The Year 7 and 8 Quadkids team travelled to Monkton Stadium to take part in running, throwing and jumping events in red hot conditions. The team did themselves proud by showing great resilience and determination to complete all of the events, particularly the 800m run. Although the two teams didn’t place in the top 3, we had two individual successes. Tobias Houston and Monty Shevills finished 2nd overall in the year 7 and 8 boys’ competitions. A remarkable achievement from both young men considering how many competitors were present.”
On the 4th June, 9 Jupiter and 9 Saturn took part in a Testimony 360: People and Places workshop. This consisted of interactive eyewitness testimony and Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Students had a conversational experience with a Holocaust survivor and got to see the sights where the Holocaust took place.
Congratulations to our 6 students on being shortlisted for the South Tyneside and Gateshead Poetry Award in recognition of the 90th Anniversary of the Jarrow March. The Awards Ceremony, hosted by local MP Kate Osborne, took place yesterday at Hebburn Town Football Club. We are extremely pleased to announce that the winner of the Secondary Schools Award, was Yathu Anbu Bhuvaneswari for his poem titled 'The March'. Well done on an amazing achievement!
The March
Beneath the cranes of silent yards,
Through rusted gates and empty guards.
The hammer’s ring had died away,
Leaving the town in shades of grey.
Two hundred men in coats worn thin,
Left Jarrow’s streets with hope within.
With steady steps and hearts that cried,
They marched with pride, side by side.
Their hands held tight a simple plea,
To work, to live, and to be free.
Through wind and rain and biting cold,
They told their story, brave and bold.
From Tyneside’s fog to London’s gate,
They carried burdens, sealed by fate.
Though doors were closed, and hearts were turned,
A fire for justice brightly burned.
The yards are gone, their boots are still,
But still their spirit bends no will.
A legacy of strength and pain,
That echoes through the English rain.
