On Friday 5th May, nine of our Year 10 Engineering students went to Kirklees College Engineering Centre. First of all, the students were given a tour by some of the college tutors. It was great to see the wide range of facilities and get a glimpse into college life. Then, they went to three different sessions: Practical beam analysis, materials …
The annual Rotary Technology Tournament was hosted by Greenhead College this year. Eight of our students, from the Engineering Club took part, split into two teams. Team One: Tim Spencer, Daniel Smith, Iwan Gibson, Will Peacock. Team Two: James Palmer, Lara Exley, Imogen York, Oshini Chanaya Ramanayake. The task was to create a vehicle which could travel along a string, …
Y7 and Y8 pupils took part in a workshop held in the DT department. Professional Artist, Trafford Parsons has been working with a number of Kirklees schools, creating designs with pupils, which will be printed on large banners and displayed in St. George’s Square in Huddersfield town centre to mark the King’s coronation. They were brilliantly behaved, produced some great …
The Engineering Club have been busy this half term, working on a collection point for plastic bottle tops. The bottle tops would normally be thrown away causing plastic pollution, unnecessary landfill and wasted valuable resources. The bottle tops collected, will be melted down and made into fun and useable products. The sustainability project will raise environmental awareness and team work …