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A massive congratulations to Adam, for winning the @JackPetchyFoundation #SpeakOutChallenge GRAND FINAL last night To win the Grand Final of this massive competition, with over 30,000 children taking part in the initial workshops, really is an unbelievable accomplishment#AMDG pic.twitter.com/Yr5Qit5txR

Our Year 12 Geography students have just returned from a busy week in the Lake District, where they have been learning new fieldwork techniques and collecting data. Students investigated coastal processes, sand dunes and coastal management at Silloth on the Solway firth.#AMDG pic.twitter.com/Kf9A00Hh3F

Day 3- China trip: Yesterday we had an exciting trip to the stone forest and was able to see some unbelievable views and tourist destinations- Joshua 9L#AMDG @MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/m8XMhFhtH2

We visited a secondary school (Shiji Jinyuan) to take part in activities with the Chinese students. We had a go at Chinese printing, which was very enjoyable, and turned out pretty good. - Berat and Andrews. 9L pic.twitter.com/R6qbT06JzY

“I really like the school because the Chinese students are really friendly and kind especially Huang Zirui. The seal caving was very difficult at the beginning, but I have done it at the end.-D’Lani King 9L pic.twitter.com/ZJW0OOca2J

China Day 1 Our Mandarin students took part in traditional Chinese activities in the afternoon. They practised regional folk dance, then they played the game Touhu followed by Chinese archery. After dinner, we took a relaxing walk through the university campus#AMDG #ChinaTrip pic.twitter.com/vMJGhKDrBP

Day 2 China trip In the afternoon, students were able to take part in the traditional Chinese Lion and Dragon dances. They also learnt how to play a new sport Jianzi-we had a lot of fun!! In the evening, students sang songs from the Yunnan province with some solo performances. pic.twitter.com/0ppn5nKSaA

Day 2 China Trip- Year 9 In the morning, students took part in language lessons where they practised sentences on the topic of sports and hobbies. They had the opportunity to use their language in an authentic context with Chinese students. pic.twitter.com/7FB4Blf95O

China Trip Day 1 Ryan gave a lovely speech on behalf of our school during the opening ceremony. Our students then had their first authentic mandarin lesson with other students playing games to recap the language about hobbies they have learned at school.#AMDG pic.twitter.com/REZoZCt2g0

The word of the week is advocate, to publicly recommend or support (verb) or a person who does this (noun) #WotW The person of the week is Elena Sinel, an award-winning social entrepreneur who believes in empowering young people to solve problems through technology #PotW#AMDG pic.twitter.com/uOPyk4CxPk

"Our year 9 Mandarin students arrived in Beijing safely. Ready for the connected flight to Kunming, our destination." -Ms Li pic.twitter.com/nsivTiVQSw

What a morning! 6 coaches, 2 minibuses and a bus were all on site this morning to take our students on various different trips as part of the final Magis Drop Down Day of the year.#AMDG #Magis #TheWholePerson pic.twitter.com/4qLnyaFWh0