to ensure that each person is supported to achieve their best, and it is just brilliant to see our children getting the results which will enable them to go on to fulfill their future study and career goals.
There have been many happy faces in school this morning as our Class of 2019 have been in to collect their results. They have done very well and it is pleasing to see that outcomes for our students have continued to rise this year. It is no more than they deserve, this is a fantastic group of young people and we wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
These results are a great testament to the hard work and commitment of our wonderful students and staff. We are immensely proud of them all.
Mr Snape, Headteacher
On the afternoon of Thursday 11th July Year 10 pupils had a special surprise visit from Newcastle United goalkeeper, Rob Elliot. Rob delivered an inspiring speech to the students about the importance of hard work and resilience. His resounding message was to ‘be yourself.’
Year 10 then worked with their form teachers, reflecting on how they had prepared for recent exams and also how they should prepare, and look after themselves, for the year ahead.
There were some really reflective discussions and students were asked to identify their revision needs, which we will collate and plan for next year. All students were given a laminated revision timetable to take away to help plan their time.
The links to the resources can be found below.
How and what to revise by subject:
Revision conference slides:
