Ellie flourishes in floristry
Year 11 student Ellie attends a local florist once a week for work experience, as part of her alternative curriculum. Below are some examples of some of her current work, which have…
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Westbourne students meet two celebrities at local leisure centre
Two of our Westbourne School students had a surprise this week when blind Paralympian sprinter, Libby Clegg and her Dancing on Ice partner, Mark Henretty were training at the local ice skating…
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Maths K’nex-ions
As part of his Maths lessons, Jack has been making 3D constructions using K’nex. Following the instructions with the sets, with a bit of help from his 1:1 Support Louise, Jack has…
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Our Mechanics workshop is open
Our new Mechanics teacher, Martin, joined the Westbourne team at the start of the new term and students are enthusiastically rolling up their sleeves to join him in the now up-and-running workshop….
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Victoria donates her hair to the Little Princess Trust
When our Assistant Headteacher, Victoria Jackson, made the decision to cut her hair she knew she wanted to make a donation to the Little Princess Trust. The charity provides real hair wigs…
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Outdoor Ed visit to the Newark Air Museum
As part of the school’s Outdoor Education curriculum, pupils visited the Newark Air Museum. This is a fantastic venue which shows a diverse history of British Military Planes. During the visit, pupils…
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Remembrance Day
Our year 11 student Jay wrote a lovely piece about how he feels about Remembrance Day: “Every November 11th we celebrate ‘Remembrance Day’ where we celebrate all of the people who gave their…
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Westbourne’s Diwali celebrations
To celebrate Diwali on Sunday 27th October staff and students have been involved in Diwali-themed activities this week. Our teacher Kalpana arranged experiences including henna tattooing, the making and decorating of Diwali…
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Ready for Halloween
As Halloween falls during our half term break next week, things have been getting spooky around the school! Our KS3 students were taken out pumpkin picking at a local farm and,…
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Visiting the Knife Angel statue at Derby Cathedral
As part of their commitment to wider issues, staff held an assembly about knife crime and its wider impact for families and communities. All students were taken out to visit the Knife…