Category Archives: Events

ILP Day 2015

The annual presentation of Y11 Individual Learning Profiles was Tuesday 2nd June. Every year the oldest year group of the school come together and look back upon all they have achieved in their five years at STB. They have been adding certificates to their files since year 7 and adding documentation from the end of […]

A Celebration of Music 2015

The 21st May saw the music department host it’s annual Celebration of Music event. This is an evening to showcase the hard work going on in the music department within extra curricular ensembles, instrumental lesson and curriculum lessons. Pupils have the opportunity to get together with their friends and perform their own preferred styles of […]

Bikeability Training at STB

30 year 7 and 8 pupils took part in bikeability training, run by Cyclist Training on Friday, May 15th. 15 pupils took part in the morning and then 15 in the afternoon. Pupils had to ride on the road and negiotate junctions and roundabouts as part of the training. 9 pupils passed their level 3 […]

Iceland 2015

25 Year 10 and 11 GCSE Geography students spent part of the Easter break on the study tour to Iceland. The trip included the Blue Lagoon geothermal pool, whale watching (minke whales spotted) and an evening meal at the Hamburger Factory.

Year 10 Catering students go for Afternoon Tea!

In preparation for their Controlled Assessment examination next week, Year 10 GCSE Catering students had the opportunity to go for Afternoon Tea in the Atrium restaurant at Stoke-on-Trent College. We had a lovely couple of hours, hosted by the Hospitality & Catering students at the college. We tried a range of different teas; Earl Grey, […]

Schools Great British Pie Bake-Off

Stoke school pupils Ben Pratt and Connor Whalley were pipped at the post in a baking challenge with a sporting theme. Ben, 13, and Connor, 14, who attend Sir Thomas Boughey High School were equal third in the Schools Great British Pie Bake-Off run by Reaseheath College, a specialist college in Nantwich. The boys’ Greek […]

All England Badminton Championships

14 pupils along with Mrs O’Neill and Mr Stevenson attended the All England Badminton Championships at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on March 4th. They were given the tickets as part of the Premier League 4 Sport project, in which the pupils attend regular coaching sessions at STB with a Badminton coach and take part […]

South Cheshire College Visit

On Wednesday the 11th of March the whole of Year 10 and their tutors, Head of Year Mr Taylor, Mrs Griffin, Mrs Hassall and Mr Cumberland all visited South Cheshire College. Pupils had been given a free choice to experience a taster session of college courses. Options had included A levels in Maths, English, Law, RE […]

GCSE Catering Practicals

The GCSE Catering practical examinations were held between March 2-4th 2015. Students were tasked with producing a two-course meal within three hours. The standard of food was extremely high and many of the comments given by the tasting panel were very positive: ‘Restaurant quality’ ‘I would happy to eat that meal in a restaurant and […]