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This week staff from Amazon came to visit pupils at The Oaks school. As well as staff from Amazon, their mascot ‘Peccy’ was a firm hit with the pupils. The staff presented to all pupils where they gave an overview of what the different strands to the business are, as well going into more detail about the local distribution centre at Durham. Sarah, who works at the centre, who has additional needs, gave a moving account of how she finds working there. It was a great event; pupils had the opportunity to ask questions and were commended by the Amazon staff for their mature and probing responses.
£20 Food Vouchers for all parents who attend the 6 week ‘Cooking on a Budget’ after school club
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Please could parents telephone school to advise of any appointments for your child? Please note we will require sight of appointment letters to authorise the absence. Please note absences can not be taken via email or text for safeguarding reasons. There is someone in the office from 7am to 4.30pm. The phone number is 01388 827380. Thank you for your support.
The school photographer will be in school on Thursday 14th September. Please ensure your young person is wearing uniform as normal.
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This year has seen us successfully run Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards across Year 10, Year 11 and Sixth Form. We had a total of 54 students enrolled at various levels and we ran a total of 8 expeditions this year!
The students dedicated a total of 754 hours during their respective volunteering section of the Award. These hours were made up by the students taking on numerous environmental tasks and performing a Coastal Beach Clean project. These activities were undertaken during the coldest months of the year and required resilience, determination and lot of physical effort!
The skills section of the award saw our students complete a basic outdoor first aid course and learn important outdoor skills such as navigation, map reading, nutrition and menu planning, cooking outdoors, rucksack packing and erecting tents in preparation for their expedition.
For the physical section our Bronze students undertook weekly gym sessions, whilst our Silver and Gold students embarked on weekly walks in the local area after planning their own routes.
We must not forget to mention once again our amazing trip to Buckingham Palace to celebrate our Gold Award holder Aaron!
We are extremely proud of the effort the groups have put into their Awards this year and hope you enjoy looking at a selection of pictures from their expeditions this year.
WELL DONE ALL !!!!
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