Throughout late November the TYs were very involved with all things Law, battled with the rain as they played Padel and attended a Virtual Climate Action workshop. And all the while the TYs were busy making final arrangements before going on their first week of work experience (1st - 5th December)
Monday & Tuesday, 24th & 25th November - the TYs participated in a two-day Law workshop with a barrister. By the end of the second day they enacted a mock trial.
Thursday, 27th November - All the TYs joined the online Virtual Climate Action workshop hosted by the Rediscovery Centre. At the end of the workshop the class made a Climate Pledge.
Friday, 28th November - More rain! Ms Maxwell and TYs did go play Padel in the beautiful sunshine that came after torrential rain in the early morning.
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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